Jessica is a 21yo, G1 P0, who was seen for an ultrasound evaluation and consultation for FTS. The patient has a history of opiate use disorder involving heroin addiction. She has used this off/on with the father of the baby and has actually used it recently. She states that she recently entered your Subutex program and is now on 8 mg Subutex b.i.d. and believes that she is doing better.…
Most people understand that fetuses are extremely fragile and should not be exposed to ionizing radiation; thus, health care providers utilize ultrasound for prenatal imaging. But how safe is ultrasound imaging? Is it safe enough to warrant a fetus’s exposure? Sonography is a safe choice for prenatal imaging, but there are some suspected risks involved. However, the benefits outweigh those risks as long as scans are completed appropriately, especially when it comes to the 3D and 4D ultrasounds.…
Medical sonographer provides patient services in multiplicity of medical surroundings. Performing procedures on ultrasound machines to view and interpret images with sound waves. Ultrasound can be used for medical imaging, detection, measurement and cleaning (“10 Interesting fact” 2014). Obstetrics (OB)/Gynecology ultrasound was the reason why I was interested in sonography. Being able to tell a mother the gender of their unborn baby on the day of their scan can be an excitement.…
Alos the person might have to sign a consent form that says they understand the risks of the test and agree to have it done. The person needs to talk to their doctor about any concerns they have about the need for the test, its risks, how it will be done, or what the results will mean. To help the person understand the of this…
Ultrasound sonography is used in almost every field of medicine practiced today. It is a very important tool in diagnosing several possibly deadly illness. Ultrasound sonography may be the best option in certain situations while other options may not even be a first option. But, as with anything there are certain risk factors that need to be taken into consideration. There are pros and cons to almost everything, however this essay should show you how the pros outway the cons.…
“It should be emphasized that routine decontamination procedures and disinfection of the individual ultrasound probes only take a few seconds. Therefore, in our opinion, there is actually no reason that such a simple disinfection procedure should not be performed every time after using an ultrasound probe before using it on the next patient” (Sartoretti 2017). This quote is the reason this research was performed. Cleaning equipment, especially transducers, is something sonographers should be very conscious of considering they could be potentially spreading germs from patient to patient if the transducer is not properly cleaned. “Ultrasound transducers and coupling gel provide potential vectors for pathogen transmission, especially in immunocompromised…
Engineer Tom Brown and Obstetrician Ian Donald developed the first prototype based on a device used to detect industrial flaws in ships. By the end of the 20th century, ultrasounds had become routinely used throughout the developed world (Lewis). Performing an ultrasound is beneficial to upcoming mothers because it helps keep track of the development of the fetus, it could detect miscarriages, and could change a mother’s mind in the case of abortion . Fetal sonograms play a significant role in monitoring whether critical growth is being reached before birth. Although there is no rule in the number of scans a woman should have the process begins in the 1st trimester at about 10-13 weeks into the pregnancy (Woo).…
Introduction A prenatal ultrasound exam, also called a sonogram, is an imaging test that allows your health care provider to see your baby and placenta in the uterus. This is a safe and painless test that does not expose you or your baby to any X-rays, needles, or medicines. Prenatal ultrasounds may be used to check your baby's growth and development, evaluate possible problems, or check your baby's position before or during labor.…
The diagnosis of the child will best be determined when the child is taken to the doctor and the doctor will ask about symptoms and any hereditary family disorders. Many tests can be done to confirm the diagnosis, tests before birth can also be done. Tests before birth include, Chorionic Villus sampling (CVS), performed between the tenth and thirteenth week of pregnancy and amniocentesis, performed at the sixteenth week of pregnancy. If parents have these tests performed, a therapeutic abortion can be done. A therapeutic abortion is when a baby is tested before it is born for any abnormalities and is certain for death.…
Advancement of medical imaging modalities, such as ultrasound, has significantly helped researchers and health professionals visualise dimensional and morphologic changes within the tendon, such as may occur with overuse injuries amongst athletes. Both Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and ultrasound have unique benefits and limitations. MRI may be better suited where there is a need for a differential diagnosis while ultrasound can be used to demonstrate active and passive movements in real time. Ultrasound is more portable and has greater accessibility and affordability over MRI however, ultrasound is more operator dependent [5]. There is little research that have made a direct comparison between ultrasound and MRI, however a study investigating…
Emily Oster said this “Prenatal testing is a complicated decision for many women, forcing us to confront concerns about a disabled child and risks of miscarriage.” What this tells us is any pregnant woman is susceptible to having a disabled child. In my paper. I will outline how prenatal screening is defined, the positive verses the negative outcomes, and the role of prenatal counselors. Prenatal testing is simply a set of medical tests performed on expectant mothers to determine if an unborn child is likely to have specific birth defects.…
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone has had experiences in their past that have helped mold and shape them into the person they are today. Of course, not all our stories are optimistic and pleasant to look back on, but they are all part of this journey we call life. Experiences help to define who we are.…
Ultrasound Technicians, also known as diagnostic medical sonographers, use equipment that makes sound waves to produce or record a picture of the internal organs. Sonography is an important medical field because it allows technicians and physicians to see and diagnose a patient’s condition in a minimally intrusive way. What once may have required exploratory surgery now is a quick outpatient procedure with minimal patient discomfort. Ultrasound works by using a high rate of sound waves and echoes: it’s like echolocation which some animals use to find objects by sound. An Ultrasound machine uses high rythm sound waves that pulses into the body by using a transducer probe (the main part of the machine).…
In this day and age, it is possible to prevent deadly diseases that a person is predisposed to before they are even born. This process is called preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a screening test used to determine if genetic or chromosomal abnormalities are present in an embryo created through in-vitro fertilization. In-vitro fertilization literally means fertilization “in glass,” but in actuality, simply occurs in laboratory receptacles. This combined process, developed in the early 1990s, originally intended to help families at high risks for sex-linked diseases or with a history of miscarriages.…
- Humans manipulate the genetic code in the DNA for a number of reasons - The first is to ensure the survivability of future generations of the human population and that they are healthy and benefit the population. Therefore, minimising the risk of passing on faulty alleles to future generations that causes genetically caused diseases such as cystic fibrosis. Having genetically cause diseases leads to a low life expectancy, increased health issues in the population which could be increased if the amount of faulty alleles were to increase in the population naturally and the number of beneficial alleles were to decrease in the gene pool without any interference by humans and it will not beneficial to the population, therefore is why human manipulation…