1. List the general responsibilities of the radiographer. A radiographer is a healthcare professional who possesses the knowledge and skills to use diagnostic level x-radiation and its associated instrumentation in the production of medical images of the human body and in the performance of radiologic procedures. Supervision is provided by radiologists (medical physicians who specialize in the interpretation of radiologic images). The radiographer is responsible for positioning the patient properly
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Growing up my mother always asked me where I was going to attend college‚ never if I would attend. It was her priority to raise a daughter that would dream big and reach for my goals. Due to her influence and constant support I have developed a strong determination to be successful. It was through this determination that I was able to be the first person in my family to attend college. I wanted to earn a degree but more importantly‚ I wanted to be in a profession that I was passionate about. Deciding
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Prenatal screening Screening for Down syndrome is available to about 53.5% of mothers on a maternal age basis‚ and the remaining 46.5% of health boards provide serum screening for all ages. There are several methods used in prenatal screening‚ these are usually used separately‚ and a number of factors are taken into account to determine which method should be used. Amniocentesis has been around for 20 years and is probably the most well known screening method. It involves testing a sample of the
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Running head: Nuclear Medicine Technologist Nuclear Medicine Technologist Sharda` Short Columbus State University Abstract In this paper I will explain and describe how nuclear medicine uniquely provides information about both the structure and function of virtually every major organ system within the body. It is this ability to characterize and quantify physiologic function which separates nuclear
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sectors‚ and type of work duties. Career Description Differences Cardiovascular Technologist Assist physician in diagnosing and treating cardiac and peripheral vascular ailment. They may specialize in three areas invasive cardiology cardiac sonography and vascular technology Education 2 years in community college. But are usually trained on the job. Working environment is mostly catheterization lab and working 40hrs a week including weekend. Financial compensation varied from 27.000 annually
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An In-Depth Look at Portal Hypertension Portal Hypertension (PH) is an increase in the pressure within the portal venous system. The portal venous system is a network of veins that carry blood from the digestive organs to the liver. The most common cause of PH is cirrhosis of the liver. Cirrhosis is an advanced stage of liver scarring called fibrosis. This impedes the liver’s ability to function. PH caused by cirrhosis can often lead to the restored patency of a certain ligament of the liver called
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mammography usually is recommended as the first radiographic assessment. Ultrasonography is useful in differentiating between noncancerous cysts and solid malignant tumors‚ especially if coexisting gynecomastia masks a cancerous lesion on mammography. Sonography also is useful to guide breast biopsy (Anne Mattarella‚ BS‚ ELS 2010). Breast cancer in men is rare‚ with an incidence of 1% of all breast cancer cases (centers for Disease Control and Prevention). One case of male breast cancer occurs for every
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Interview Questions One of the most humbling places to work is in the healthcare industry. Day in and day out‚ standing face to face with the deepest and most intimate issues in people’s lives‚ working with them at some of their lowest‚ most helpless points; it reminds us how frail life can be‚ how small we all are‚ and how much we need each other. Research for different cures‚ the discovery of different treatments‚ diagnosis and the care of one individual after another; these things did not come
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Informative Speech Pediatric Oncology: Leukemia Topic: Leukemia Organization: Topical Specific Purpose: At the end of my presentation I want my audience to be aware of Leukemia and the damage it causes. • Introduction: • Attention Getter: "What is Leukemia‚ Why is Leukemia a big issue?" • Relevance Statement: We have all heard of children having cancer and the grief it is for a child thats is going through such a deadly disease that causes a lot of disturbance in a physical
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fatty change‚ cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma can be done by ultra sound scan‚ computed tomography scan (CT scan) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and confirmed by laboratory findings. The basic imaging technique for liver examination is sonography. Liver stiffness is a measurement of hepatic fibrosis which can be accessed via transient elastography (FibroScan). Previous studies have shown that patients with alcoholic cirrhosis had a greater value of liver stiffness than patients suffered
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