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Clinical in the OR
Ya’ll I started clinicals in the OR this semester and let me tell you... I am far from confident up there lol I’m in there for the rest of this week (2days) and I need 2 C-arm comps. Wish me luck!
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The Importance of Radiologic Technology in Early Diagnosis and Treatment
In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, technological advancements play a pivotal role in enhancing diagnostic capabilities and treatment outcomes. Among these, radiologic technology stands out as a cornerstone in early diagnosis and treatment planning. This article explores the significance of radiologic technology in healthcare, highlighting its contributions to timely and accurate diagnoses, treatment decisions, and patient care.
The evolution of radiologic technology
Radiologic technology has witnessed remarkable advancements since the discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895. From the early days of basic radiography to the sophisticated modalities available today, including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, and nuclear medicine, the field has transformed the way healthcare professionals perceive and address medical conditions.
Early diagnosis saves lives
One of the primary advantages of radiologic technology lies in its ability to facilitate early diagnosis. Early detection of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disorders, and neurological conditions significantly improves the chances of successful treatment and enhances patient outcomes. Imaging modalities like mammography, CT scans, and MRIs empower healthcare providers to identify abnormalities at their nascent stages, allowing for prompt intervention.
Precision medicine and treatment planning
Radiologic technology not only aids in the early identification of diseases but also plays a crucial role in treatment planning. Advanced imaging techniques enable healthcare professionals to visualize the internal structures of the body with unparalleled clarity, facilitating precision medicine. This precision ensures that treatment strategies are tailored to the unique characteristics of each patient, maximizing effectiveness and minimizing side effects.
Minimally invasive interventions
Interventional radiology has emerged as a game-changer in the field of medicine, offering minimally invasive alternatives to traditional surgical procedures. Procedures such as angioplasty, embolization, and radiofrequency ablation are guided by real-time imaging, reducing recovery times and enhancing patient comfort. Radiologic technology has thus expanded the scope of treatment options available to patients across various medical disciplines.
Radiologic technologists: The heroes behind the screens
The individuals responsible for operating and interpreting radiologic technology are radiologic technologists. Their expertise is critical in ensuring the accuracy of diagnostic images and the safety of patients. Radiologic technologists play a vital role in collaborating with other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive and timely healthcare solutions.
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Conclusion
In conclusion, the importance of radiologic technology in early diagnosis and treatment cannot be overstated. From its humble beginnings with X-rays to the sophisticated modalities available today, radiologic technology continues to revolutionize healthcare. As we navigate the complexities of modern medicine, the role of radiologic technologists remains central to ensuring accurate diagnoses, personalized treatment plans, and ultimately, improved patient outcomes. Take the first step towards a rewarding career in radiologic technology – join MedCadre and unlock a world of opportunities to make a difference in healthcare.
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"My favorite part of what I do is being part of a team that helps medical professionals diagnose and treat children. I love being able to use my knowledge and show patients that x-rays aren't as scary as they can seem! Nothing beats getting to meet all kinds of children, listen to their stories, and see them say 'cheese' when I am about to take their x-ray."
Autumn Jones, Radiologic Technologist, Radiology East Close To Home
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Failed my comp midterm exam 😭 78%
Today has been a bad day from the get go.
My alarm didn’t go off this morning
I needed gas
The first gas station wouldn’t take my card for some reason
Just ugh
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Ultrasound Tech Gifts For Sonographers. Sonography Gift Seeing With Sound Ultrasonography. Great gift for radiology month, ultra sound student, radiographer, ultrasonographer, vascular echocardiography technologist, clinical or program director! You've
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B.SC ( Radiology & Imaging Technology)
Duration: 3.5 Year | Internship: 6 Months.
Eligibility: 10+2 / Senior Secondary (with Science) Lateral:3 years Diploma after 10th or 2 years Diploma after 12th in Radiotherapy Technology from recognized State Board with atleast 50% marks (45% marks in case of candidate belonging to Reserved Category) in aggregate
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Our vision is to be a leading provider of quality and compassionate health care staffing with values and ethics to meet the requirements of each community we represent. We are dedicated to providing excellent services in healthcare!. Nursing Surgical Technologist Radiology Technician GI Suite Healthcare Administration Surgical Services Heart Surgery Laborate Analysis Customer Support Medical Research
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Hello!
This isn’t exactly a question about your game, so hopefully it’s okay to ask you here - feel free to delete this if you’d like! I saw in your bio that you work in vascular surgery at only 23 - first of all, that’s incredible! I didn’t even realize it was possible to enter the medical/surgical field in any way that young. My question kind of relates to this: as someone who wants to get into medicine and healthcare, I’m wondering how you’ve started so young and/or if you have any advice on how to succeed in school/get a job in the industry early on? Thank you so much for your time and have a lovely day :)
You’re good, it’s totally okay! I enjoy my work and talking about it. I’ll put my answer under a cut so people who are just here for game stuff can easily skip it
There are a lot of options in the medical field!! Advice really depends on what you want to do. I’ve only experienced one side of it, so I’m not sure if anything I say would be relevant to what you’re wanting to do. I hope this is at least a little helpful though, and I’m wishing you the best of luck with it!! 🍀🍀✨✨
I’m a vascular interventional radiologic technologist. Every hospital is different, and people with that job title often work in a cardiac cath lab or interventional radiology. I’ve talked about the types of operations I help perform here!
Here it requires 4 years of university with a lot of clinical hours and 2 registry exams at the end to get certified / have proper credentials.
As a student I spent a lot of my clinical hours in the vascular surgery department. I was always told to treat your clinical shifts like an interview! I knew I wanted to work here, so I talked to the manager over the department and actually got hired a few months before I graduated (with the condition of me successfully graduating + passing my exams to get credentials). Most medical programs should have some type of clinical hour requirements, so my biggest advice is to try to spend that time in the department you’re passionate about + try to show that you’re someone worth hiring while you’re a student! A couple of my classmates got hired for cath lab & IR before graduating too.
There are also so many different types of jobs in the medical field!! A lot of people outside of the field have never heard of my position, or they’re only aware of it in interventional radiology. My other suggestion is to make sure you know what you want to do & look at all options! There are many cool positions that would allow you to start working earlier in life :)
I hope this was helpful in some way, and again I’m wishing you the best!!
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Female Doctor reader x Mason McTavish
Warning: Hurt Jamie, fluff Mason, Hospital
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Sorry for taking so long, this week has been busy & i haven’t had much time to write!
let me know what you guys think🤍
I was at work since 7:00 p.m. I had the night shift today, It’s now 10:00 p.m. I live in Anaheim, I grew up here, now I’m a doctor at Anaheim medical center, I work in Orthopedics.
“Doctor Y/n you’ve got a new patient” Nurse Emily told me, before giving me a file.
“Thanks Em, which room?” I asked
“Room four” she said smiling.
“Thank you” I smiled before we both made our way to room four.
When we got there, I knocked before going in.
“Hey, I’m doctor y/l/n, I see you hurt you’re left shoulder?” I asked as I walked into the room. I looked up from the file to see the patient on the bed and his friend sat in the chair next to the bed.
His friend was good looking, I smiled at both.
“Yeah” my patient said.
“I would like to get an x-ray so I can see how serious it is, and we can go from there” I told him. he nodded.
“How did this happen?” I asked as I looked at his shoulder.
“Hockey injury” he said in pain. I nodded.
“Okay the swelling as gone down, so I’m going to take you to X-Ray so we can see how bad the injury is”
He nodded and Emily and I brought him into the x-ray room. Jenna the radiologic technologist got him ready for the x-ray as Emily and I went to the other room and met with the radiologist.
“Dam poor kid, this is only his second season and he’s already injured” the radiologist Paul said. I looked at him confused.
“Huh, what do you mean its only his second season?” I ask confused, I know he said it was a hockey injury but how would Paul know it’s only his second season.
“Do you not know who he is?” Paul asked me.
“No, all I know is he’s, my patient.”
“I thought you grew up watching the ducks?”
“I did, haven’t watched them play in a while though. What does this have to do with him?” I was still confused, did he mean this guy played for the ducks?
“He’s on the team, he’s number six, he’s pretty good to” Paul said, and I nodded.
“Dam then this must really suck then” I said sadly. This is his career, I can’t even imagine what I would do If I couldn’t be a doctor because I got injured.
The X-ray came through and Emily got Jamie back to his room. I had to wait and see with Paul to look at the x-ray.
“Crap it’s a torn labrum” Paul said.
“He’s going to need surgery” I said sadly. Paul nodded. He gave me the x-ray and I made my way to room four so I could tell Jamie the news.
I knocked on the door before entering.
When I got Jamie and his friend were talking, but they stopped when they saw me.
“How bad is it doc?” Jamie asked.
“I’m sorry Mr. Drysdale, but you can see here that you have a torn labrum, and you will need surgery.” I said sadly as I showed him his x-ray. He was devastated.
“When can I have the surgery? And how long will the recovery be?” he asked. His teammate looked at him sadly.
“To have the surgery we need to make sure there is no swelling, the swelling is almost gone, so I can give you some medication and I can schedule the surgery tomorrow morning” I told him.
“And his recovery?” his friend asked me.
“Four to six months” I said.
“Dammit” Jamie said.
“I’m sorry, I know you want to get back to playing, but we need to make sure your shoulder is fully healed so you don’t injure it more” I said sadly.
He nodded and agreed.
I schedule the surgery and said he could go home.
I walked out but his friend followed me.
“Hey, can I talk to you for a second”
“Of course, what can I help you with?”
“You’re really pretty and I was wondering if I could get your number?” he asked nervously.
I smiled and nodded.
He handed me his phone and I put my number in it, before handing it back to him.
“My names Mason by the way, I’m Jamie’s teammate” he said smiling.
“It’s nice to meet you Mason, you can call me y/n, text me sometime” I said smirking before walking away.
………
About a week later Mason called me and asked me on a date. I have a day off so I said yes.
I was getting ready, he said he would pick me up at 6:30 p.m. for dinner.
I’m excited but nervous, I really hope this goes well, especially since I’m his teammates doctor.
Once I was ready it was 6:15 so he would be here soon. I sat down on the couch waiting. A few minutes later the doorbell rang.
I made my way to the door and opened it.
“Hey” I said smiling
“Hey, you look stunning” he said smiling.
“Thank you, you look handsome”
“These are for you” he said handing me a bouquet of flowers.
“Thank you, these are beautiful, come in” I said making my way to the kitchen so I could put them in a vase.
Once I was done, I turned around and looked at him smiling.
“Are you ready to go?” I asked.
“Yes, let’s go” he said leading the way outside.
He opened the passenger door for me. I looked at him and smiled before getting in.
“What a gentleman” I said and he smiled.
“Of course,” he said smiling.
We made our way to the restaurant.
The date went really well, Mason was an amazing guy.
When he dropped me off back at home, he walked me up to the door. I looked at him smiling.
“I had a really great time tonight” I told him. he smiled.
“So did I, I was hoping we could do it again sometime?” he asked
“I’d love that”
“umm… can I kiss you?” he asked nervously. I chuckled before nodding.
He leaned in and kissed me. I put my hands around his neck as his go around my waist pulling me closer, our lips moved in sync.
We pulled away breathing heavily. We both smiled as his forehead leaned against mine.
“Wow” he said smiling.
“Wow is right” I smiled back.
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NAME / ALIAS: cake!
AGE / AGE GROUP: 25+
PRONOUNS: she/her
TIMEZONE: pst
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?: pnw 🌱
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A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF:
hi everyone, im cake! when im not here, im drawing or playing with my dogs! i've been in the roleplay community for .... 10-12 years? idk i don't know math. i used to roleplay star butterfly when i was back in isola and recently i had been missing the community!
i'm currently in school to become a radiology technologist and only have one quarter left! YIPPEEEEEE!! but other than that, im kinda boring and just like to hang out with friends sxchvbnmc
im starting to get back in to xiv, my character's name is ta'ali rhowa, so add me! im a dumb cat girl go figure.
also, please be my friend -- follow me on twitter!
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“I love knowing that what I do in my job helps the patient in the long run. The radiology department in all its different branches helps to diagnose various diseases and helps track the progress of different pathologies. I also really enjoy the camaraderie of the staff within technologists, radiologists, and other hospital staff.”
Samuel Wolf, Special Procedures Radiologic Technologist, CT
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A quick guide on what different titles mean in my posts
(Since education AND healthcare systems vary around the world).
Medical Student (4.5-5 years)
You can get into medical school straight out of high school. College degrees do exist, but they are not the norm, not for medicine, and not for any career, tbh.
You fist 2-3 years are mostly theory. Calculus, chemistry, biology, anatomy, histology, embriology, physiology, pathology, physiopathology, microbiology, pharmacology…. That period end with semiology, and you get a Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Science.
Then, for the next 2 years, you have your clinicals, in which you spend half of the day in the hospital, with patients, and half the day in class, but definitely more focused on patient care and management.
Med student in clinicals = baby of the team (most of the time).
When you finish, you get your Academic Degree, Licenciate in Medicine.
Medical Intern (1.5-2 years)
No longer a student, you are now in your professional practice. Although you are technically still in med school in your university, you can say goodbye to classes, since you’re now a worker.
Probably bottom of the food chain, and probably does all the paperwork that nobody wants to do, but it’s a period where you gain a lot of independence and knowledge through work.
When you finish, you get your Professional Title, Médico Cirujano, but also need to pass a national test (EUNACOM) in order to be able to work.
Once you are a Doctor, you can work with that, or you can specialize.
Resident Doctor
A doctor, who is both working and studying towards a specialty.
Staff
Doctor who is on charge of a team. Tends to be an specialist.
Other titles that may cause confusion:
CNA: I use CNA to refer to TENS (Técnico de Enfermería de Nivel Superior). Technical degree (2.5 years). Takes care of patient’s basic needs, vital signs, may administer non-prescription medications.
Scrub tech: An specialized TENS. Takes care of the surgical instrumental and the sterile field in the OR.
Other TENS specializations: (that aren’t shared with other workers) Ambulance paramedic, anesthesia tech, trauma tech (takes care of plasters).
Medical Technologist: University degree (5Y). In charge of handling the machines and advanced technology equipment. They have 5 sub-specialties: ENT, ophthalmology, morphophysiopathology, blood bank and radiology.
Kinesiologist: University degree (5Y). They encapsulate both Physical Therapy and Respiratory Therapy.
Midwife: University Degree (5Y). Kind of like L&D nurses. Also in charge of reproductive health (i.e inserts IUDs, tests for STIs). Can assist births without a doctor if uncomplicated.
Other professionals that may not need further explanation:
Nurse.
Nutritionist.
Speech therapy.
Occupational therapy.
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