...Thump Thump, The welcome of a new heart beat. It’s amazing how such a small heart can make tremendous noise. Even before a baby is born, a mother can get an idea of how her baby might look. It’s the highlight of an ultrasound. Ultra sounds are the best way to get a diagnose, they are non- harmful because they aren’t based on radiation. Instead ultrasounds rely on sound waves to get a clear image of the internal organs of a patient including soft tissues, blood vessels and also to observe developing fetuses in the womb. With that being said ultrasounds also have the benefit of being less expensive than many other imaging apparatuses such as, MRI or CT scan. Many people conclude that ultra sounds are only used on mothers to be but, the truth is that ultra sounds are also used for obstetric imaging, soft-tissue analysis, therapeutic treatment and dental treatment. Says radiologist (Dr. Joe Antony)....
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...Ultrasound Technicians, who are also known as diagnostic medical sonographers, play a very important role in our healthcare systems. Ultrasound Technicians use specialized equipment to capture pictures of the internal body structure. Ultrasound technology is commonly used to imaging organs, blood vessels, and fetuses during pregnancy. Technicians must be able to skillfully operate an ultrasound machine, take images, and need to be able to work with other healthcare professionals to accurately diagnose a patient. Preparation to become an Ultrasound Technician includes obtaining formal education, having personal skills, and being able to recognize and report things based on the scan results. Firstly, obtaining formal education is necessary for this job....
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...MGMT 404 week 3 O*Net Research Center 1. The occupation I was looking for was an Ultrasound technician. Ultrasound tech. was the second occupation that came up during my search. I think the information was comprehensive. The site gave specific information like salaries by state. I really liked the salary break down. The list of tasks is very close to what the ultrasound techs do at my office. They have to submit a report after every ultrasound that they complete. They also have to decide what images they are going to include in the clients portfolio. Before an ultrasound can began, the ultrasound tech. has to review the patient’s record to see if they are having a normal or abnormal pregnancy. Apart of the ultrasound tech. job is to understand the past problems that the client has had. The tools and technology used are also the same. In order to do an ultrasound the tech needs a machine, probe and the correct software. There is a great deal of knowledge that is needed to operate an ultrasound machine. Education, customer service, and physics are all things that an ultrasound tech. must have. The skills needed to work as a tech are speaking, active listening, monitoring, time management, operation monitoring. At my office we do fetal ultrasounds and it is important for the ultrasound techs to monitor the settings on the machine so they don’t become harmful to the unborn baby and mother. 2. I was surprised at the choices that O*Net chose for me. Anesthesiologists were...
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...dedicating their knowledge and time to medical sonography. The job responsibilities of a medical sonographer. A medical sonographer applies sonography machine into their work which bounces sound waves off of a structure with in the body to get a picture of what is happening inside. “Sonography machine requires that the medical sonographer have up close, contact with patients and that the sonographer know how to interpret results.” (Medical sonographer). It is required to know and have the ability to work the machine. Each person is set with their own responsibilities, certain more difficult than others. Numerous careers in the medical field appropriate with machines such as: “Diagnostic medical sonographers, cardiovascular technologist, and technicians including, vascular technologist, operate specialist to create images or to conduct the test.” (Bureau of labor statics). To use this equipment, the medical sonographer first has to apply a gel the skin which provides and image. The medical sonographer uses a microphone shaped instrument called the transducer which show the imagine on the screen with the sound wave display. After receiving the image, the medical sonographer records the data and obtains a picture of the sonogram. It is a requirement for them to be on their feet this may require the medical sonographer to have a strong back and good endurance at all times. Furthermore, responsibilities are required for everyone, sonographers specialize in conducting images and test to determine...
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...Diagnostic Medical Sonography Boy or girl? As a Diagnostic medical sonographer, one could be the one to answer the big question for most families with the help of ultrasound technology. Besides babies, sonograms can also generate images of body organs and tissues to diagnose medical conditions. The process starts with placing a small device called a transducer against the patient's skin near the body tissue to be imaged. The transducer is like a microphone because it can transmit and receive sound. The transducer sends a stream of high frequency (depending on the frequency the sonographer has picked) sound waves into the body that bounce off the interior body. These sounds are analyzed by a machine to make an image of the structure on a television screen. It appears almost to be like an x-ray but slightly different and less dangerous to the body. Skills, Required Education and Salary Expectations, Tools and Technologies Work Environment. Skills. Taking the responsibility as a...
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...in to peoples lives. In order to be a successful Technician, you must be a compassionate person with a friendly face, who is able to mask their emotions when necessary. “Diagnostic Medical Sonographers use special imaging equipment that directs sound waves into a patient's body to assess and diagnose various medical conditions” (Mallegg & Palmisano pg 91). These workers are responsible for performing diagnostic examinations using sonography and the action of using sonographic equipment (Society). This is an important job because technicians are using special imaging equipment to search for abnormalities within a fetus (Mallegg & Palmisano pg 90). Ultrasound Techs perform clinical assessments...
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...Fundamentals of Ultrasonics - PLASTICS please click for enlargement Variations of Joint Designs or Energy Directors For the design of plastic parts for assembly with ultrasonic energy, many recommendations exist to save time, energy and tooling modifications. The first step for a designer is to determine the most suitable joining technique. The following variations are possible: Ultrasonic Welding Ultrasonic Swaging, Staking, Spot-Welding Ultrasonic Insertion Ultrasonic Welding The molten material builds at the contact area of the energy director between the to be welded parts. The ultrasonic waves are transferred through the part to the joint area. Common "standard" joint designs include: Basic 90 Degree Energy Director 90 Degree Energy Director Step Joint 90 Degree Energy Director Tongue & Groove Herrmann Ultrasonics Mash Joint Double V-Point Tongue & Groove The recommended process examples listed above can be varied with inserted gaskets or in-molded 2K injection molded gaskets. Ultrasonic Swaging, Staking, Spot-Welding please click for enlargement In addition to conventional types of joint design for bonding injection molded plastic parts, ultrasonic welding can be used in a verity of forms to accomplish a mechanical bond when only one part is of thermoplastic material. Common applications include: Swaging, for deforming or bending an area of a plastic piece to trap the other part (of different...
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...methods to treat and diagnose a patient. One similarity to these fields are that they both are one to one with the patient and you get to know the person a little better as they open up to you and tell you what is going on as they tell you their life stories. Sonography and Ultrasound is the same thing; it just has two names it can go by. In the late 1940’s and early 1950’s, three physicians discovered that sound waves were sent though the body with echoes from different tissues that would form different images of the anatomy of your body. Ultrasound is a sound beam that transfers energy from one point to another like an x-ray beam. These sound waves can only pass through matter and are small vibrations. If there is not matter for the waves to travel through, there is nothing for it to vibrate on and therefore the sound would not exist. There are three components used in Ultrasounds; transducer, the ultrasound beam and an image display on a cathode ray tube or on a screen where the picture is produced. A transducer has two main purposes: Senses the echoes that have returned from the previous pulses to produce the image and it transmits sound in pulses and bursts to create the picture. An ultrasound beam is where light bends and passes through different materials to create an image. A cathode ray tube is a high-vacuum tube in which cathode...
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...Gray, Gabe Let’s talk Business Week one Individual work Mr. Davidson October 21, 2014 The six stages of the communication process consist of; encodes, sender, decodes, message, noise, feedback and receiver. There is a difference between listening and hearing. When you’re hearing your brain is registering sounds, vs. when you’re listening you’re actually paying attention to what is being said and trying to fully understand the full message. A huge situation going on today is the Ebola scandal, people are panicking and not actually listening to persuasions you can take. But the general public isn’t the only one not listening; unfortunately the nurses at hospitals aren’t taking full measurements to prevent this from spreading. If the first patient that went into the Texas hospital with the Ebola symptoms would have been taken care of then, it could have been prevented from spreading to others. We might not think about it on the daily, but the communication process plays an important role in our everyday life. Although the hospital has apologized for not taking better consideration of the first patient with Ebola, it doesn’t change the fact that now they have the whole country panicking. Yet again the communication process plays another big role, because if the general public would actually listen and understand how Ebola spreads they would know that you run a low chance of actually getting infected. People need to actually listen...
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...shapes of the surrounding objects are determined according to the echo of sound waves. Bat’s Sonar * Send’s sound waves in all directions 20 to 30 times each second. * Bats reduce their sonar squeals to prevent confusion from overlapping waves by the echoes. * Technology counterpart is the AWACS Boeing 767 jets Moths * Can disrupt the flow of the bat’s ultrasound waves so they can’t be detected * Technology counterpart is EA-6B Prowler * Dolphin’s Sonar * Can produce as many as 1200 clicks per second. * The echoes let the dolphin determine the direction, speed, and size of the object that reflects them. Sonar Technologies that Help the Visually Impaired Smart Canes * Independent mobility to blind people * Emits ultrasound waves to detect nearby obstacles and vibrates to inform the user Ultra Canes * Provides distance and direction to navigate narrow paths while avoiding obstacles Ultra Bikes * Contains 2 ultrasound sensors and has 2 arms that vibrate to inform the cyclist about obstacles. Superior Bat Design for Safe Travel * Ultrasound sensors bounce sound waves off obstacles, using the echo to know the distance. * As they get closer, the speaker in the car bleeps increasingly. Technologies Inspired From Aquatic Animals Stun Gun * Scientists imitate the defense mechanism of an electrical eel and its principles Fish Detector * Water...
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...Republic of the Philippines MINDANAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY C.M. Recto Avenue, Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City, 9000 Ultrasonic Radar System Documentation Submitted by: Cabilla, Lorener Marie Bahian, Aila Garcia, Giselle Mae Rosagaran, Caleb Japondar, Cledel Joyce Benigay, Dessa Mae Mercado, Jerica Camugao, Rex Jay Submitted to: Mrs. Mayette Saculingan BSIT-3R2 September, 2015 Ultrasonic Radar System By: GROOk Contact Information: www.GROOk.net Abstract: This project is an object detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. Keywords: I. Instroduction The idea of making an Ultrasonic RADAR appeared to us while viewing the technology used in defense, be it Army, Navy or Air Force and now even used in the automobiles employing features like automatic/driverless parking systems, accident prevention during driving etc. Radar systems come in a variety of sizes and have different performance specifications. Some radar systems are used for air-traffic control at airports and others are used for long range surveillance and early-warning systems. A radar system is the heart of a missile guidance system. Small portable radar systems that can be maintained and operated by one person are available as well as systems that occupy several large rooms. The modern uses of radar are highly diverse, including air traffic control...
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...Hellinger, J. C., & Epelman, M. (2010). Fetal MRI in the Third Dimension. Applied Radiology,39(7-8), 8-22. Ultrasonography is a primary diagnostic tool used in obstetrics for multiple reasons, but predominantly because it’s minimally inconvenient for the mother, and it produces dependable, prompt results. Ultrasound uses a 2-dimensional grayscale and Doppler static and cine techniques to achieve structural and functional information. Advantages of utilizing ultrasound is the aid in evaluating: facial abnormalities, neural tube defects, skeletal defects, congenital heart disease, the central nervous system, and fetal biometry. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is advancing as a secondary diagnostic tool for both the fetus and the mother....
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...DMC Career Website --- Tips on Use of Search Categories The search categories are as follows, with the job titles listed being examples of some of the most frequently posted jobs from that category. Note: The jobs listed are NOT a list of ALL jobs that may be in this category, only examples. |Advance Practice Nurses |Rehabilitation Therapy (PT/OT/SLP) | |Nurse Practitioner |Occupational Therapist | |Clinical Nurse Specialist |Occupational Therapy Assistant | |Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |Physical Therapist | | |Physical Therapy Assistant | | |Rehabilitation supervisor / management positions | | |Speech / Language Pathologist | |Nursing – Licensed |Respiratory | |Care Management Specialist |Certified Respiratory Therapist ...
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...Solution to Musculoskeletal Injuries in Sonography Sonography, as a profession, is often enticing. When most individuals think of sonography, the thought that comes to mind is a sonogram with the pictures of a baby in gestation within a mother’s womb. Though this can be an interesting and rewarding career choice, this profession, as in most, can have its drawbacks. Many sonographers are at risk of suffering from musculoskeletal injuries and a significant amount are already experiencing injuries, especially those with considerable workloads and ones who have been in the profession for a large amount of time. In order to make sonography a safer profession, the work environment of sonographers must be redesigned with better ergonomics in mind. Having a safer ergonomic design must play an essential part of equipment design, along with changes to the layout of the work setting. Musculoskeletal Disorder also known as work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WRMSD) can include a number of symptoms ranging from swelling and inflammation of the muscles, spasms, tingling or burning sensations, to the loss of sensation completely (Coffin, 2014). In certain cases, a loss of muscle strength can occur. While this disorder is accumulative, the symptoms considered to be small can evolve to become more critical and also debilitating. Among North American sonographers in 1997, the occurrences of musculoskeletal injury were 84% and increased to 90% in 2008 (Coffin, 2014). According to the...
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...Every sound we hear around us is also part of our lives. If we look at the other side of sound, it could be our memory or rewind us back to our childhood time. Sounds come from everywhere, everything, and such as: animals, nature include weather, or objects in the environment. For me, I hear a lot of sounds in my whole life. Some of the sounds I hear can make me think back of my childhood’s memories. Summer season almost approach to us. Sound that most reminds me of the summer are related to insect, weather, and natural. Surprisingly enough, insect is the most annoying bugs at night in the summer. They are everywhere, from the grass to the trees. One night in summer day, I was sitting outside in the balcony in the dark and couldn’t see things well because I lit the candles. I heard the “buzz, zee” sound around my ear; I knew some kind of bee around me. I was terrified that night because I would look horrible if I got stung. I immediately blew the candle so the bee couldn’t see me. Lucky me, it flew away after a few minutes. Bumble bees are a big nightmare to me. So every time I see bees, I remember that night. It was a scary night but also a memory in summer. Bumble bees are friendly to some people but it is my enemy. Summer is the season of rain, thunderstorm and lightning. Everyone likes rain because it cleans out all the dirt and pollen from the trees. When I see rain, I remember my six- grade school year in my country. Back then, we wore uniform when we went to school...
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