Clinicals 4/29/11

Sorry about the monotony of these posts but clinicals are going well and I enjoy scanning anything and everything that I can get my hands on! I have been scanning neonatal heads lately i feel like i have established a scanning protocol but i still feel like i need to identify anatomy better and associating pathologies. I have learned that with babies of any age swiftness is key!

Clinicals 4/22/11

Clinicals were great! Lots of scanning being done! The more I get my hands on the better off I'll be....

Clinicals 4/15/11

I love interrogating while scanning. I feel like its a hunt to find the cause of the patients pain to better aid in the diagnosis. When i find pathology it is very important to discuss the finding with the radiologist right away to ensure that they don't want further imaging done or that they dont want to scan real time. We have an amazing team here at MIHS and i enjoy working with everyone! =)

Clinicals 4/8/11

Scanning is seemingly getting easier with my increasing confidence that I am developing with the help of all the techs! I am looking forward to summer because we are spending more time in clinicals! I find it astounding how much knowledge of pathology sonographers are responsible to know and identify. This modality is for more operator dependent than any other modality and this is exactly why i feel that its for me! Sometimes I do struggle with obtaining good quality images because of patient body habitus but i need to realize that breaking my arm is not going to make the image quality any better. Sometimes other modalities might be better for evaluating certain pathologies and it is up to the ordering physician to determine that. Overall great week though! =)

Poor image quality due to pt body habitus.

Clinicals 4/1/11

Another fabulous week of clinicals! Starting to get into some IR stuff such as paracentesis, thoracentesis, liver bx, thyroid bx and other fascinating intricate things! I love the people that I am working with! Its a very positive experience for me and I'm appreciating the encouragement and kindness that they show me day to day! =) We are constantly doing paracentesis' most ETOH related but some not. Once the liver reaches the stage of cirrhosis, its truly amazing how much ascites is created. I  believe the greatest amount that I have drained thus far was 10 liters! Talk about going from 9 months pregnant to skin and bones. It is amazing relief for the patient which most important.