JD doesn't know how to use a stethoscope

JD fails to use a stethoscope in an early episode of Scrubs.
Doctor breaks down the medicine in TV show Scrubs. From the funny to the serious, Dr Ed Hope reacts to the medical accuracy of Scrubs, Season 1, Episode 3: My Best Friend's Mistake.
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[@Netherwolf6100]

Considering how much he daydreams on the job, this would be the least worrying thing concerning JD 😅

[@DrHopeSickNotes]

Hahaha, and also considering in this episode he gave someone who was nil by mouth their regular insulin and sent them into a hypo!

[@SttudDioPierrot]

"A lot of my work has become 2nd nature to me" *Proceeds to incorrectly put on a stethoscope*

[@nirobu]

And if written on purpose, is a joke only medical professionals would understand >_

[@damionlee7658]

​@@nirobu given how accurate the medicine and life experience shown on Scrubs often was, I wouldn't be at all surprised if it was deliberately done as an Easter Egg style joke specifically for medical professionals.

[@ZooDSSfirst]

Standard problems with this med shows lol

[@RNGeeGee]

To be fair he didn't say all his work became second nature just a lot of it... which didn't include stethoscopes, I guess.

[@sabrecellist]

​@@nirobu agreed - I thought this was pretty clearly the joke when I saw this

[@aComedicPianist]

I noticed that stethoscopes were curved like that, but I didn’t know that there was a correct way to wear them.

[@lydwinaofschiedam2685]

I am a nursing instructor, and I’ve found that on occasion, some people have differently shaped ear canals that better accommodate what we would consider backwards placement of the ear pieces.

[@Krlytz]

Idk how smart this show is about medical accuracy, but considering the line he's saying, there's a chance this was an intentional joke 😂

[@ItsAsparageese]

Scrubs is notorious for having unexpectedly great accuracy, so although we can't be sure, I think it's reasonable to guess/hope that it was an intentional little joke for those in the know 😂

[@surreal-wanderer]

But so in character honesty. He's a chronic day dreamer, this is the kind of silly but benign mistake he would absently make

[@shafter164]

Doc.. he defo does that on purpose. Think of the line he did it with... 😂

[@wfly81]

Even Zach Braff should've at some point realized they're more comfortable the other way.

[@GamingintheAM0801]

To be fair, this was like three episodes into the show.

[@yelanchiba8818]

Oh wow. Of my 32 years of existence, I never knew it has the right way to use it. I thought you can just put them in your ears right away

[@Miliko207]

How doctors put on the stethoscopes are my to go sign how properly researched the series is or what amount the actors put in to made it as accurate as possible.

[@Person01234]

To note in this one: This action immediately follows the statement "A lot of my work has become second nature to me", which might mean it's intentional. That would be a very scrubs-like joke, given that putting in a stethoscope is something you would expect to become second nature as a doctor.

[@zazakoolaid]

I always remember when Dr. Cox got frustrated at a very green JD for paging him about how much Tylenol to give a patient 😂

[@IcyLightning00]

You wouldn't want to confuse the left and the right sounds

[@lirothen]

he puts the stethoscope in and instantly gets that doctor squint going

[@velinion1]

I've done stupider things day-to-day before the caffeine kicked in in the morning 😂

[@nosaj2286]

To be fair JD is using a Sprauge (or however you spell it) type of stethoscope, and ive owned one, the one i had was straight/flat and not pointing in any direction. They were horrible to use as the tubes would sometimes rub together and create noises that didnt need to be heard.

[@adrienneb3291]

They can be adjusted though. I work in a NICU that uses all disposable stethoscopes. They can just be turned one way or the other to be able to fit correctly.

[@ctran1955]

It’s also ironic that he literally in the clip says “a lot of my work has become second nature to me.”

[@vpenguin333]

See, this is why I went into a specialty that doesn't use stethoscopes. XD

[@JonTB3]

Doctors looking for inaccuracies in scrubs be like “oooooohe put his stethoscope in the wrong direction”

[@samiraperi467]

I wear earbuds upside down because they fit better that way.

[@crimson_cloud5049]

I think I've seen Dr. House wear his steth the wrong way, too 😅😅

[@MultiDakman]

I don't even see a difference.

[@Daro-ox1rl]

he explained it, it's because the inside of your ears go towards the front of your hear hear, so you have to put the stethoscope this way also (if i'm not mistaken)

[@eliakazmi]

I"M SO PROUD OF MYSELF I WOULD JUST INTUITIVELY WEAR THEM THE RIGHT WAY

[@Kriegmann45]

I like how you had a stethoscope just laying there ,on your desk , how convenient

[@NeurodivergentQween]

I found this out right after I got mine, I put them in and listened to my personal dog, and she had no heartbeat 😮.
I flipped them around and that was it.

[@Falhaes]

Today I learned that people who put their headphones from the back to the front exist. Huh.

[@mkauf84]

Zach Braff was probably like these things are really uncomfortable I can't believe doctors would have to wear these all day. He would then take them out when the scene ended.

[@dee_dee_place]

When I was in nursing school, I was in my patient's room when her doctor entered. He asked if he could use my stethoscope. I took it off my neck, & cleaned the earpieces with an alcohol pad, & handed it to him. He said, "I have never seen anyone do that before, wow." I replied, "One, I'm obsessive-compulsive about my the cleanliness of my ears & hands, & two, you have no idea how clean my ears are; do you really want to share my dirty stethoscope?" He thanked me. When he handed me back my stethoscope, I cleaned the earpieces again with another alcohol swab, & hung it around my neck.

[@anveshnidumolu3679]

then thats means all beats was noted in errors then...

[@sarahjoines9343]

I think I saw this somewhere before and I think tv drs do it so they can hear the direction

[@SilverEvans]

What happened to the cells at work series?
I missed that one 😅

[@Maninawig]

Today I learned that the stethescopes weren't bent. I honestly thought they were supposed to be straight.

[@taco-Kitty-Bell1989]

Honestly for me its uncomfortable to painfull if i put them the wrong way...

[@MrSandwich1769]

I feel like even Doctors who have been at it for 30+ years must sometimes be not paying enough attention and put them on backwards in a hurry or something like that.

[@tubbstubbs.5311]

Never been a doctor, but with stuff like this you usually get to a point where you just habitually do it the correct way without even thinking about it

[@mahoganywolf8843]

Even if you do get them backwards it feels so wrong that you notice and fix it immediately

[@kurokami1000]

You can't even see if he's putting them in right or wrong.

[@knockeledup]

This mistake gets made on medical shows alllll the time.

[@Sherirose1]

😂