SONOGRAPHIC IMAGING MODALITIES & THEIR CORRESPONDING DIFFICULTIES According to the CDC, in adults over the age of 20, 69.2% are overweight and 35.9% are overweight (2010). With the average weight of the general adult patient generally increasing, this makes jobs harder for many in the healthcare field, especially sonographers. Abdominal imaging is generally deep imaging with a great deal of force required to push down into the tissue in order to create diagnostic image. Oftentimes, these are long exams with multiple organs and/or vessels to examine. Combine the multiple layers of adipose tissue, overlying bowel gas, and possible skin folds to work around will only increase the exam time putting further strain put on the scanning arm. Considering all of these factors, more and more often sonographers must resort to putting “limited exam due to patient body habitus” because the exam did not yield diagnostic quality images. Considering most of the profession works in hospitals, there are also impatient exams to consider. Patients are brought down in a bed or a wheelchair and commonly have limited mobility, if they are able to move at all. Transport will drop the patient off and the sonographer is left to assist the patient out of the wheelchair or on to the bed alone. The weight of a patient combined with a scenario in which the sonographer is having to lift said patient by him or herself puts great strain on the arms and back. If the patient is already in a bed, the sonographer must work around the large, bulky, sometimes non-adjustable bed in order to access the area they need to get to. Contorting the body and twisting the spine into awkward positions further increases the chance of injury Vascular imaging, the counterpart of ab... ... middle of paper ... ...s, Volume 2, Issue 9. Retrieved March 6, 2014, from: https://www.sdms.org/lists/soundnewsvol2iss9.asp Brown, G. & Baker, J. (2004) Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in sonographers. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 20(2), 85-93. Christenssen, W. (2001). Stretch exercises: reducing the musculoskeletal pain and discomfort in the arms and upper body of echocardiographers. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 17(123), 140. Muir, M., Hrynkow, P., Chase, R., Boyce, D., McLean, D. (2004). The nature, cause, and extent of occupational musculoskeletal injuries among sonographers. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 20(1) 217-325. Selected health conditions and risk factors: United States, selected years 1988–1994 through. (2010, January 12). Center for disease control . Retrieved February 19, 2014, from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus12.pdf#
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The dream that I most desire in life is to become a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer. I’ve always had an interest in the inner workings of the human body, but I also value life, and care for others, and my happiness is the happiness of others. Although this career has its bumps on the road just to see mothers face light up when they see the image of their unborn baby is such a breath taking experience. This all originated from going to one of my sisters’ ultrasound appointment that I ended up going to all my sisters’ ultrasound appointments. I believe becoming a diagnostic medical sonographer is something I can do because I have what it takes. Diagnostic medical sonographer is imaging modality that can work in conjunction with other imaging modalities
Musculoskeletal disorders can cause problems in dentistry workplace causing the ability to not be able to perform duties in the workplace. Musculoskeletal disorders have increased worldwide in the workplaces for the past decade. Work related injuries can also be a part of musculoskeletal disorders such as neck and shoulder, headaches, back pain, and carpal tunnel.
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To begin with, how has technology changed the field of radiology? Since the discovery of X-radiation there has been a need and desire for studying the human body and the diseases without actually any intervention. Over the past fifty years there has been a revolution in the field of radiology affecting medicine profoundly. “The ability to produce computers powerful enough to reconstruct accurate body images, yet small enough to fit comfortably in the radiology department, has been the major key to this progress”(Gerson 66). The core of radiology’s vast development consists of four diagnostic techniques: computed tomography (CT), digital subtraction angiography (DSA), ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These methods of diagnostic imaging provide accurate information that was not seen before. Amid this information advancement, radiologists have broadened their role of diagnostician. Gerson writes, “With the advent of computer-enhanced imagery and new interventional techniques, these physicians are able to take an active part in performing therapeutic procedures”(66). A radiology breakthrough in 1972 was computed tomography discovered by Godfrey Hounsfield and Allan Cormack. Unlike standard radiography, computed tomography would spin the X-ray tube 360 degrees and inversely another 360 degrees while the patient ta...
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Choosing this field is something that has a profound connection with my personal life. Becoming a Diagnostic Medical sonographer would mean that I have accomplished life long dream. Ever since I was a little, I always wanted to be in the medical field. I have always had a big heart and wanted to help people so when I saw the important role that sonographers play in the medical field, it became clear to me that being a sonographer was exactly what I want to do with my life. In 2007 someone who was very important to me passed away due to gastric cancer. When my grandmother, who was a mother, father, and a friend to me, was diagnosed with gastric cancer my world collapsed. It was devastating news, not only for me but also for the whole family.
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Orthopedic surgeons are responsible for mending and operating on the musculoskeletal system. “Orthopedics is a medical specialty that focuses on the diagnosis, care, and treatment of patients with disorders of the bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves, and skin” (Career in Orthopaedics). Depending on the damage the patient has sustained determines how the orthopedic surgeon is able to correct the patient’s injury. In many cases there are multiple ways of correcting the patient’s injury such as; using medical, physical, and rehabilitative techniques to using complex surgical methods. “Typically, as much as 50 percent of the orthopedic surgeon’s practice is devoted to no surgical or medical management of injuries or disease and 50 percent to surgical management” (Career in Orthopaedics). The majority of surgeons, including orthopedic surgeons, prefer to choose the least invasive procedures such as; arthroscopy which is a technological advancement allowing orthopedic surgeons to use special cameras in order to diagnose and treat a joint with minimal cutting and trauma to...
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Surgeons that are trying to work in this specific field must develop very specific knowledge of medical technology and ethics, especially since they must learn how to work quickly under pressure. Surgeons in the profession diagnose and assess injuries through testing, although, there are times when treatment can be done non-invasively. Some non-invasive treatments include splinting and rehabilitative exercise. Due to the variety of specialties for Orthopedic Surgery, the time allotted for training may very more for some than for
Wise analyzed the digital x-rays and explained issues such as disk issues and arthritic joints by drawing on the digital x-ray displayed on a computer. I had the opportunity to witness various spinal injuries such as ankylosing spondylitis, DISH (Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis), etc., most of which were a result of bad posture over a long period of time or a car accident. The whole time that i was there, I felt so immersed, constantly picking up new things like terminology and procedures every day like I mentioned earlier. I also felt somewhat like a sponge because I was constantly absorbing new information and reinforcing the information that I had learned in previous years being in the Medical Magnet program at Rancho High School. Thankfully, my internship and volunteering experiences both lined up very well with my career goal of entering the medical field by exposing me to the work environment that many private health professionals encounter on a daily basis; the daily procedures, although fairly repetitive, often involved interesting patient cases of varying ages such as patients with conditions like bipolar and autism.
According to the statement issued by the United States Department of Labor, work-related musculoskeletal disorders are a leading cause of pain, suffering,
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