Ultrasound 1 Flashcards
Week 1 quiz
What is ergonomics
Making your work space work around you to decrease injuries
(Designing equipment to increase productivity and decrease injuries)
Most common WRMD in sonongraphy
Neck, shoulders, upper/lower back
Arm, wrist and hand and eye strain
What does OSHA stand for
Occupational safety and health administration
What is OSHA responsible for
Saftey of employees in the work place
More than ___ % of sonographers have some kind of WRMD
80%
How to avoid WRMD as a sonographer (6 things)
- Avoid awkward postures
- Alternate sitting and standing
3.adjust table and equipment to your size
4.reduce arm abduction (less than 30 degrees
5.avoid reaching:move patient toward you
6.use support for arm,back, and wrist.
Two types of different infections
Viral
Bacterial
Things that lower the body’s ability to fight infection
Age
Nutritional status
STRESS
Medications
General health
Presence of another disease
Infections that are confined to a specific part of the body is called______
Localized infection
Infections that have spread throughout the entire body is called a _______
Systemic infection
How can you break a chain of infections
Handwashing
Standard precautions
Handwashing before and after gloves
Gloves
Clean equipment before and after use
Place contaminated linen and leak proof bags
Dispose of sharps in puncture resistant container UNCAPPED if capper is not available
PPE
Remove jewelry
Wash hands
Gown
Mask
Gloves
Types of infections
C diff (bacterial usually casued by antibiotic)
MRSA (Methicillin resistant staph infection)
VRE(Vancomycin resistant enterococci)
TB
HPV
How to disinfect transvaginal transducers
(These can contribute to HPV)
Trophon-uses 35% hydrogen peroxide and takes about 7 minutes to complete the process.
While communicating with a patient what do you need to identify
Yourself, and the patients name and DOB
It’s good to take proper medical history and very important to explain procedure to patient.
Communication barriers
Language barrier
Possible patient on ventilator
Age related communications in the geriatric community
Don’t push of hurry these patients
May need to speak louder and slower
Good lighting and allow them to wear hearing aids and glasses if needed
Normal pulse in adults
60-80 BPM
Rapid pulse
Tachycardia
Over 100BPM
Slow pulse
Bradycardia
Under 60 BPM
Normal respiration
12-20 breaths per minute
Normal BP
120/80
But as you get older it can increase and it may be 140/90
Pulse ox normal range
95-100%
Moving patients with tubing
Move tubing or anything connected to patient before moving patient
While filling a patients bladder
Make sure it is the proper port
Sterile water
Proper volume amount
Roles of a sonographer
1.) reviews and confirms all info pertinent to the exam
2.) takes best medical history as possible
3.) explains procedure to the patient
4.) records and accurately reports procedure findings
5.) preforms basic machine care and maintance
6.)to continuously remain educated on advances in medical imagine
Important quality of a sonographer
Clear communication (observe body language)
Conflict resolution
1.communicate
2.actively listen (let them feel heard)
3.review options
4.end with a win-won solution (ALWAYS)
Critical thinking
Be a problem solver
Know when to take images an when not too
Decision making
Logic not emotion
Legal aspects of a sonographer
Accountability and liability
Considerations
Clarity (clear requests from drs, when in doubt point it out)
Commitment
Consequences
Privacy
Privacy
Be aware of other cultures who may not be allowed to expose or have skin contact with a person of the opposite sex
Introduce anyone that you may have in the room. If performing and intimate exam you should have a chaperone of the opposite sex in the room always.
Informed consent
Risks and benefits must be explained to the patient. They may request a list of alternatives.
Ethics
Ethics
Values
Morals
Getting registered
Pass SPI physics exam and a corresponding specialty exam
