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What is the main purpose of documenting the ultrasound findings?
What is the main purpose of documenting the ultrasound findings?
- To document the findings for other health care providers caring for the patient (correct)
- For you, if your memory is not as good as you may think
- To have an understandable report for those not proficient in reading ultrasound images
- For the health care record and its many uses
What should be included in each ultrasound image?
What should be included in each ultrasound image?
- Patient name & other identifying information
- Label of image structure *if not obvious or to identify a particular structure (correct)
- Facility identifying information
- Details of ultrasound machine settings *provided automatically (frequency, power, scale)
Why is it important to only measure what is relevant in ultrasound images?
Why is it important to only measure what is relevant in ultrasound images?
- To have an understandable report for those not proficient in reading ultrasound images
- For the health care record and its many uses
- To avoid confusion from too many measures (correct)
- To document the findings for other health care providers caring for the patient
What should be included in the image recording of ultrasound findings?
What should be included in the image recording of ultrasound findings?
What is the minimum requirement for recording the ultrasound findings?
What is the minimum requirement for recording the ultrasound findings?
Is it important to measure and describe abnormalities in ultrasound images?
Is it important to measure and describe abnormalities in ultrasound images?
Should ultrasound images include patient name and other identifying information?
Should ultrasound images include patient name and other identifying information?
Is it necessary to include facility identifying information in ultrasound images?
Is it necessary to include facility identifying information in ultrasound images?
Is it important to only measure what is relevant in ultrasound images?
Is it important to only measure what is relevant in ultrasound images?
Is it necessary to document the findings for other health care providers caring for the patient?
Is it necessary to document the findings for other health care providers caring for the patient?
Study Notes
Obstetric Ultrasound
- Obstetric ultrasound uses sound waves to produce pictures of a baby (embryo or fetus) within a pregnant woman, as well as the mother's uterus and ovaries.
- Types of ultrasound scans:
- Transabdominal longitudinal
- Transabdominal transverse
- Transvaginal
Indications for Obstetrical Scan
- To confirm pregnancy
- To evaluate a suspected ectopic pregnancy
- To define the cause of vaginal bleeding
- To evaluate pelvic/abdominal pain
- To determine gestational age
- To diagnose multiple pregnancy
- To confirm viability/cardiac activity
- To guide a prenatal diagnosis procedure
- To discover or assess fetal abnormality
- To measure the nuchal translucency
- To measure the cervical length
- To measure fetal biometry
- Many others, especially in the second & third trimesters
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Description
Test your knowledge about obstetric ultrasound, which is used to produce images of a baby in a pregnant woman, as well as the mother's uterus and ovaries. This quiz covers the principles, techniques, and applications of obstetric ultrasound.
