Ultrasound

Being able to craft a new organ out of a patient’s own cells that is guaranteed to be a perfect match and could be made to order, sounds like a beautiful, unmanageable fantasy especially to those like me who have watched a loved one go through the never-ending process of getting an organ transplant. Bioprinting could one day turn that seemingly impossible dream into a reality and completely revolutionize the world of organ transplants. I can imagine the years of my father having to deal with the…

to 311.820 to require an ultrasound prior to an abortion; amend KRS 311.990 to provide a criminal penalty.” Senate bill 152 requires women seeking an abortion to receive an ultrasound prior to the abortion. According to Kimport, Weitz, and Foster, in the U.S. approximately 1.1 million abortions are performed annually and even though an ultrasound isn’t medically necessary, it is sometimes used to date pregnancy gestation. According to the Guttmacher Institute, an ultrasound may also be used to…

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. It does appear that she has been off/on treatment in the past and relapsed numerous times and therefore has…

dimensional doppler (2D). An Echocardiogram is a diagnostic study that uses ultrasound waves transmitted through a transducer using a conducting gel to create an image of the heart. Ultrasound waves are cyclic in nature and at a frequency that are not audible within the parameter of human hearing (Fridman, V., 2013). The transthoracic approach provides visualization of the heart and its structures. Throughout TTE the ultrasound probe is positioned at various points on the chest wall and images…

The topic of abortions has been an on-going controversy since the famous court case Roe v. Wade. Before this court case only three states in the U.S provided access to abortions. People involved in the court in the Roe v Wade case were a poor pregnant woman, two young inexperienced lawyers, and a supreme court justice with a background in medical law (Purdy). In 1973, Supreme court with a decision 7-2 verdict, using the concept of privacy and the statue of due process, the supreme court…

Tatiana is a 23yo, G7 P3033, who was seen for an ultrasound evaluation and to being PNC. She has had some spotty PNC in Orlando, Florida, out of the hospital and states that she has no primary care physician in that state. She has not had any lab work done in the pregnancy but has had a couple of ultrasounds and visits at the hospitals. We will attempt to obtain what records are available from those institutions. She has had 6 previous pregnancies that involve 3 term deliveries and 3…

post-graduate degree. These include a Graduate Diploma in Cardiac Ultrasound and Graduate Diploma in Medical…

Relevant Facts and Information: Ms. C is a 20 year old patient, and in early labor at 36 weeks. At 20 weeks, she was diagnosed with placenta previa via ultrasound. At her 34 week visit, another ultrasound was done, and it also showed placenta previa. Although the ultrasound is not infallible, it is very likely that Ms. C has placenta previa. With a vaginal delivery, the mortality risk for placenta previa is 100% for the fetus and 50% for Ms. C. To minimize the risk to herself and her baby, she…

Testicular cancer is a tumor that is located in the scrotum underneath a mans intromittent organ. Testicular cancer is very rare there are fever than 20,000 cases of this type of cancer each year in the United States. The testicles produce male sex hormones and sperm for reproduction. Testicular cancer is most common cancer in American males in the ages of 15 to 35. Testicular cancer is highly treatable, even if the cancer has spread beyond the testicles. Regular testicular self-examinations…

hyperechoic region beneath tissues with abnormally low attenuation. Hyperechoic regions are brighter and the same color as the foreground of the image. There are many pros and cons when it comes to shadowing in ultrasonic images. The pros of shadowing in ultrasound is that it can help determine different types of pathology. Some examples of these are seen in stones, cysts, and calcifications. As an example, stones in the pancreatic duct are often found in chronic pancreatitis. In gallstone…