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Zika Virus Case Study

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1. Marsha- As we know, the Zika virus can be passed from the mother to the fetus and can cause congenital microcephaly and other severe brain defects to the fetus. If you have a confirmed case of the Zika virus, does your department have a protocol in place for scanning these patients? Have you performed a case that there was a confirmed case of the Zika virus? If so, can you tell us what the physicians plan was for the patient and fetus? Shelby- Yes, I have scanned several cases were the mother was confirmed of having the Zika virus, as many of my patients are from or travel out of the United States. I am not aware of any specific protocol other than measuring the fetus and making sure the head measurements are normal. If the head measurements …show more content…

Although it can be more challenging to get all the images adequately on obese patients, we still perform the ultrasound in the same manner and obtain the images the best we can. Our ultrasound machines are of the newest technology and are more capable of helping us obtain the best pictures we can get on all different types of patients. On the ultrasound report, we have the option to document if it was a limited scan due to maternal adiposity. If the ultrasound technologist and the reading physician feel the images are not sufficient enough then the patient will be brought back at a later date to try to improve the …show more content…

You gratification you get from happy patients will make your job more enjoyable to do.
10. Marsha- There is Ultrasound schools out there that do not require a technologist to have an associate’s degree in Radiology. Are you for or against this type of US curriculum, explain?
Shelby- As long as the curriculum for the school includes the necessary classes and training needed; I do not think you need to be a radiologic technologist first. Necessary medical classes and a sufficient amount of hands on scan time are needed for ultrasound school.
Marsha- I understand where you are coming from, but I need to add that there is a certain level of disciple that is needed to do US. A lot of disciple is taught in that radiologic associate degree program. When we start lowering our standards, then the patients will start receiving sub-par care. Keeping standards high, keeps the quality of our profession high as well. I feel that is something to be proud of.

Thank you Shelby for your time and for being a great

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