Chapter 2: Knobology Flashcards
What are the keyboard controls?
Annotation On/Off or Comments On/Off, Erase/Clear/Clear Screen, Backspace, and New Patient Key/End Current Patient.
What does the Annotation On/Off or Comments On/Off button do?
Allows for annotations or comments to be entered on screen. Many systems have a preprogrammed library of annotations.
What does the Erase/Clear/Clear Screen button do?
This lets you erase all user-entered annotations from the cursor location.
What does the backspace button do?
This lets you erase the last character to the left of the cursor.
What does the new patient key/end current patient button do?
This allows you to either enter new patient information or to clear the current patients ID, graphics, stored images, and comments.
What is the “Worklist”?
This is an electronically driven program that allows you to see the history of procedures and help maintain quality control.
What is the patient information page?
This is where patient demographics are stored along with medical information. For sonographers, if you do a procedure, this is where you would initial what you’ve done.
What does the Primary Imaging Controls do?
This allows you to directly control the image quality.
What are the primary imaging controls?
Transducer/Probe button, Imaging Preset/Model, Frequency, Depth, Time-Gain Compensation (TCG), TCG Curve, Focal Zone Position and Focal Number, Dual Image and/or Left/Right Key, Image Direction, Freeze Key, Cine Loop, Print/Store Key, and Trackball.
What does the Transducer/Probe button do?
This lets you to select the different transducers/probes you can use.
What does the Imaging Preset/Model button do?
This lets you to select an appropriate preset image as a starting point from which the examination will be preformed.
What does the Frequency button do?
You select an imaging frequency based on the patient’s anatomy and examination type. High frequencies are for superficial structures and low frequencies are for deeper structures.
What does the Depth button do?
This lets you adjust the image size.
What does the Time-Gain Compensation (TCG) button do?
This makes the returning echos from deep in the body be amplified so information on deeper structures can be received.
What does the TCG Curve button do?
This displays the TCG information located vertically on the right side of the ultrasound screen.