HEART SOUND RECORDER - Dr John Bennett

HEART SOUND RECORDER

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HSR DESCRIPTION AND INTENDED USE1.HEARTSOUNDRECORDERDESCRIPTION&INTENDEDUSETheHeartSoundRecorder(HSR)isacomputerbasedLowRisk,GeneralWellnessHeartStressMonitortoacquire,display,recordandsaveheartsounds.

CertaintypesofheartstresscanbemonitoredbyvisualizingtheRate,RhythmandToneoftheheartcycle.Theheart’sreactiontocertaintypesofstress,suchaschemical,nutritionaloremotionalstress,canbenearlyimmediate,anditsresponsetoagivenmitigationtechniqueisoftenwithin5-10minutes.Thesechangescanbeobservedbychangesofthefrequency,ratio,amplitudeandcharacteristicsoftheheartwaveform.

IntendedUse:1. AHeartStressMonitorthatrecordsanddisplaysthelowfrequencycomponentoftheheartcycleasawaveformonaPC.2. Forthepurposeofvisualizingtherate,rhythmandtoneoftheheartcycle.3. Canbeusedtocomparecurrentandpreviousheartcyclewaveformsforbeforeandafteranalysis,orfortrendingpurposes.

IndicationsforUse:1. Usedtoenhanceandsupportahealthylifestylethroughstressmanagement.2. Usedtoreducetheriskorimpactofcertainchronicdiseasesorconditionswhereitiswellunderstoodandacceptedthathealthylifestylechoicesmayplayanimportantroleinhealthoutcomesforthediseaseorcondition.

3. Observetheeffectofchemicalornutritionalstressontheheart,suchasMSG,caffeine,orreUinedsugar.4. Canbeusedtoprovidevisualinformationontheeffectsofchemicalornutritionalinducedstressontheheart.

Claims: 1. May be used to promote or enhance heart function. 2. May be used to promote or improve dietary choices. 3. May be used to promote, improve or manage levels of stress. 4. May be used to promote physical and emotional wellbeing.

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THE CONTROL PANEL

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ENTERING A NEW CLIENTENTERING“NEWCLIENT”INFORMATIONA. [New]buttononTaskBarcreatesanewrecordinthedatabase

1. Bemindfulofcorrectspellingofnames2. DonotenterthesamepersonasaNewclientmorethanonce

B. ClientInformation1. FirstName,LastName,[Date/Time-stamp]a) ID-useforconUidentialityi.e.clientnumber+Date/Time-stamp

2. ClientInformation:DOB,Sex,Weight,BP,HR,SpO2%

C. SameNameProtocol:BUGWARNING1. ThesoftwareisunabletoaccommodatetwoclientswithidenticalUirstandlastnames.2. Ifyouencountertwoidenticalnames,a) AddatitleornumbertotheLastNameUield:SmithJr.orJones1orDoe2,etc.b)WARNING:SavingaduplicateFirstandLastnamewillresultinDataLossfortheUirstclient.SeeTroubleshooting.

c) AlwaysuseReturningClient[NewSession]forasecondsession.EnteringthesameclientasNewwillresultinDataLoss.SeeTroubleshooting.

D. SessionNotes:1. Example:supplementsrecommended;caffeineorrecentmealpriortosession;prescriptiondrugstaken,etc.DifUicultyacquiringarecording

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ENTERING A RETURNING CLIENTENTERINGa“RETURNINGCLIENT”SESSION(alltheClientrecordsarehere)

A.Select[ClientList]buttononTaskBar1. TypeLASTnametosearch2. SelecttheClient’sname>select[NewSession]3. Toreviewaprevioussession>[Select]4. Bemindfulnottoenterapersonundermisspelledortransposednames

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CONTROL UNIT FRONT PANEL

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RECORDING A HEART GRAPHA.ApplytheMicrophoneaccordingtothetechniquestaughtintheTrainingSessionsB.SelectthebuttonfromtheValveTaskBartoindicatethevalvebeingrecorded

1. Select[Start]tobegintherecordingfunction.C.GraphDisplayWindowopenstodisplaytheclient’sheartcycle.

1.TUNE:AdjusttheVolume/SensitivityknobontheControlUnitaccordingtothetrainingreceivedintheTrainingSessions

2. [Record]buttonbeginsa15secondrecordinga)Attheendofthe15sec.recording,thesoftwarereturnstotheControlPanelwiththerecordedvalve’sGraphDisplaycontainingthegraphjustcompleted

3. Start/Stopa) Afunctiontostartorstopthelivegraph.b) Toclosethewindow,Uirst[Stop]thelivegraph,thenclose

D.Recordingoptionsforrecordingagraph1. Selectthe[RECORD]buttononbottomofdisplaywithamouseorPCtouchpad2.PresstheRhythmLightSwitchonControlUnit

a) WhenyouTunebyadjustingtheVolume/Sensitivityknob,youcaninstantlyrecordbypressingtheUlashinglightswitchwithyourthumb

b) TheUlashingRhythmLightisavisualindicatorofwhenyouarenearlyintunei.e.ifyoudonotobservetherepeatingbeatofS1&S2(lubdub....lubdub),youneedtoadjust–eitherwithmicrophoneplacement,orwithvolume/sensitivity

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THE GRAPH DISPLAY WINDOWONCETHERECORDINGISACQUIRED

A.ManipulatecalipersinDisplayWindow1.LowerCaliper:Scrollthrough15secofrecordingtoselectheartcyclesyouwishtodisplayforeachvalve

2.UpperCaliper:OnlywithMitralvalveselected,measuretheheartrateoftheheartcyclefromcommonpointsontwoadjacentS1beatsa)DisplaysunderHeartlogo:Measuredheatrate:67Bpm@MitralValve.

3.UpperCaliper:Allvalves–measureseventwidthasduration(time)ofS1orS2,restperiods,work/restratios,etc.Canbeusedforcomparison.a)MeasuredTimedisplaysas0.00secondsaboveDisplayWindow

B. [Save]function1. Thesoftwarehaswarningsifyouaccidentallyomitavalveorclosebeforesaving,2. Asessioncanbereopenedtoaddnotes,repositionthecalipers,etc.TheSaveWarningwindowwillquestionyourmotives.

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THE DISPLAY CALIPERS

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VIEW COMPLETE RECORDINGVIEWTHECOMPLETERECORDING

1. TheFullDisplay[FullDisp]buttonintheTaskBaropensanewwindowthatcontainsthefullrecordingofthefourvalves.

2. Clickthe[Valve]buttonsatthetoptotogglethroughthefourvalverecordingsR3. Theuserisunabletosave,printorcreateapdffromthisscreen.4. Tosavethisgraph,useWindowsSnipittoolandsaveitasajpegUile.

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PRINT PREVIEW WINDOW

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COMPARE SESSIONSCOMPARESESSIONS

A.Select[Compare]buttontocomparetwodifferentsessionsforthesameclient.1. SelectClient>Selecttwosessionstocompare2. Comparewindow>selectvalvetocompare3.Manipulateupperandlowercalipersofeachsession4. PrintorCreatePDF

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