MedSim - Cardiovascular System Inspection

The evaluation of the cardiovascular system includes a thorough medical history, a detailed examination of the heart and the peripheral arterial and venous circulations, and appropriate laboratory studies.
A careful assessment will enable the examiner to identify the etiologic, anatomic, and physiologic components of a specific cardiovascular disorder, as well as to determine overall cardiac function. The examination involves inspection, palpation, and auscultation of the heart and vessels.

MedSim includes case simulations in which a student interacts with a virtual patient to obtain the history, conduct a physical exam and make diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. The student may ask questions to the virtual patient, order medical examinations or therapy activities and determine the outcome.

The student works his way toward a correct final diagnosis by moving through several sections followed by a patient management until the patient is completely cured or discharged. Thus the student's decisions have direct consequences on the virtual patient's treatment outcome.

The use of simulation is a practical and safe approach to the acquisition and maintenance of task-oriented and behavioural skills across the spectrum of medical specialties. Simulation offers clinicians a safe, practical, and credible means to acquire skills and learn how to optimally manage clinical scenarios.