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There are several types of '''stethoscopes''':
# '''Doctor's stethoscope'''<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/09/nurse-stethoscopes-2/ Littmann to Produce Separate Doctor and Nurse Stethoscopes Thanks to “The View”]</ref> - This is a '''stethoscope''' used specifically by doctors for doctor things (listening to [http://gomerblog.com/2015/12/heart/ heart], [http://gomerblog.com/2016/02/physical-exam-tips-the-lungs/ lungs], etc.).# '''Nurse's stethoscope'''<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/09/opinion-nurse-stethoscopes/ Nurses Have Stethoscopes: What Do You Think?]</ref> - This is a '''stethoscope''' used specifically by nurses for nursing things (listening to heart, lungs, etc.)# '''Nurse practitioner's stethoscope''' - This is a '''stethoscope''' used specifically by nurse practitioners for nurse practitioner-related things (listening to heart, lungs, etc.)# '''Physician assistant's stethoscope''' - This is a '''stethoscope''' used specifically by physician assistants for physician assistant-related things (listening to heart, lungs, etc.)# '''Medical student's stethoscope''' - This is a '''stethoscope''' loaned to any of the above because they forgot their own '''stethoscope'''# '''Contact precaution stethoscope'''<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/11/stethoscope/ Styrofoam Cup Outperforms Crappy Disposable Stethoscope]</ref> - Piece of shit, throw it away (see Figure 35)#'''Heartbeats by Dr. Dre stethoscopes''' <ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/11/heartbeats-dr-dre/ Product Review: Heartbeats by Dr. Dre Stethoscopes]</ref> - Incredible, built in Bluetooth and microphone, with noise cancellation in case you don't want to hear any heart sounds.