Critical Thinking and Imaging Modalities
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This set of flashcards covers critical thinking skills, various imaging modalities, and associated terminology relevant to the sonography field.
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Critical Thinking Skills
Resourceful actions, judgments, and decisions based on the combination of professional knowledge, experience, integrity, and ethical standards.
Stress
The body's typical reaction to challenging situations perceived as demands on time, energy, or resources.
Anxiety
A general state of feeling worry and fear before confronting something emotionally or physically challenging.
PET
An imaging modality that utilizes features of both nuclear medicine and computed tomography.
Closed Mind
A quality that is not characteristic of a well-cultivated critical thinker.
Preliminary Reports
Tasks that should not be completed unassisted by a sonography student in clinical.
Normal Range of Human Hearing
Between 2 and 20,000 Hz.
Inferences
Reasoning or answers based on gained factual knowledge using critical thinking.
Gadolinium
A contrast agent used in MRI.
Diagnosis
Information that is not provided by the sonographer on a sonographer report.
Nausea
A symptom.
Pulse-Echo Technique
An ultrasound technique using pulsed magnetic waves that echoes the returning echo.
Acoustic Window
The optimal location on the body for placement of the ultrasound transducer to demonstrate both normal anatomy and pathology.
Time Management Tool
A tool that should not be used is checking during class if any assignments are due for the day.
Nuclear Medicine
An imaging modality that utilizes radioactive material in order to acquire images.
Clinical History Information
Information that should not include gallbladder wall thickening demonstrated during the sonogram.
Sonographic Findings
Information that is not considered valid if it states a palpable breast mass noted during an examination.
MRI
A technique that does not employ ionizing radiation to acquire images.
Typical Ranges of Diagnostic Ultrasound
Between 2 and 15 MHz.
