Office of Medical Education

Mr. K and Lung Sound Auscultation Training (LSAT) Simulators

Simulator "K" is a virtual cardiology patient for clinical training. Mr. K facilitates medical training of bedside clinical skills and ensures quality training in auscultation of heart sound and murmurs. Mr. K uses sounds that are recorded from real patients and represented through a high-quality, internal or external sound system. A student can use his or her own stethoscope which is critical for realism in training. Simulator "K" contains 88 cases; 12 cases of normal heart sounds, 14 cases of heart disease simulations, ten cases of arrhythmia simulations and 52 cases of ECG arrhythmia simulations. UK currently uses Mr. K as a trainer for our family practice, cardiology and standardized patient programs.

The LSAT is a simulator for lung sound auscultation training. Lung sound auscultation is one of the essential steps in chest examination. Our students gain three areas of expertise listening to the sounds of a patient's chest, proper use of the stethoscope, having a clear understanding of sound variations and being able to describe these sounds clearly to others. In addition, in order to give a diagnosis, relations between sounds and auscultation sites play an important role, the LSAT trainer gives our students the opportunity to learn on a realistic human torso, learning not only to distinguish the sounds and their location, but to comprehensively understand what they indicate.

For inquiries about this simulator, please contact Scott Pappas.