Comments on Abhishek Arora: Stethoscope: Doctors prefer Littmann Stethoscopes ...

@ Laparoscopic Surgeon, Why would that be!

2009-11-10T10:25:20.657-08:00

@ Laparoscopic Surgeon,

Why would that be!

@ Anonymous, Thank you, I didn't know that!

2009-11-10T10:24:15.452-08:00

@ Anonymous,
Thank you, I didn't know that!

@ Laura, NHS issue are not the best stethoscopes. ...

2009-11-10T10:23:33.334-08:00

@ Laura,
NHS issue are not the best stethoscopes. Try a Littmann, it is way better!

Doc, Did you know that - Generally speaking, the l...

2009-11-10T06:27:23.367-08:00

Doc,
Did you know that - Generally speaking, the larger and heavier a stethoscope is, the more efficiently auscultatory sounds are picked up by your ears, while the smaller and lighter, the easier its handling is. To fulfill these opposing ends, stethoscopes come in different designs.

The stethoscope was invented by the French physici...

2009-11-10T06:19:11.587-08:00

The stethoscope was invented by the French physician R.T.H. Laënnec. René Théophile Hyacinthe Laënnec is generally considered to be the father of chest medicine.

One day in 1816, Laennec is invited by urchins to hear to the scratching of a pin transmitted through the length of a wooden beam. He is thereby inspired to fashion a paper tube to listen to the chests of his patients.

Just so that you know!

This is very ironic Abhishek, been at work today u...

2009-10-25T10:25:15.097-07:00

This is very ironic Abhishek, been at work today using a standard NHS stethoscope to record a manual BP, which may I say aren’t very good!. This is useful to know.

Orthopod question for you: If you have swelling around the Ulna (and you are a baker by trade) could this be a likely result of repetitive strain injury or a likely break? The swelling is not really significant but apparent and painful. xxx