Ultrasound Imaging Modalities and Their Corresponding... overweight (2010). With the average adult patient weight in general increasing, this makes the job more difficult for many in the healthcare field, particularly sonographers. Abdominal imaging is generally deep imaging that requires great force to push down into the tissue in order to create a diagnostic image. These are often long exams with multiple organs and/or vessels to examine. The combination of multiple layers of fatty tissue, overlying intestinal gas, and any skin folds to work around will only increase the exam time and put a strain on the scanning arm. Considering all these factors, sonographers are increasingly having to resort to a “limited exam due to the patient's body habitus” because the exam did not produce diagnostic-quality images. Considering that most of the profession works in hospitals, there are also urgent tests to consider. Patients are wheeled down in a bed or wheelchair and commonly have limited mobility, if they are able to move at all. The transport will drop off the patient and the sonographer will be left to assist the patient in getting out of the wheelchair or sitting up unaided. The weight of a patient, combined with a scenario in which the sonographer must lift the patient alone, puts a strain on the arms and back. If the patient is already in bed, the sonographer must work around the large, bulky, and sometimes non-adjustable bed to access the area to be reached. Twisting your body and rotating your spine into awkward positions further increases the risk of injury. Vascular imaging, the counterpart of ab...... middle of paper......s, volume 2, number 9. Retrieved March 6, 2014, from: https://www.sdms.org/ lists/soundnewsvol2iss9.aspBrown, G. & Baker, J. (2004) Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in sonographers. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 20(2), 85-93.Christenssen, W. (2001). Stretching Exercises: Reduction of musculoskeletal pain and discomfort in the arms and upper body of echocardiographers. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 17(123), 140.Muir, M., Hrynkow, P., Chase, R., Boyce, D., McLean, D. (2004). The nature, cause, and extent of occupational musculoskeletal injuries among sonographers. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 20(1) 217-325. Selected health conditions and risk factors: United States, selected years 1988 to 1994. (2010, January 12). Center for Disease Control. Retrieved February 19, 2014, from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus12.pdf#

Topic > Ultrasound Imaging Modalities and Their Corresponding... overweight (2010). With the average adult patient weight in general increasing, this makes the job more difficult for many in the healthcare field, particularly sonographers. Abdominal imaging is generally deep imaging that requires great force to push down into the tissue in order to create a diagnostic image. These are often long exams with multiple organs and/or vessels to examine. The combination of multiple layers of fatty tissue, overlying intestinal gas, and any skin folds to work around will only increase the exam time and put a strain on the scanning arm. Considering all these factors, sonographers are increasingly having to resort to a “limited exam due to the patient's body habitus” because the exam did not produce diagnostic-quality images. Considering that most of the profession works in hospitals, there are also urgent tests to consider. Patients are wheeled down in a bed or wheelchair and commonly have limited mobility, if they are able to move at all. The transport will drop off the patient and the sonographer will be left to assist the patient in getting out of the wheelchair or sitting up unaided. The weight of a patient, combined with a scenario in which the sonographer must lift the patient alone, puts a strain on the arms and back. If the patient is already in bed, the sonographer must work around the large, bulky, and sometimes non-adjustable bed to access the area to be reached. Twisting your body and rotating your spine into awkward positions further increases the risk of injury. Vascular imaging, the counterpart of ab...... middle of paper......s, volume 2, number 9. Retrieved March 6, 2014, from: https://www.sdms.org/ lists/soundnewsvol2iss9.aspBrown, G. & Baker, J. (2004) Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in sonographers. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 20(2), 85-93.Christenssen, W. (2001). Stretching Exercises: Reduction of musculoskeletal pain and discomfort in the arms and upper body of echocardiographers. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 17(123), 140.Muir, M., Hrynkow, P., Chase, R., Boyce, D., McLean, D. (2004). The nature, cause, and extent of occupational musculoskeletal injuries among sonographers. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 20(1) 217-325. Selected health conditions and risk factors: United States, selected years 1988 to 1994. (2010, January 12). Center for Disease Control. Retrieved February 19, 2014, from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus12.pdf#