I am a medical student, and i need a stethoscope for the coming semester, what stethoscopes do u recommend? and Why?
the most recommended is Littmann, but lots of comments i've seen online are saying the cons of it, saying that the new technology is not relevant or not so good.
could u please specify the models? like for Littmann, is a littman master good enough, or i should get a Cardiology III ?
2007-06-02 07:09:54 · 8 answers · asked by zhihao_chua 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
As a medical student, any cheap scope will do. People will recommend stethoscopes that cost $50 up, but a $20 rappoport will do. Unless you're a cardiologist, it really doesn't matter much.
One thing that expensive stethoscopes do very well is get stolen. Hospitals are notorious for theft, so don't take anything in there that you don't mind losing. Keep your wallet in your pocket and your stethoscope around your neck.
If a murmur is so soft that you can't hear it with a cheap scope, it's an insignificant murmur. Ditto for breath sounds.
If you DO go into cardiology and need a better scope, get it later when you know what you want in a stethoscope.
2007-06-02 08:12:42 · answer #1 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The best one I have found is a brand named Siemens Standard...Littman is a good choice in America...
Both have calculated and balanced ear olives, gives a very hermetic "closure" of the diaphragm, giving better sound, itcan be twisted from normal, to pediatric non diaphragm form, without rendering it useless for years...
Littman has 5 basic models,,,, however, the adult stethoscope with double bell, will satisfy your needs,,,,Both brands are expensive, (about 3 times above average) however, they are worth it... They las for ages....however...
KEEP IT ON ASAFE PLACE......5 years ago, a Steths. conoisseur nabbed my steth, when I was checking a patient...I have had 2 siemens steth s stolen.,... So be careful
2007-06-05 19:22:02 · answer #2 · answered by Sehr_Klug 50 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're a waste of money. Buy a couple of $20 Sprague-Rappaport types. They're perfectly adequate to allow you to hear even the most difficult sounds, like an S3, if you do your part. Auscultation in very operator-dependent, and it's practice much more than equipment that makes the difference. Also, you have better things to spend your money on, and stethoscopes have legs; they'll walk off quickly during this part of your life.
2007-06-02 09:42:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Concur with Sean, Littman Cardiology is the gold standard for stethoscopes. Plus you get a nice little CD with examples of the auscultatory patterns of many cardiac pathologies.
2016-05-19 04:59:43 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save your money! The quality of your ears is more important than the quality of your stethoscope.
The only characteristic I think is worth paying attention to is length. It can get awkward trying to listen to the back of a 300 pound patient with a 13inch scope.
2007-06-02 15:00:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
as a student i would stick to the cheapest littmann available. they are very accurate and durable as well
2007-06-03 18:57:31 · answer #6 · answered by veronicawilliams1969 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
littman II or III. they are all good. plan to invest about 200 on each.
2007-06-02 08:37:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
the littmann master would be fine....
2007-06-02 09:14:18 · answer #8 · answered by mago 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋