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Medical Professionals: Help me buy a stethoscope.
Tofystedeth
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My wife's birthday is coming up, and she is in her senior year of nursing school. She has a stethoscope, but doesn't like it, as it is a cheap student one that came in her giant package of "medical things you will need for your courses." I would like to buy her one. She has said that double lumen ones are good. I assume that is like the "two tubes in one design" I see in some of the Google Shopping results.
Since this will be something she uses as she becomes the real breadwinner in our household, I'd like to get her one she will like. But I'm also not looking at spending a ton of money (I've seen $400 ones in those search results too.) Can I get a really good quality stethoscope for sub $100?
My wife's birthday is coming up, and she is in her senior year of nursing school. She has a stethoscope, but doesn't like it, as it is a cheap student one that came in her giant package of "medical things you will need for your courses." I would like to buy her one. She has said that double lumen ones are good. I assume that is like the "two tubes in one design" I see in some of the Google Shopping results.
Since this will be something she uses as she becomes the real breadwinner in our household, I'd like to get her one she will like. But I'm also not looking at spending a ton of money (I've seen $400 ones in those search results too.) Can I get a really good quality stethoscope for sub $100?
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If you just want a link... try this is marked down considerably, I'd get it and give it. Good enough for a nurse.
Very very frequently. If you get her name on it and a clip with her pager/cell number it will come back more often than not too. Maybe get her a good set of writing pens / a nice badge lanyard to go with it, she'll need them.
edit: I used to have a spring wound lanyard with a braided steel cord as the string. I could have ended lives with it and loved it.
I read your thread about your need. Lithman Stethoscopes are by far the best and they have a lifetime warranty on them. They are on the pricey side (100 and up) they last forever.
DRG (Doctors Research Group)/Trimline, Riester and MDF - all also very good, and you may find less expensive than Littmann .
Absolute must is a double-lumen or double-bell head. One side is used for observing low frequency sounds, the other for high frequency sounds. They sell integrated ones, with only one bell, but these are worthless.
I've been told the heavier the head the better. this is because then you can just rest it on tissue, rather than pressing or holding it, and you'll get better sound.
the one linked to before is pretty much the standard for most of the medical professionals i know. its comfortable and cheap to replace, just in case someone "confuses" it for their own.
Oh and all the way on a Littman. I don't think I'll ever use anything else. It's like going from tinny AM radio to a full stereo system. Also the lifetime warranty is key, the problem above they fixed for no cost.
In regards to double lumen. Most of the Littmans are double lumen but appear to have one tube. This is because the two tubes for stereoscopic sound are in the same tube. This is key because it negates the problem of the tubes rubbing together and creating false noise.
I'd reccomend the Cardiology III Litman. Mainly for it's versatility. I've used it in pediatric, hospital, nursing home, and clinical settings.
Thanks for the advice all.
I hazard against getting a cloth cover - as it will be an excellent breeding ground for bacteria. You want the plastic showing of your stethoscope so it'll be easier to Chlorosept after 'incidents'.
My philosophy with my uniform for work is not to buy anything expensive and be willing to throw anything away. After a few cracked ribs post bypass surgery cardiac arrest interventions, well, some things just don't come out in the wash.
The amazon.com link is a great idea.
Good point on the bacteria. Don't wanna spread those ol' nosocomial infections. Nix the cover!
Instead go to petco or petsmart or something like that. They usualy have dog tag machines that inscribe the information on metal. You can get a heart and other shapes. Put her name on it. It's cheaper then enscribing it, and is easily cleaned, and helps keep it from walking away as they so often do.