The best for morbidly obese

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Specializes in ICU, Research, Corrections.

Anyone have any input for stethoscopes that you can hear through fat with? I have a Littmann Cardiology III. Lately I have been seeing a big increase of morbidly obese pts, (500 - 600 lbs) hospitalized on my unit. Sorry to say, sometimes I can't hear a thing with my stethoscope.

It's very difficult to assess someone if you can't hear things. Does anyone have a stethoscope that works with this difficult pt group? Anyone know what bariatric nurses and doctors use?

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Specializes in MICU for 4 years, now PICU for 3 years!.

maybe an electronic scope???

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Specializes in LTC, Home Health.

I have never had any problem hearing because a patient was bigger. I just use a cheap end Littman scope.

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