The Best Stethoscope: How To Decide

The new status symbol in the hospital is the latex free color coordinated stethoscope

. These can be coordinated to match your scrubs, but are they the best stethoscope for your needs? There is more to the so called best stethoscope. Here on Stethoscopereviews.info we will discuss features, prices and functions of the better, or best stethoscope. And we will point out some of the best stethoscopes in the two most prominent categories of stethoscopes, acoustic and electronic. Everybody knows the acoustic stethoscope, but these may not be the best stethoscope in all situations. Electronic stethoscopes are starting to become more common as the size, weight, and more importantly the price, continues to decrease. These will ultimately become the best stethoscopes with the amazing features they have.

To say which stethoscope is the best stethoscope depends on many different variables. First of all lets break it down into 3 main categories to make it easier to determine which is the best stethoscope. The three categories for best stethoscope would be doctors, nurses, and nurse techs. Obviously a doctor would need a very quality made stethoscope for his or her purposes. Nurses would not need as 'nice' a stethoscope as a doctor, unless they just wanted one.

To determine the best stethoscope for your individual needs could depend on several things including where in the hospital you work. A med surg nurse for example might not need the same stethoscope as say a cardiac nurse in the ICU. I have used a mid range Littmann stethoscope in the emergency room for years and it has worked very well for me. Although its not the best stethoscope its very functional. For a nurse tech a lower priced/quality one could be the best stethoscope for their purposes.

If a nurse tech was in the process of going thru nursing school then that person might want to upgrade to a nicer more expensive one. But in reality, the best stethoscope is the one between your ears. Get good at listening for bodily sounds by practicing a lot and you can use most stethoscopes.

The best stethoscopes can vary quite a bit as far as acoustic qualities. Many factors besides your own hearing ability affect what sounds you hear. A best stethoscope can be one that keeps out more of the ambient noise so the user can focus more on physiologic sounds. The bell, tubing, and ear pieces all contribute to the quality of sound produced by the best stethoscope.

If you use a stethoscope with dual tubes make sure they have enough insulation because if they rub together that cause ambient noise. The best stethoscope will have a single tube. Listen with the earpieces in place correctly angled while you rub the tubing near the chest piece between your thumb and forefinger. If the noise you hear is loud enough to interfere with the physiologic sounds you want to hear, you know the tubing isn't well insulated.

So which one is the best stethoscope for you? Dr Sandra Torres, an ED physician at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y., says that in some situations, differentiating a grade 5 murmur from a grade 6 murmur may not be important, but you should be able to hear that a murmur exists, determine where you hear it best, and identify where in the heart sound cycle it occurs. The best stethoscope will come down to your own unique ability, and how much you can afford to spend.

by: Joe Eagen

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