medical terms/accreditation and credentialing

Supine

Laying on your back like a slut….jk your legs are down

Prone

Prone 🍗bone sexy sexy laying on your stomach taking that dick

Posterior oblique

PARTIALLY turned on your left or right side

Lateral decubitus position

Laying on your either side completely ( This is also the position that brings the heart closer to the chest for easier scanning)

Proximal

Closer to the point of reference so the mitral valve is proximal to the left ventricle but it is distal to the right ventricle

Distal

Further away from the point of reference

Abduction

Abduction means that you are opening your arms lifting them up like a bird and fly towards the ceiling

Adduction

Bringing your arms closer to your body like a penguin

Anechoic

Black no echoes

Hyperochoic

Lots of echoes very bright brighter than surrounding tissues

Isoechoic

Of similar echogenicity to surrounding tissues even

Homogeneous

Similar texture is to surrounding tissues

Heterogeneous

Dissimilar texture to surrounding tissues or dissimilar to itself in general

Cystic

Fluid filled

Solid

Tissue filled

Complex

Contains both fluid and tissue components

Accredits medical facilities

Joint commission

Protects public health

FDA

Professional cardiac society

ASE

A credits echo and vascular labs

IAC

accredits allied health programs

CAAHEP (COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS)

Globally recognized credentialing organization

ARDMS (American registry for diagnostic medical sonography)

Professional society that includes all specialties

SDMS (society of diagnostic medical sonography)

Compliance is mandatory

OSHA (OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION)

Professional vascular society

SVU (society for vascular ultrasound)

Hypoechoic

Low brightness darker than surrounding tissues