Diagnostic Imaging: X-Ray Diagnostic Imaging is medical tools used by doctors to see inside our bodies without actually opening the body. Diagnostic imaging can involve the use of radiation which could be dangerous if exposed to large amounts of. Diagnostic imaging allows doctors to find tumors‚ broken bones‚ pneumonia‚ etc. In general‚ diagnostic imaging is very helpful. X-Rays: This was one of the first types of diagnostic imaging. It uses radiation called Electromagnetic Waves. These
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CELLULAR RESPONSE TO IONIZING RADIATION The efficacy of diagnostic imaging resembles a double-edged sword in the medical industry. A radiographer trained to image a patient correctly must use all knowledge to keep the radiation level at its lowest and safest level to produce the best quality image possible. However‚ the radiation level still has an effect on the patient that can go unseen by the naked eye. Ionizing radiation produced by x-ray‚ gamma rays‚ alpha & beta rays‚ can have an effect
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will typically present with symptoms such as pain and can vary quite substantially from one individual to another. As patients are managed and treated for symptoms they are often at some point referred for spinal diagnostic imaging such as X-rays‚ CT scans and MRI’s. The diagnostic imaging modality will very often demonstrate commonly encountered findings associated with degenerative disc disease. As the results become available to patients‚ care providers‚ legal counsel and Insurance carriers‚ it
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DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING ___________________________________________________ PATIENT NAME: Adela Torres PATIENT ID: 132463 DATE ADMITTED: 06/20/---- DATE DISCHARGE: 06/25/--- ADMITTING PHYSICIAN: Leon Medina‚ MD CONSULTATION: Sachi Kato‚ MD‚ Dermatology PROCEDURES Intravenous hydration. COMPLICATIONS None. ADMISSION DIAGNOSIS Stomatitis possibly methotrexate related. HOSPITAL COURSE This 57-year-old Cuban female was admitted from my office repeat severe stomatis
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OPERATIVE REPORT Patient: T.J. Moreno Patient ID: 110497 DOB: 02/15 Age: 44 Sex: M Date of Admission: 10/09/2013 Date of Procedure: 10/09/2013 Admitting Physician: Patrick Keathley‚ MD Endocrinology Surgeon : Dr. Max Hirsch‚ MD Orthopedics Assistant: Markus Leroy Johnson PAC (Surgical assistant was used for soft tissue protection and retraction and also for maintaining reduction during temporary and permanent fixation use of surgical assistant was medically necessary‚ and
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CHEST IMAGING IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT Chest diagnostic imaging is essential when dealing with a critically ill patient. At present‚ direct visualization of the lung parenchyma is performed with a chest x-ray (CXR) and computed tomography (CT)‚ with the patient in the supine position (Gardelli et al.‚ 2012). Plain chest radiograph: In the ICU‚ CXRs are only performed on patients in the supine position. The x-ray beam is positioned directly onto the chest at a distance that is less than
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAM Patient: T.J. Moreno Patient ID: 110497 DOB: 02/15 Age: 44 Sex: M Room No.: 502 Date of Admission: 10/09/2013 Admitting Physician: Patrick Keathley‚ MD Endocrinology Chief Complaint: Left ankle pain. DETAILS OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This is a 44 year old Hispanic male who I was kindly asked to admit by Dr. Max Hirsch. The patient is status post arthrodesis of the left ankle and has newly diagnosed diabetes and hypertension. PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: Pre-op
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Lamar West 4-1-12 Metcalfe School Rm. 123 Radiologist Diagnostic The name of my career is radiology diagnostic. The reason why I am studying this career is because it involves technology. The second reason why I am studying this career is because it is in the medical field and I want to be some sort of doctor. My last reason for studying this career is because of the salary. There
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axially artery treated last year at Hillcrest. He had an embolectomy and has been on Coumadin since. INR is significantly elevated at 16. None the less‚ because of the cavitary lesions that are seen in the right and left upper lobes‚ the possibility of tuberculosis has been raised. Ancillary history was been given by the wife‚ Nupaul‚ with the patient translating for her from the Indie language. PAST HISTORY: Tuberculosis is the past. Embolectomy at Hillcrest last year. SOCIAL HISTORY: Married
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Mammography: A special imaging method in diagnostic radiology Adam Purvis 1154987 Medical Physics 1E03 TA: Sarah McNeil Professor: Mic Farquharson Over the past two decades‚ mammography has become the central tool used to detect cancerous regions within the breast. This evolution has been enabled by advancements in the technology itself and its implementation into healthcare regulations of numerous countries around the world (Pisano et al.‚ 2004). In its beginning stages‚ breast cancer
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