Ultrasound Delicious Stacks

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Images of different department layouts in radiology

Radiology Nursing

MRI Department

Diagnostic Radiology Department



 

Examples of Ergonomic Equipment in our Radioogy Department

This is a panoramic view of a room in the ultrasound deparment that I work in. I have listed a few things that are placed inside the ultrasound suite to create a more ergonomically sound room.

1. The pivotal arm on the ultrasound machine.

2. The back ergonomic tech chair that promotes correct posture and lessen the pressure placed on the arms, wrists, and shoulders from scanning.

3. The positioning of the computer. Take a look at picture. How many other things would you say creates an ergonomical ultrasound suite?


Here are other pieces of ergonomic equipment seen in our radiology department

Radiology Jobs, Organizations, and Societies Livebinders

Radiology Societies & Organizations

Radiology Jobs

Ultrasound & Ergonomics Articles

These peer-reviewed articles discuss research studies conducted about preventing work-related injuries in ultrasound http://jdm.sagepub.com/content/26/3/121.full.pdf+html and factos that contribute to wrist-hand-finger discomfort in ultraound. http://jdm.sagepub.com/content/1/4/168.full.pdf+html

Radiology Imaging Equipment

Radiology Imaging Equipment, a gallery on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Thease are images of different machines used to perform radiology imaging exams.

Radiology Apps

The Diagnositc Radiology: Dynamic Approach to Abdominal Radiology App had 2 reviews that both rated the app with 5 stars. This app is an interactive book that offers extensively annotated, real clinal data sets to illustrate key concepts of the dynamic approach to abdominal anatamy and pathology.                          

                                                               
The Modality Inc App only had two written reviews which recieved 1 star and 2 stars respectively. This app enables the user to collect and create image libraries for reference, training, and patient education. These images could be the users own images or they can be taken from medical texts. There is a small registration required to get started.

                                                                    
The Essentials of Pediatric Radiology App only had 1 review which received 5 stars. This app gives interactive questions and answers that test the users diagnostic proficienct. The user is presented with a case that gives patient medical history and radiology imaging to assist in a diagnosis.

                                                                     
The Radiology 2.0: One Night in the ED App had 16 reviews with an average rating of 4 1/2 stars. This app gives full case studies of CT and Xray images with through discussions of each case presented. Alot of reviews complained that it didnt save the last case read once you exit and re-enter the app.

                                                                  
The RSNA Radiology App had 5 reviews giving it an average rating of 4 stars. Thsi app provides peer-reviewed articles of original medical research. It has a very user friendly fomat when presenting the articles on the iPad.

                                                                                                            
The Surgical Radiology App was my favorite app. It had 85 reviews with a 4 star average rating. In this app a radiolgy modality image comes up on the screen and the user has to find the pathology by clicking in the area of the pathology. Then a multiple choice question comes up related to the pathology. The user has to rush against the 30 sec timer and choose the correct answer before time runs out. Many users commented about not having the capability to look at the pathology image while trying to answer the multiple choice question. A Game Center account is required for this app. After utilizing this app the user should be able to develop fundamental knowledge of surgical radiology, identify certain disease states as presented on radiographs, identify and answer relevant questions related to certain diseases, and be able to interpret results based on medical images provided within this app. Overall this was very interactive and fun!!

Ultrasound Cases, images, and review

Follow the following links to access an abundance of information along with images of different types of ultrasound diagnosis.

Ultrasoundcases.info
Sonoworld.com
ob-ultrasound.net
ultrasound-images.com

How does it look compared to the other modality?

Renal Cell Carcinoma

Nuclear Medicine

CT

Gallstones

CT

Ultrasound

 Appendicitis

MRI

Xray

Carpal Tunnel & Ergonomics Livebinders

Centerline Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel

Ergonomics

iPhone Exercise Apps

Office stretch is another app that consists of 20 of the most effective exercises that you could be perform in a Radiology department. These exercises are targeted for the neck and shoulders, the back, legs, arms and wrists. It can be purchsed for $1.99 in the App store and read about through this link.   Lastics Office Stretch app allows users to follow along and they don't require a lot of space and time. It features high quality videos each 2-4 minutes in length. This app was endorsed by an NBA player, broadway dancer, and a top NY orthopedic surgeon. It can be purchased for $0.99 in the App store and read about on this website.

Tendinits

As a Diagnotic Medical Sonographer I am more susceptible to getting tendinitis and carpal tunnel syndrom. Sadly, I was recently diagnosed with tendinitis of my left wrist. My treatment was simply Ibuprofen and a arm splint. Tendinitis is inflammation or irritation of a tendon — any one of the thick fibrous cords that attaches muscle to bone. The condition causes pain and tenderness just outside a joint. While tendinitis can occur in any of your body's tendons, it's most common around your shoulders, elbows, wrists and heels. Although tendinitis can be sudden it usually results from movement repetition. Without treatment tendinitis can increase a radiology employee's risk of tendon rupture which could require surgical repair. This information was obtained from the Mayo Clinic website.

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Stretch it out: Ergonomic Exercices

Ultrasound Ergonomics Article- Designed With the Sonographer in Mind