I have a pedi stethoscope from when I worked as a nurse in pediatrics. I listen to hearts on adults to see if I can hear something before the cardiologist does and I listen to new borns as well for PDA's.
Cathy Gish Leanne Bertani wrote: > > You don't need an expensive stethoscope. In general, the shorter the > tubing, the better you can hear. If your stethoscope has very long tubing > simply remove the endpiece, cut the tubing shorter, and reinsert the > endpiece. It may look funny, but your ability to hear will improve. When I > was in residency, we liked the long ones so we could throw them across the > back of our necks, but the really serious auscultators would cut their > tubing short and put the stethoscope in their pocket. > > I seldom listen for murmurs in canines but I have used my stethoscope to > auscultate fetal heartbeats when I was concerned that there might be fetal > demise late in pregnancy. You can tell the fetal heartbeat from the > maternal heartbeat because the fetal heartbeat is generally much faster. > > Leanne > > ----- Original Message ----- > > That's a great question about stethoscopes. Isn't there a special type > that > > cardiologists use? I know there's a couple people on the list who are > > reasonably good listeners...hope they post about it. > > > > Laura Warner > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. -- ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. http://www.FlyingColorsCavaliers.com
