An Emergency Physician At Uci Medical Center, Treating And Diagnosing Patients Using An Ultrasound

The process of becoming an ultrasound technician can be one that is intimidating. However, it doesn’t have to be. With the help of an organization called American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), those seeking to be a sonographer can achieve their goals. Although there are many steps to take, it can be done. This paper will help instruct individuals who wish to go through the sonography principles and instrumentation (SPI) examination (Sonography Principles & Instrumentation [SPI], (2015).

Being able to identify lumps, swelling, tissue damage, cysts, and the overwhelming news of the sex of a baby all have something in common, an ultrasound. Swelling of the spleen, kidney stones, blood clots, aneurysms, cancer and so much more can be identified through the works of an ultrasound’s imaging technique. Ultrasound involves many concepts, procedures, and careers. The amount of medical possibilities involved with ultrasounds is useful in major medical diagnostics. The field of ultrasounds and career opportunities are widely growing. As medical careers flourish, needs for technicians in many fields of medicine are increasing. Instead of a doctor choosing complex and risky surgery to find out problems within the body, they can now

Sonography is a non-invasive medical procedure that uses the echoes of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of internal organs or body structures. The employment rate is is expected to grow 26 percent from 2014 to 2024. Since ultrasound is non-invasive, it is more encouraged than other methods so the career is always in demand. Diagnostic medical sonographers duties are to prepare and maintain diagnostic imaging equipment, taking a patients medical history, answering questions about the procedure, operating the equipment, review images and test results, know the difference between normal and abnormal images, analyze diagnostic information, record findings, and keep track of patient records. Hospitals, offices of physicians, medical

One of the main reasons for choosing a healthcare career in todays society, aside from the basic need for a self sustaining income, is the opportunity to make differences in peoples lives. With the demand for healthcare professionals and alternative medicines on the rise, so is the need for adequately educated trained personnel. Diagnostic Medical Sonography is becoming an increasingly attractive alternative to radiologic procedures such as x-ray and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Accounting for approximately 50,300 jobs in the United States in 2008, compared to the 214,000 jobs held by radiologic technicians, according to

RVUCOM’s innovation and robust curriculum, specifically the incorporation of ultrasound training is the key reason why I wish to attend RVUCOM. RVUCOM is one of the few osteopathic medical schools in the country that fully integrates the ultrasound training throughout the entire 4 year program. My keen interest for less invasive techniques arose after working the emergency room as a medical scribe. I was under the tutelage of several ER physicians who all happen to complete an ultrasound fellowship. It was through them, did I realize the simplicity and powers of this technology. It has the ability to quickly assess and identify medical ailments in a matter of seconds, especially in trauma situation. This very experience as a medical scribe

A diagnostic medical sonographer is also known as an ultrasound technologist, or simply a sonographer. They use high-frequency sound waves, which are an offshoot of World War two sonar technology, to produce images of the internal body (“Diagnostic” 162). This picture is shown when the sound waves bounce off the internal body, and then become echoes that are now displayed as a two-dimensional black and white image on video. These images are then studied by a physician who studies the function of organs. A sonographer not only completes procedures for pregnant women as it is most known, but also for cysts, abdominal tumors, and the functions of blood vessels and heart valves.

Sandra is a 34yo, G5 P0311, who was seen for a follow-up ultrasound assessment. As you know, she has a complicated obstetrical history with one 36 week preterm delivery and 3 other losses that occurred between 19 and 22 weeks gestation. Those 3 losses are complicated in that she has PPROM and some bleeding but was also found to have advanced cervical dilation. This brought up the question of potential incompetent cervix and the need for cerclage. This will again be discussed further below. She does have a history of chronic HTN but is currently not on treatment and her BP is normal at 104/84 and her urine evaluation is negative. She also does have some issues with anxiety and depression but again is stable without treatment. Based on

Physical therapist clinicians select, prescribe, and implement use of physical agents for a number of therapeutically beneficial reasons.1 According to Cameron,2 physical agents are defined as energy or materials physically applied to patients to assist in rehabilitation. They include heat, cold, water, pressure, sound, electromagnetic radiation, and electrical currents. This study will focus on the use of therapeutic ultrasound (US) to treat osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. Therapeutic US is regularly used passively by physical therapist clinicians3 to treat knee OA, but its use lacks substantial evidence of positive therapeutic effect in people with knee OA.4-6

A frequent pediatric problem in the emergency room is acute pain in the abdomen. The most common cause of surgery with acute abdominal pain in children is appendicitis. Sonography is proven to be effective in diagnosing appendicitis in children, while being cost-effective and free from radiation and contrast reactions. This study reviewed the effectiveness of sonography in diagnosing emergency room pediatric patients with acute abdominal pain. This retrospective-chart review used 775 pediatric patients within a 17-month study period. Researchers reviewed each patient’s ultrasound results for appendicitis and a final diagnosis of appendicitis was made based on the excised appendix’s histology report. The data presented a sensitivity of 96.4%

Ultrasound in modern-day medicine is continually advancing, whereby it is used for a wide range of specialized procedures. The use of diagnostic ultrasound is considered ‘safe’, as no significant deleterious effects are reported in literature, for patients and operators. Nevertheless it is fundamental that the benefits outweigh the risks for when a patient is having an ultrasound exam, and that all precautions are considered to minimize any harm (Nelson et al. 2009).

Ultrasounds are an important feature of technology used in our world today. The medical world uses ultrasounds and x-rays on an everyday bases. Ultrasounds are high-frequency sound waves and ultrasounds also produce sound waves that are beamed into the body causing return echoes that are recorded to visualize structures beneath the skin. Ultrasounds have thousands of different types and help doctors and patients see specific diseases and conditions that they cannot see otherwise. However, even though ultrasounds benefit people, many wonder if ultrasounds may have bad effects too.

Kristi is a 37yo, G2 P0101, who was seen for a follow-up ultrasound assessment. She has a previous 36 week preterm delivery in 2013. She was identified as having twins and a dividing membrane was identified consistent with a monochorionic/diamniotic twin gestation. She does have AMA and this will be discussed in more detail below. She is on propranolol for tachycardia as well as migraine headaches and is on Lexapro for depression. She also had GDM with her 1st pregnancy. On today’s assessment, overall, she has no obstetrical complaints except for some nausea that is being treated with Diclegis.

Objective: The principle of focused ultrasound therapy (FUS) is to elevate the pathological tissue temperature rapidly therefore to ablate the target tissue. While absorbing the thermal energy from ultrasound beam, the target tissue also have thermal exchange with surround tissues by conduction and convection. The blood vessels can generate more effective convection on the proximity. If the target pathological tissue locate the proximity of blood vessel, the thermal convective effect from blood flow must be considered.

The 1960s introduced the use Ultrasound to the medical field. Since the introduction of Ultrasound there has been many technological advancements that have greatly improved ultrasound imaging and quality of diagnosis results. These

Ultrasound has been around since the late 1700’s. Back then little was known of the capabilities and advantages as well as the risks and hazards of ultrasounds. Today we use ultrasound every day for diagnostic imaging. One of the major uses for this diagnostic imaging is to view an unborn fetus. Women generally receive between 2 and 4 ultrasounds in a normal pregnancy. One might wonder if this safe for mother and especially fetus. Overall, diagnostic ultrasound generally is regarded as safe and has been used clinically in obstetrics for over 50 years.1 However, ultrasounds could potentially be dangerous due to thermal and non-thermal biological effects.