"It's more difficult to hear heart and lung sounds in heavy people," says Dr. Mary Margaret Huizinga, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Johns Hopkins Digestive Weight Loss Center. "I use an electronic stethoscope, which works well, but I'm very aware of the issues that can crop up in overweight patients. Not all doctors have these stethoscopes -- or are aware they need one." \ http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/01/21/obesity.discrimination/
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