One of the is that I actually find it heavy and the Littmann website suggest you NOT to carry it around the neck since the contact of the tubing with the lipids in the skin may cause stiffening of the former.
The second reason is that I associate the stethoscope with internists. No other doctors really carry around their stethoscope the whole day. They use it, they just don't go through life with it around their neck.
Since last year I have refused to be associated with Internal Medicine in any way possible. So one of my subtle ways of setting myself apart is by carrying my stethoscope in my pocket. I know it sounds pretty idiotic, but to me is like a secret way of showing my disagreement for them.
No one really gets it ... or so I though.
Yesterday my fellow classmate and I had a meeting with one of the ENT attendings with whom we are working on a proyect. We had to sneak out of our Onc activities in order to attend.
When we got there:
ENT ATTENDING
Hey guys! How have they been treating you in Onc?
(Shakes hand, and notices the stethoscope on my classmate's neck)
Ohhh, nooo!
A Stethoscope!
You have passed to the dark side now! haha
(turns to look at me)
ME
No, no Doctor.
Mine is safely kept inside my pocket.
(point to my stethoscope shoved inside my coat's pocket)
I am NO internist.
ENT ATTENDING
A true surgeon.
Keeping faithful to ENT
:D
Hey guys! How have they been treating you in Onc?
(Shakes hand, and notices the stethoscope on my classmate's neck)
Ohhh, nooo!
A Stethoscope!
You have passed to the dark side now! haha
(turns to look at me)
ME
No, no Doctor.
Mine is safely kept inside my pocket.
(point to my stethoscope shoved inside my coat's pocket)
I am NO internist.
ENT ATTENDING
A true surgeon.
Keeping faithful to ENT
:D
