Ultrasound

knew I had to get an ultrasound before going to the O.R. Chris and all of the other nurses kept telling me they would do it in there but I refused. ‘I’m not going anywhere without an ultrasound now, Chris! I want it now!’ I didn’t mean to lash out, I was just exhausted and tired of everyone telling me what i should or shouldn't do. ‘I’m sorry Chris, I just want it now, please.’ Chris looked at the nurses and said, ’she wants it now, give it to her.’ ‘Right away Dr.’ The ultrasound tech came in…

women’s body ages, the genes they inherited and the amount of alcohol which they consume. If a woman develops breast cancer they will start to notice lumps, dimpling of the skin and also swelling of the breast. Clinical breast exams, mammograms, and ultrasounds can be used to determine if any of the symptoms are cause by breast cancer, if so the patient can start treatments. Treatments for breast cancer include surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. After treatments it is best for the…

Even though complications of fistula access are far less than a graft or a catheter, they do occur and need to be addressed. Complications occur in approximately one-third of fistulas and include: aneurysms, infection, stenosis, thrombosis, steal syndrome and heart failure. These complications have historically been classified as early and late failure. The etiology of both early and late are somewhat similar because if the cause is not diagnosed early on it may progress and lead to late access…

Dilated cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle that result in weakened construction of an organ and poor blood pumping ability. The disease progresses the heart is getting bigger than a normal, one or more valves may leak. Both the upper and lower heart chambers become enlarged with DCM, but one side is more severely affected. In most case the left-side is exaggerated primarily. The left ventricle is more muscular than right-sided. Moreover, the left ventricle receives freshly…

In a majority of the cases, HCC is associated with the underlying chronic liver disease, and it is diagnosed in advanced stage of disease when curative treatment options are not applicable. The curative treatments include radiofrequency ablation, liver transplantation, or tumor resection.Selection of a treatment modality is based on tumor size, location, extrahepatic spread, and underlying liver function. Surgical resection or liver transplantation is the first line treatment option for early…

There are many reasons why polycystic kidney disease is a negative disorder to many people. People sickening, polycystic kidney disease is a negative genetic disorder. Polycystic kidney disease has three types PKD1, PKD2, and PKD3 and these are what codes the protein in us. Polycystic kidneys disease is common in certain people and uncommon in certain people. Some causes of polycystic kidney disease is unknown. Cyst that grows in the kidney area is a cause of this though. There are many…

Since the speech “Ain’t I a Woman?” was given by Sojourner Truth in 1797, there have been significant changes in the rights of women. However, the speech poses a question of more than just equal rights among women of different races, but human rights in general. The theme of Ain’t I a Woman is widespread throughout the speech and is personified as equal rights as women, equal rights between races, and equal rights as humans. Ain’t I a Woman forces the audience to decipher between acceptable and…

have these antibodies. If present these antibodies can cause artificial changes in the serum thyroglobulin. These antibodies are more often associated with autoimmune thyroid disease. Ultrasound of thyroid can be used to assess the presence of other nodules on the left lobe of the thyroid, additionally, an ultrasound can help detect enlarged lymph nodes. This test is also helpful for staging the disease. Radioactive Iodine uptake should also be performed. The purpose of this test is to…

Choosing to commit to the field of medicine was one of the hardest decisions I have made in my life. Being a first generation college graduate and a potential medical school candidate is a double edged sword. It is an accomplishment, yet it is a road that I had to wander without much guidance. I do not come from a family of established physicians. My mother carved her way to a casino supervisor starting off at the very bottom. My father performed extraneous amounts of physical labor to make his…

images of blockage or bleeding. If patient has a experienced an Ischemic stroke the health care provider would have used these test to help prevent an ischemic stroke in the future. Another way to detect a ischemic stroke is an Carotid ultrasound. Carotid ultrasound is used to detect the blood flow in the carotid arteries of the neck. The patient might perform multiple blood test to tell the complete blood count, and whether or not there is an infection in the blood. A Echocardiogram (EKC) is…