technological invention leads to change. But does it always lead to progress? Take for instance‚ the introduction of the ultrasound sonography. The idea in itself was path breaking‚ and this procedure was meant to assist doctors and to-be parents alike to take better care of the unborn. But in countries like India‚ it has been more of a regressive change‚ where the sonography is used to find the gender of the unborn resulting in higher rates of female foeticide. Organ transplanting – another major breakthrough
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List of the Professional Organizations American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) American Society of Radiologic Technologist (ASRT) Michigan Society of Radiologic Technologist (MSRT) American Association of Educators in Radiological Sciences (AERS) Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (SDMS) Operations: ARRT is
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and countless more to come in the near future‚ but one of today’s technological devices that are used nearly every day is Medical sonography (ultrasonography/ultrasound) an ultrasound-based diagnostic imaging technique used to visualize muscles and internal organs‚ their size‚ structures and possible pathologies or lesions. (TheFreeDictionary.com‚ n.d.) Medical sonography was first applies to the humans body for medical purposes by Dr. George Ludwing at the Naval Medical Research Institute‚ Bethesda
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Compassionate patient care Compassionate care is a moral dimension and an essential component of the diagnostic medical sonography field. It is an inner desire to help those very same people. Staff and leaders must treat each other with compassion and respect. Sonographer should also be compassionate to their patients. Compassion links the entirety of Joint Commission guidelines‚ as it states” hospital leaders now have a road map for implementing a fully integrated patient safety system in which
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for imaging studies. Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) is usually useful for both blunt and penetrating trauma. FAST has sensitivity from 75-94 % and specificity from 97-100 % for intra-abdominal fluid in trauma patients. FAST cannot distinguish between laceration and haematomas‚ also it cannot detect injuries at the lateral part of the liver‚ retroperitonial injuries and hollow viscus injuries. As compared to the non-contrast sonography‚ contrast enhanced ultrasonography has more
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What They Do Diagnostic Medical Sonography is the scientific name for Ultrasound Technician. Ultrasound is harmless. All it is sound waves. When a tech. Ultrasounds a patient they have to use ultrasound gel because between the skin and the probe (what is used to scan) is air‚ the gel makes a bond between the skin and the probe so that the sound wave can get through to the object the ultrasound d is scanning for. When the sound wave hits the object it bounces off‚ goes back to the probe and on the
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Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research ISSN 0718–1876 Electronic Version VOL 4 / ISSUE 2 / AUGUST 2009 / 20-30 © 2009 Universidad de Talca - Chile This paper is available online at www.jtaer.com DOI: 10.4067/S0718-18762009000200003 Using Visual Analytics to Improve Hospital Scheduling and Patient Flow Janna Anneke Fitzgerald1 and Ann Dadich2 University of Western Sydney‚ Centre for Industry and Innovation Studies 1 a.fitzgerald@uws.edu.au‚2 a.dadich@uws.edu.au Received
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an abnormality. We present a case for review in which the patient was experiencing flank pain that turned in to kidney stones lodged in a malrotated kidney with a complete duplicated collecting system. This condition was detected with the use of sonography and confirmed with computed tomography (CT)‚ both are considered great diagnostic tools in diagnosing these conditions.
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their courage‚ determination and dedication to their noble profession. Now‚ I am particularly interested in radiologic technology‚ because nowadays it is having wide application and enjoying good demand in medical circles‚ in particular‚ sonography‚ MR tomography or other diagnostic imaging techniques. The role of radiologic technologists in diagnosing various diseases is significant‚ because within the last decades‚ modern radiologic technology has been significantly developing. Now it allows
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CQUniversity Australia [Internet]. Australia: CQUniversity; [Date unknown] [cited 2013 March 27]. Available from: http://www.cqu.edu.au/study/what-can-i-study/health-and-medical-sciences/undergraduate-programs/bachelor-of-medical-sonography-and-graduate-diploma-of-medical-sonography 7) Bates‚ Jane. The British Medical Ultrasound Society [Internet]. [Place unknown] BMUS; [updated September 3; cited 2013 March 27]. Available from: http://www.bmus.org/policies-guides/pg-protocol01.asp 8) Gilani‚ Syed. WebMedCentral
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