Essays on Radiologist

In physics, the word ultrasound refers to a sound with a frequency that cannot be heard by humans. Ultrasound/ Sonography imaging, therefore, uses sound waves to provide pictures inside a body so as to diagnose the cause of pain, infection or swelling in the internal organs. It can also be used to examine the condition of a fetus in pregnant women as well as the brains and hips of infants. Primarily, this technology can also be used to guide health practitioners during biopsies, diagnose heart conditions, and assess damages after a heart attack (Hamdi, Boughariou, Guedri, & Boussofara, 2016). Today, ...

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Abstract Radiology is among the rapidly advancing specialties of the medical profession. It is both a diagnostic as well as an interventional specialty having direct links to medical experts from different parts of a hospital. Diagnostic radiologists use their knowledge and expertise in the diagnosis of a disorder, whereas interventional radiologists deal with the treatment of the disorder. Radiology department deals with different patients having diseases such as cancer and heart related problems. Patients having kidney problems, liver problems, back pain, fibroids in the uterus, and blockages in the veins and arteries may also visit interventional ...

Pursuing a radiologic technologist profession is the best thing that can ever happen to anyone. The radiologic technician career has several benefits including helping people because they work directly with the patients, numerous employment opportunities, and education advancement opportunities (Gurley and Callaway 78). In addition, this career gives an individual an opportunity to study in many specialties because they are given several training options meaning they can work in different places in the medical field. They are also given other working benefits such as health insurance, salary benefits, and other additional advantages. Working as a radiologic technologist is the ...

Introduction

The only proven strategy to fight any form of cancer is early detection based on evidence and researchers. Based on current evidence, low-dose computed tomography (CT) is highly recommended for patients with high risk for lung cancer. Many researchers state the potential advantages of CT screening in such patients over conventional screening methods. The American Cancer Society and American Lung Cancer Association, early detection and CT screening is one of the best and only proven methods to fight lung cancer across all age groups. In the US, Lung Cancer is the lead cause of cancer-associated death with an alarming ...

Pros and Cons

<<Author>> <<Date>> Pros and Cons Background. The healthcare system in the U.K. is evolving constantly. There are many factors contributing to this change. Amongst them, the changing demographics, types of diseases, economic factors and political issues, have played a key role in redefining and bringing some key discussions to the fore. The population of U.K. is slated to increase to 70 million by the year 2027. By then, the majority of the population will be over 50 years old. Increased life expectancy will change the demographics in the U.K. and consequently, the pressure ...

Introduction

Handling an angry or uncooperative patient can be a challenge to any healthcare professional trying to perform a medical procedure on the patient’s behalf. When a patient is faced with a sudden illness, he or she may experience overwhelming fear about the outcome of any testing or procedures that have to be performed. For many patients with no medical knowledge, testing brings with it more fear about what is going to happen during the tests. The role of the radiology professional is to maintain compassion while educating the patient about the procedure that is to be performed. In ...

Interdisciplinary relationships are a joint communication and decision-making process with the aim of better health care need of the target population. Effective interdisciplinary relationships reduce costs and advance patient satisfaction, while humanizing overall health care worker satisfaction. Working together as a team brings specific capabilities of each discipline that focuses on the care of patients and eliminates any weaknesses of other teammates. The interdisciplinary relations enhance fast and accurate medical performance. This relationship may include a physician and non-physician provider team and a physical assistant and a nurse practitioner. Interdisciplinary relationship becomes a compound process that needs deliberate knowledge passing and combined sense of for ...

Phase 1: mandate for change

People need to understand the reason for the change. They need to know what the current situation is and why it needs to change to something different. This is the first phase of change management referred to as a mandate for change. Change management is a process that involves people. Change is not a standalone process that offers a solution to any organization. People will resist change because it is likely to affect their comfort zones. Therefore, change management involves reducing the possibility of people resisting the new changes. I work in the radiology department, in the field of healthcare. Radiology has ...

Introduction

Workplaces are usually faced by challenges including various conflicts that occur between the same level employees, different level employees, as well as conflicts between various departments, teams and groups. In that respect, managing the conflicts is crucial to enhancing organizational performance, and this analysis demonstrates the problem-solving that is involved. To achieve the objective, the analysis uses two cases on employees conflict. The first case relates to a conflict between employees while the second case concerns conflict between employees and the management. In reference to the cases, the analysis identifies the suitable conflict resolution models, leadership qualities as well as ...

Introduction

As long as there is a firm relationship involved in a particular situation, conflicts are unavoidable. It means that both work and personal relationships encounter conflicts. Conflict refers to a situation in which “an individual or group feels negatively affected by another individual or group” (Borkowski, 2011, p. 285). Even though, all professional fields encounter conflicts, the health profession is a notch higher due to excessive regulations, scarce resources, high emotions and stress. However, conflicts have both negative and positive consequences (Borkowski, 2011). As such, it is important for leaders to analyze the nature of the conflict, and thus, choose the most suitable ...

SCENARIO ONE

Conflicts at workplace are common and especially in healthcare where a single mistake can result in greater loss. In this situation the internist is speaking louder and being angry but he has not used abusive language which means that there is a chance to settle the conflict easily. Moreover, until the time of conflict there had not been some great loss or repercussion which means there is a chance that the conflict can be resolved in a friendly way. So, for this purpose, I would suggest that one party should remain calm which in this case should be the radiologist. This situation needs ...

The advent of technological advancement in the field of medicine paved the way for the most sophisticated and powerful equipment that aids innovation in patient care. The article publish in diagnostic imaging by Howell (2012) describes the increasing popularity of the mobile X-Ray technology. The article emphasized that the new technology enabled the patient’s instant access to imaging. Primarily, image quality and mobility drives the continuous evolvement of medical technologies while battery life and wireless connectivity remain on the vendors’ continuous improvement. Analysis from KLAS suggests that vendors found greater significance of the mobile X-Ray in terms of ...

Implications of inadequate patient histories on the radiological examinations

Implications of inadequate patient histories on the radiological examinations

Introduction

Radiology is a medical specialty that uses imaging techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Commonly used radiological techniques include X-ray radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A number of factors influence the diagnosis made by radiological techniques. Some of these factors include type of the disease, type of the technique used, parameters of the instrument used, interpersonal differences between the radiologists and clinical history of the patient. The availability or non-availability of the clinical history affects the diagnosis of radiological ...

1. Problem Statement Quinte MRI Services is not able to fulfill the needs of its client BCMC Hospital. This is because the facility cannot perform two scans per hour, as it had promised and there is currently a 14 day backlog of patients who require MR scans. This has led to physicians referring their clients to Quinte’s competitors which could destroy its reputation and reduce its competitive advantage. 2. Background Facts a. Company history Quinte MRI was founded in 1998 by Doctor Syed Haider. The company has 5 facilities in St. Louis, Missouri, Quebec, Palmer, ...

A radiologist technician is a person that assists the radiologist physician with the process of diagnosing a disease. They work together to ensure that the patient gets treatment. They do this whole process of diagnosing the illness by use of X-rays and other radiations that spot where the health problem is located in the body. The radiology technology takes internal pictures of soft tissues and bones. The radiologist technician main duties during the diagnosing process are to capture the image, ensuring that the image is of best quality. The best quality image is for the radiologist physician to examine and locate ...

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Introduction The term diagnostic imaging is a medical term which refers to the use of technologies by medical practitioners to look inside the body of the patient to get more clues about the medical condition of the patient. This is done by use of various machines and techniques which has been improvised by the experts in such fields. These techniques and machines are believed to be able in producing pictures and various structures inside an individual. It is believed that the technology a given doctor will apply will depend with the symptoms of the patient and the specific part ...

A radiologist technician is a person that assists the radiologist physician with the process of diagnosing a disease. They work closely to make sure that the patient gets treatment. They do this whole process of diagnosing the illness by use of X-rays and other radiations which identify the part of the body which is affected. The radiology technology takes internal pictures of soft tissues and bones. The radiologist technician main duties during the diagnosing process are to capture the image, ensuring that the image is of best quality. The best quality image is for the radiologist physician to examine and locate ...

A decade ago, the idea that medical procedures might move offshore was unthinkable. Today it is a reality. What trends have facilitated this process? The idea of medical procedures moving offshore is a reality because the United States is experiencing shortages of their radiologists and their doctors, whose responsibilities entail reading and interpreting dissimilar medical images including the X-rays, CT scans as well as the ultra sounds. This is so because the sector is experiencing high demands of radiologists compared to the rate at which the radiologists are graduating from the medical schools. Therefore, the existing imbalance has enabled the ...

OBJECTIVE

administration; this will help me advance into a management position to provide better healthcare my community. My ultimate goal is to obtain an executive position in healthcare administration.

EDUCATION

Our Lady Holy Cross BS Health Science: Radiologic Technology Fall 2012 Delgado Community College Associates degree: Radiologic Technology Aug 2006 EXPERIENCE MRI and CT TECH: Proscan Imaging 09/2009to present - Ensure patient safety and comfort during examinations. - Greet and escorted patients to the examination rooms. - Performed diagnostic MRI scanning procedures to examine patients. - Performed MRI and ...

Bad Image Radiology Department

Step I: Summary of the case

Notably, many hospitals find themselves in the middle of court cases and trials with very little knowledge of the events that led to the scenario. This case is a good example. It presents the origin of the problem, the personnel that were involved and the events that led to the problems presented. It is about MacMillan hospital and the problems that generated from the department of medical imaging. The department had contracted its services to Good View Company and the major shareholder was Goodview (Darr, 2001, p. 322). He started neglecting his work and ...

This paper provides a platform for goals setting capitalized on a visionary plan. According to the weighed strategies of plan, the basic goals set in this case capitalize on both the long and short term goals. In addition, there is a provision for transition goals which serve to offer a stepping stone to the main goals. The goals are further classified as personal, academic or career oriented. In order to provide a comprehensive touch, goals are evaluated based on their measurability on values. Based on this case, my long term personal goal is focused on acquiring an owning a car. In addition to the personal ...

The following paper is based on the topic of recruitment and staff selection, whereby it starts with a selection of two advertisements for allied health positions using professional publications and websites. For this paper, I selected an advert for nurses and another one for radiology professionals required for applying positions in various hospitals. After assessing the design and content of each of the two ads, the first task is to discuss their effectiveness and how they follow suggestions and guidelines for effective ads.

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This advert was effective in creating the desired image on the applicants. The headline of the advert ...