young adults. 20 kHz is a useful lower limit in describing ultrasound. The making of ultrasound is used in many different fields ‚ a property also used by animals such as bats for hunting. The most well known application of ultrasound is its use in sonography to produce pictures of foetuses in the woman’s womb. Ultrasound is also used for more as well. It is a fact that children can hear some high-pitched sounds that older adults cannot hear‚ because in humans the highest limit pitch of hearing tends
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become fire fighters‚ others will be lawyers‚ and some might choose the medical path way. Becoming a sonographer is not an easy task‚ it requires having a collage education‚ and it requires many different skills‚ are also many different types of sonography‚ but the pay you get becoming a sonographer is well worth the hard work. “What in the world even is a sonographer?” Well a sonographer is a diagnostic medical professional who operate ultrasonic imaging devices to produce diagnostic images‚ scans
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Phillip Georguson Dr. Hutcheon English 1A 8 October 2014 An Ultrasound Decision “According to the U.S. Department of Labor‚ employment of diagnostic medical sonographers should grow faster than average for all occupations through 2016” (The Top 100: The Fastest-Growing Careers for the 21st Century 130). The field of ultrasound imaging is growing rapidly‚ and‚ consequently‚ the demand for certified professionals. My genuine pursuit of a career as an ultrasound technologist only began recently‚ which
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a medical assistant‚ she met the director of the radiology department where she worked‚ who was currently involved in the ultrasound department. After meeting him‚ she thought sonography sounded challenging and exciting‚ and over some time she developed a passion for it; this made her go back to school to study sonography. 2. Did you have another career before you went
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What’s an Ultrasound Technician you ask? Ultrasound technicians‚ also known as obstetric sonographers‚ use sonography to generate images of babies during pregnancy. While sonography is commonly associated with ultrasound imaging during pregnancy‚ this technology is also commonly used to diagnose diseases and check for injuries. Today‚ diagnostic sonography can be used to scan everything from the nervous systems to blood vessels‚ tumors and more. Due to the safety of this non-invasive technology
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Health insurance companies support the use of ultrasound rather than other procedures that involve radiation (Diagnostic). Diagnostic medical sonography is expected to “see significant growth over the coming years‚” according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (5). Employment is expected to rise 43.5 percent from 2012 to 2020 (Five). More growth in sonography is going to stem from the effects of the Affordable Care Act due to changes to healthcare requirements during pregnancy requiring a greater use
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rising each year. I love learning about the human body and the way it works this career path will give me the opportunity to go more in depth seeing it from a new dimension that not many individuals get to. I enjoy helping helping others and with sonography I will be able to do that‚ by taking the perfect ultrasounds that will help with diagnosis‚ so patients can receive the appropriate treatment that can save there lives. I will be receiving a feeling of fulfillment with what I do.
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Diagnostic Medical Sonographer‚ you need to have a high school diploma or equivalent‚ graduate from an accredited sonography program‚ have passed the ARDMS which is the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography. The Annual Salary is from $53‚300-63‚600 (p.76). Although this is my dream career it also has its disadvantages like for example not being able to get into the sonography program due to it being a limited access program. Medical Sonographers deal with lots of emotions‚ and I’m not
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before due to new technology and new innovative ways to assist patients. Because of these new advances‚ the cost of health-care also increased making it harder for patients to go to the doctor. There is a new treatment called Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma(FAST) that can cut cost on finding abdominal trauma just as proficient as the Computed Tomography(CT). Many healthcare providers think that they should keep the (CT) and not move on toward the (FAST)‚ but I think they should switch it
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Ever since I can remember I’ve wanted to grow up and be in the medical field‚ in high school I did a school research paper on what I wanted to be when I grew up. After weeks and weeks of research I finally found something that I found interesting‚ and worth doing for a living. My goal is to become an ultrasound technician. An ultrasound technician conducts sonograms to help physicians diagnose and screen medical conditions. Now‚ when most people say they want to be an ultrasound technician they automatically
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