Does diagnostic ultrasound have a role in emergency medicine? Introduction Emergency medicine (EM) is the medical specialty involving care for undifferentiated and unscheduled patients with illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. The specialty is not limited to the emergency department and may be practiced in numerous other settings including urgent care clinics‚ ambulances‚ at disaster sites‚ and even through telecommunications technology‚ known as telemedicine. Diagnostic ultrasound
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Sonography Name: Professor: Course: Date: Abstract The demand for advanced imaging of internal body issues has been on the rise with the increase of cancer cases in the past decade. This has called for techniques such as mammography‚ sonography‚ radiation therapy‚ nuclear medicine‚ MRI‚ CT scans‚ industrial radiography‚ mammography‚ Interventional radiography and Cardiac Catheterization. Each of these techniques has their own advantages as well as limitations. Because of this‚ they are often
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Sonographer Sonography is the use of sound waves to generate an image for the diagnosis of medical conditions. Sonography is rapidly growing due to the harmful effects of x-rays and such. The most common use of sonography is associated with pregnancy‚ but can be used for many other things throughout the body. There are many different types of diagnostic medical sonographers‚ including but not limited to‚ obsteric sonography‚ abdominal sonography‚ neurosonography‚ or breast sonography. Obsteric
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There is not one place that offers the bachelor ’s degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography in the state of Alabama‚ but there is one in South Georgia. At Wallace State Community College in Hanceville‚ Alabama‚ it costs $140.00 per credit hour with in-state tuition. If you are paying out of state tuition then it will cost $280.00 per
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Career Research Essay: Diagnostic Medical Sonographer The medical profession has always interested me. I am looking for a career that is well paying‚ and flexible. The diagnostic medical sonography field offers a variety of different specialties‚ as well as a wide range of workplace options. The flexibility of this field is what made it so appealing to me. I have chosen to pursue a career as a medical diagnostic sonographer. Sonographers are among the best paid in health care support careers. “Due
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review is to discuss hemorrhagic ovarian cysts (HOC) and how sonography can be used to determine and diagnose these findings. Using sonography can help identify the type of cysts present to get the correct diagnosis. While reading this article it had been mentioned that this type of condition can be diagnosed incorrectly. Sonography can help identify the different appearances that go along with hemorrhagic ovarian cysts. Endovaginal sonography is the best for finding and diagnosing these cysts. This
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Professor SLS 1125 December 1st‚ 2010 Job Description The Diagnostic Sonography more commonly known as Ultrasound is a medical procedure in which you use high frequency sound waves to produce visual images of organs tissues or blood flow inside the body. Ultrasound is regularly known as the procedure used to examine women who are expecting. Although‚ Sonography is used in many different ways other than for expectant mothers. Sonography is also used to detect such things as heart disease‚ heart attacks
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technology. Just like designer saris‚ women now demand designer babies‚” observed Deshpande who is also a member of the National Inspection and Monitoring Committee for PCPNDT (Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques) Act. Majority of the sonography reports are now emailed. “If the woman is carrying a girl child‚ the doctor mails an image of a Barbie doll. If it is a boy‚ there will be a picture of a male doll‚” says Deshpande who has made note of several other codes doctors use to reveal the
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sound waves to produce images of the internal structures of the human body. But what exactly are the specifics of what Sonographers do and what does it take to become one? In this essay I will compile information detailing the specifics of what sonography is‚ the educational certification
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use of high-pitched sound waves. These ultrasonic frequencies are affected by the density of the tissues they ’re travelling through‚ and computer processors inside the ultrasound unit interpret the echoes to create a visual image of the tissues. Sonography is one of the highest-paid professions open to those without a bachelor ’s degree. In its May 2011 Occupational Employment Statistics‚ the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a median income of $31.25 per hour‚ or $65‚210 per year‚ for diagnostic
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