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Diagnostic testing for the patient with acute appendicitis included magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and a Karl Storz image of the appendix. An MRI is a non-invasive technique in which the patient is placed in a magnetic field to examine their body anatomy (Pagana & Pagana, 2014). This form of diagnostic testing provides healthcare professionals with imaging on a specific area of the body with the ability to differentiate between blood vessels, necrotic, and healthy tissue (Pagana & Pagana,…

Humans may experience daily exposure to genotoxic chemicals. Exposure to these genotoxic chemicals is often inevitable because they can be found in any environment, from an individual’s home to his or her workplace. The exposure to genotoxic chemicals can eventually lead to high levels of DNA damage, which has been suspected of causing cancer. The DNA damage caused by these chemicals can be measured by sister chromatid exchange. Sister chromatid exchange is a sensitive biomarker that is used to…

Historical developments in the treatment of vascular malformation has been since 1762 by Hunter. Further, in 1851 Virchow and others developed a classification of telangiectasias, and of venous, arterial, arteriovenous, and cystic angiomas. The year of 1889, marked the successful excision of an intracranial AVM that was performed. Vascular malformations can be classified as Capillary telangiectasias, Cavernous malformations, Venous malformations, Arteriovenous malformations. The paper focuses…

VDH can provide critical information to healthcare providers, including a fact sheet for managing patients exposed to or contaminated with radiation (Appendix 16) and instructions for collecting and shipping specimens for laboratory testing by urine bioassay (Appendix 17a for distribution outside VDH, Appendix 17b for distribution within VDH). For clinical management and care of patients with significant radiation exposure or contamination (≥ 1000 times background), DRH may refer healthcare…

Three words, Magnetic Resonance Imaging. It’s the MRI, truly a miracle machine! The MRI has helped people in the past, is helping people in the present, and will help people in the future. Inside is high tech machinery that has both mechanically, and has chemically powerful equipment. The inventor is remarkably intelligent, as well as his invention. Both his religious and medical beliefs played a role in the creation. Question is, how did all this come to be? As a break though in the 20th…

Job Analysis/ Job Descriptions Palms West employs 1,800 people who all participate towards achieving the hospital’s mission and vision. Palms West has an extremely diverse team with numerous roles that together make the Hospital System operational and successful. Listed below are just a few examples of careers available at Palms West (Palmswesthospital.com, n.d.) CT Technologist Palms West is searching for a CT Technologist to work Per Diem hours. A CT Technologist works in the imaging…

There are several imaging options today to see the heart and its function. I will explain how MRI can be used for imaging the heart. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive test that uses a combination of a large magnet, radiofrequencies and a computer to produce detailed images of a patient's heart as it is beating. An MRI is an effective tool for mapping the overall heart structure of patients and can use these images to search for aneurysms, tears , aorta bulging and damage…

• What other pertinent medical information would you want to ask Edith? I would like to find out more about when Edith was diagnosed with hypertension and high cholesterol, what medications or vitamins she takes, if she has a past surgical history and what her diet consists of (due to the fact that she presents with a 20lb weight loss). In addition, due to the daughter’s report of her mother’s worsening depression and worsening memory loss, I would be interested to know how involved her daughter…

By Jonas Wilson, Ing. Med. CT KUB A computerized tomography (CT) scan of the kidneys, ureters and bladder (KUB) is referred to as a CT KUB. The scan is done to obtain images from different angles of the urinary system and surrounding structures, which encompasses an area from the superior poles of the kidneys, descending down to the pubic symphysis. These images are acquired in cross-sections or slices, hence the terminology tomographic. They are then processed through a computer to produce…

The increased use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has contributed to the rising cost of imaging expenses. The availability of technology, the increased demand for patients and doctor, and advanced technology are factors that have contributed to the increase. Hypothesis: The increased use and availability in MRI imaging has increased the cost in MRI imaging procedures by approximately 33 percent from 2011 to 2013. In an attempt to identify the connection between increased use of MRI…