efficacy of high level disinfectants used in reprocessors and the design of the scopes. Legislatures are now questioning the types of infection control programs within endoscopy units and whether qualified personnel are being hired as endoscope technicians (Mathias‚ 2014). The problem of cross-contamination are not limited to one type of scope but includes colonoscopies‚ gastroscopes and duodenal scopes. The complex design of each scope has cause for concern in the formation of biofilm to harden
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Effects of Returning to School 1 Returning to School Schrita Scott Eng121 Instructor Lindsay Harrel Ashford University January 15‚ 2013 Effects of Returning to School 2 Returning to School There are
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AND ULTRASOUND USING COAXIAL‚ TYPE APPLICATOR Abstract- A new heating method for hyperthermia using microwave and ultrasound simultaneously is proposed‚ and temperature distributions are obtained by computer simulations. The results have shown that the simultaneous use of microwave and ultrasound can heat wider and deeper region than the sole use‚ and can reduce the input power of microwave and ultrasound. This implies that we can reduce the hazards that high power microwave and ultrasound may
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missionaries reported that around 1 in every 4 girls in China were killed at birth or soon after by drowning‚ starvation‚ or abandonment. Now‚ ultrasound technology and the ability to determine gender before birth has led to the resurfacing of what is called “female infanticide” in China. Although the practice is illegal‚ couples will often bribe doctors and technicians to determine the gender of their unborn child‚ and some choose to abort the baby if it is female. More than half of abortions in China are
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Contents BACKGROUND 2 Methods 3 Observations 3 Interviews 4 Data analysis 5 Results 5 Observational Results 5 Observed waiting time and service delivery time at different service stations 6 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents 6 OPD clinics: patient experiences at the entrance gate‚reception and medical records 6 OPD clinics: consultation waiting time 7 OPD clinics: complaints and recommendations 7 Interviews with patients at the laboratory 8 Patient satisfaction
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joint venture comprised of the former and Indian Multinational Wipro Ltd. What made GE Healthcare stand out so much in year 2005-2006 was that by the end of the fiscal year‚ they had generated $77 million in the ultrasound machine market. They had become the market leaders in the ultrasound machine market‚ beating well-known competitors such as; Toshiba‚ Phillips‚ and Siemens (Wicks‚ Andrew C. 2010). Following in 2006‚ there was a significant increase of 10% in sales for GE Healthcare India. With 2007
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Diagnostic Ultrasound∗ Lingsheng Meng† University of Maryland‚ College Park November 2009 Job Market Paper Abstract How much of the increase in the sex ratio (males to females) at birth since the early 1980s in China is due to increased prenatal sex selection? I answer this question by exploiting the differential introduction of diagnostic ultrasound throughout China during the 1980s‚ which significantly reduced the cost of prenatal sex selection. The improved local access to ultrasound technology
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Ultrasound can be used in several industries including the food industry. Ultrasound have been emerging in the food industry because ultrasound techniques are relatively simple‚ energy saving and cheap (Youssef‚ 2012). The several uses of ultrasound in the food industry are homogenization‚ crystallization‚ de-foaming‚ drying‚ filtration‚ meat tenderization‚ extraction and also as preservation technique. Ultrasound has the capability to eliminate microorganisms
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career path after I became pregnant and had ultrasounds conducted on me. I wish to further my career and be able to do 3d and 4d ultrasounds as well. I became very interested on how I can help mothers. It has become a great tool in confirming the pregnancy‚ evaluate the babies’ growth‚ and identifying fetal abnormalities. Ultrasounds are a great tool in confirming a pregnancy and how far along the person is. When I had my first ultrasound done I was able to see my child’s heartbeat‚
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Neurocore Diagnostics WHAT THE PATIENT CAN EXPECT A technician places electrodes‚ similar to EKG leads‚ to the patient’s legs or arms. Then a low intensity electric current is directed over the nerves that lead to those electrodes so that a computer can record and evaluate the consequent nerve impulse for velocity‚ onset and amplitude. Neuropathies are caused by damage to the nerves axon and/or damage to the myelin sheath surrounding the nerve. If a response is slower than normal‚ damage
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