...A Critique of the ALARA Concept for Performing Pediatric Head Computed Tomography With the advancement in Computed Tomography (CT) imaging technology and image acquisition is the importance of patient safety, particularly in pediatric imaging. CT has become one of the most popular diagnostic tools used in the clinical environment. In some facilities, CT scans constitute as much as 67% of the patient's annual exposures to ionizing radiation (Furlow, 2012). Physicians and technologists alike must be knowledgeable on how to perform the ALARA principle on their patients in order to deliver the least amount of radiation dose possible while achieving diagnostic quality images. Image Gently Campaign Image Gently and the Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging has launched a campaign to increase the awareness of the importance of applying the ALARA principles when imaging pediatric patients with Computed Tomography. The Image Gently web site is a source of valuable information for parents of pediatric patients, physicians, technologists, and radiologists. The web site offers pediatric protocols as well as tracking mechanisms for parents of pediatric patients to keep track of their child's dose from clinical CT examinations. The web site offers educational resources for technologists through on-line presentations for continuing education in pediatric CT scanning describing techniques that technologists can employ to reduce dose to their pediatric patients. ...
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...In Radiography, when a patient comes in for an exam, the area of interest is lined up directly under the beam. When the exposure is taken all the photons are absorbed through the patient’s body (through fat, bone, muscle) until it reaches the image receptor (IR), this process is called attenuation. When a patient is of larger size, this attenuation can also produce scatter radiation to other parts of the body and even the Radiographer and others within the exam room. As we know, radiation can cause some biological damage; this is why it is very important to use collimation, and shielding. Along with using collimation and shielding another very important but often forgotten about thing we as Radiographers need to know are technique. The main...
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...A STUDY ON RADIATION PROTECTION AMONG PATIENTS AND STAFF IN THE IMAGING DEPARTMENT AT KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL. RESEARCH DONE BY: DENIS NOVENA MUNG’AHU COLLEGE NUMBER: D/MIS/10007/191 RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL IMAGING SCIENCES-NYERI CAMPUS IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STUDY. JANUARY 2013 KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE P.O BOX 466 NYERI. Contents DECLARATION 1 DEDICATION 3 List of abbreviation 4 Operational definition 5 Chapter 1 6 1.0 Introduction 6 1.1 Broad objective 6 1.2 Specific Objectives 6 1.3 Problem Statement 6 1.4 Research Question 7 1.6 Study Justification 8 Chapter 2 9 Literature review 9 2.0: Introduction 9 2.1: Practice of radiation protection principles by the radiographers 10 2.1.1: Beam collimation by the radiographer 10 2.2.2: Beam Limiting Devices 11 2.2.2: Technique Selection 12 2.2.3: Patient identification 12 2.2: The practice of the radiation protection principles 13 The principle of limiting time 13 2.2.2 The principle of distance 14 2.2.3 The principle of applying shielding 15 2.3 To determine patients' level of knowledge 15 2.4 Conclusion 16 Chapter 3 16 Methodology 16 3.0 Background information 16 3.1 Position and size 16 3.2 Topography, climate and temperature 17 3.3 Population 17 3.5 Design 18 3.6 Study area 18 3.7 Sampling size determination 18 3.8 Ethical consideration 19 CHAPTER 4 19 APPENDIX I...
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...Monitoring Patient Care Screening for Illness or Disease Identifying at-Risk Patients Managing Patients with Chronic Diseases Improving the Quality and Safety of Patient Care with Evidence-Based Guidelines E-Prescribing and Electronic Health Records Keeping Current with Electronic Drug Databases Increasing Prescription Safety Saving Time and Money LEARNING OUTCOMES After completing this chapter, you will be able to define key terms and: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. List the five steps of the office visit workflow in a physician office. Discuss the advantages of pre-visit scheduling and information collection for patients and office staff. Describe the process of electronic check-in. Explain how electronic health records make documenting patient exams more efficient. Explain what occurs during patient checkout. Explain what two events take place during the post-visit step of the visit workflow. Describe the advantages of computer-assisted coding. List three decision-support tools the EHRs contain to provide patients with safe and effective health care. List four important safety checks that an EHR’s e-prescribing feature can perform when a physician selects a new medication for a patient. KEY TERMS chronic diseases disease management (DM) clinical guidelines formulary computer-assisted coding point-of-care...
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...Screening for Illness or Disease Identifying at-Risk Patients Managing Patients with Chronic Diseases Improving the Quality and Safety of Patient Care with Evidence-Based Guidelines E-Prescribing and Electronic Health Records Keeping Current with Electronic Drug Databases Increasing Prescription Safety Saving Time and Money LEARNING OUTCOMES After completing this chapter, you will be able to define key terms and: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. List the five steps of the office visit workflow in a physician office. Discuss the advantages of pre-visit scheduling and information collection for patients and office staff. Describe the process of electronic check-in. Explain how electronic health records make documenting patient exams more efficient. Explain what occurs during patient checkout. Explain what two events take place during the post-visit step of the visit workflow. Describe the advantages of computer-assisted coding. List three decision-support tools the EHRs contain to provide patients with safe and effective health care. List four important safety checks that an EHR’s e-prescribing feature can perform when a physician selects a new medication for a patient. KEY TERMS chronic diseases disease management (DM) clinical...
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...BGI COURSE SYLLABUS |Course Number and Title |MGT 553 Finance, Accounting, and the Triple Bottom Line I | | | | |Instructors |Kate Lancaster, PhD, CPA | | |kate.lancaster@bgi.edu | | |(W) 805.756.2922, (H-MB) 805.772.7452 | | |(H-BI) 206.780.1015, (C) 805.440.4618 | | |Toni Smith, PhD, CPA | | |toni.smith@bgi.edu | | |603.659.5108 | | |Brian Setzler, MBA, CPA | | ...
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...All of my life I have known that I wanted to be in the medical field. Not until this year have I known exactly what I wanted to be. Job shadowing a Registered Nurse (RN) made it clear to me what my calling is. I want to be Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. Neonatal means relating to newborn children and my love for babies helped me narrow down what type of nurse I would like to be. At first I decided to be a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner but I changed it to Neonatal because I love babies more than any other Pediatric age. Nurse practitioners(NPs) are often called Advanced Practice Registered Nurses(APRNs). Some jobs APRNs have includes; take a record patients’ medical histories and symptoms, perform physical exams and observe patients,...
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...Sexism in Advertising Specific Purpose At the end of my speech, I want my audience to be aware of using sexism in advertising to be conscious Central Idea/Blueprint Introduction We are exposed to millions of advertisements each and every second while at home, on the road, Body I. II. The major types of OCD’s are: A. Contamination obsessions related to washing/cleaning compulsions. B. Harm obsessions with checking compulsions. C. Obsessions without visible compulsions or so-called “pure obsessions” are yet another type. D. Symmetry obsessions related to ordering, arranging and counting compulsions. E. Compulsive hoarding is the acquisition of possessions in excess of socially normative amounts. III. The symptoms of OCD’s are: F. Some obsessions are not due to medical illness or drug use. G. Obsessions cause major distress or interfere with everyday life. H. The person usually recognizes that the behavior is excessive or unreasonable. IV. There are three ways to diagnose obsessive compulsive behavior. I. Own description of the behavior can diagnose the disorder J. Questionnaires, such as the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS), can help diagnose OCD and track the progress of treatment. V. OCD can be treated by using either medications or therapy K. Medications 1. The first medication usually considered is a type of antidepressant called a selective...
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...HLT-307 12/05/2015 Michelle Davis Role of the Provider and Scope of Practice Many only know of doctors and nurses who provide care, but in reality there are many health care professionals behind them that work together to provide them with the proper care they need. There are so many health care professionals that work together and form a work flow to maintain the proper and correct care given to each and every patient that they rely on each other. If one of the professionals were to fall out of sync with the rest of the team then it causes the patient care to fall. In particularly many do not know of cardiovascular technicians and respiratory technicians they are as equally important as nurses and doctors. In this paper I will explain the roles and scope of practice of both cardiovascular and respiratory technicians have in health care, the skills and education needed, and about patient-centeredness. Respiratory and cardiovascular technicians go hand and hand with each other because our body relies on our heart to pump and breathing is the most important thing we all need, therefore a respiratory and cardiovascular technician work closely together to provide for the patients. The role of a respiratory technician is “Respiratory therapists care for patients with both acute and chronic breathing problems across the entire age spectrum.” (Becker & Nguyen, 2014). The job of an RT is to manage and care for those who have respiratory issues. For a cardiovascular...
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...De La Salle University-Dasmariñas COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTANCY Dasmariñas DBB-B, Dasmariñas City, Cavite ________________________________________________________________ Math Anxiety among College of Tourism and Hospitality Management Students of De La Salle University: An Illness or a Psychological Mentality? In partial fulfillment of the requirements in English 102: Information Literacy (A Research Paper) By: Bongcac, Francis Dianne De Jesus, Alyssa Marie Pialago, Mary Anne Solayao, Elizabeth Viesca, Jr., Rolando NON07 September 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page................................................................................................................. i Table of Contents..................................................................................................... ii INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 1 Nature and Importance of the Study............................................................. 1 Statement of the Problem............................................................................. 4 Respondents of the Study………………………………………………………. 4 METHODOLOGY………………………………………………………………………… RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS.............................................................................. SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS...................................... Summary.....................................................
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...by obtaining the patient’s medical history; taking and recording the patient’s height and weight; obtaining and recording vital signs, such as pulse, temperature, respiration, and blood pressure; preparing the patient for examination and/or treatment; drawing blood; assisting in examining And/or treating the patient; performing routine laboratory tests and EKGs; Applying dressings; instructing the patient in preparation for x-rays and laboratory examinations; preparing and administering medications as directed by a physician. The clerical, or administrative, responsibilities that a medical assistant may be expected to perform include scheduling and receiving patients; transcribing and maintaining medical records; procedural and diagnostic coding; typing and taking dictation; arranging for hospital admissions and laboratory procedures for patients; and handling telephone calls, correspondence, reports, insurance matters, office accounts, fees, and collections. Swanson, B. (2005) Careers in Health Care. New York: McGraw-Hill. Whether it’s in the front of the office or behind the scenes, the medical assistant are more than likely the first and last faces you will see during your visit. They work in doctor’s offices or larger medical organization such as hospitals. Medical assistants must enjoy working with...
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...INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS Academic Calendar – ODD Semester Jul-Nov 2016 Days Sat Sun Mon July 2016 August 2016 1 September 2016 October 2016 1 2 3 Enrolment at Dept. / Commencement of classes November 2016 Gandhi Jayanthi Tue 2 4 1 Wed 3 5 Thu 4 Last date for dropping / 2 conversion to Pass/Fail course 3 Fri Sat Sun Mon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tue 5 9 Wed 6 Thu 7 Fri 8 Sat Sun Mon 9 10 11 Tue 12 Wed 13 Thu 14 MS/Ph.D Admission Fri 15 MS/Ph.D Orientation Sat Sun Mon 16 17 18 Tue 19 Wed 21 22 Sat 10 11 NCC Camp beings 12 HoD Meeting 13 14 15 Quiz-I E 6 Quiz-I F 7 8 9 10 HoDs Meeting 4 5 6 7 Quiz-I B 11 Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) 8 3rd TTC meetingJM2017 Last date for resolving 7 ‘I’ grades of Jan-May 2016 BAC Meeting 8 Quiz-I C 12 Muharram 9 Senate Meeting HoD’s to submit changes in courses thro’ workflow 9 Quiz-I D 13 Last date for handing (Interchange of E&D slots) over of mid-sem papers Quiz –I G 14 (Interchange of F&G slots) 10 11 12 Idu’l Zuha (Bakrid) 15 16 17 13 Quiz-1A (Interchange B & A Slots)/HoDs Meeting 14 Independence Day 16 Class Committee Week / BAR Meeting 17 D&WC Meeting 18 19 Quiz-II A / BAC Meeting Quiz-II B / BAR Meeting Quiz -II C / D&WC Meeting Quiz-II E / P&AC Meeting Quiz-II F / MoU sub-committee 20 21 22 TA orientation for MS/Ph.D 23 22 23 24 Quiz-II G (Interchange of A&G slots) 25 Quiz-II D (Interchange of B&D slots) 26 2nd TTC meetingJM2017 27 28 Handing over of answer...
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...Student Academic Resource Center We teach the tools that are indispensable to learning Study Skills for Nursing Students These suggestions for study skills for nursing students came from nursing faculty and students. Use what you can and if you would like one-to-one guidance to refine your learning skills for nursing courses, call the Student Academic Resource Center at 8235130 and make an appointment with the learning skills counselor. From Sue Wickham, Academic Achievement Center Instructor at Des Moines Area Community College: “Although I haven't designed study skills workshops specifically for nursing students, I have worked extensively on an individual basis with students in our nursing program. What's helped me most in giving study skills advice has been reviewing tests with students to identify the sources of their errors. Based on those interactions, here are a few topics you should emphasize: 1. 2. Time management is a HUGE issue for nursing students. Many of them are parents (often single parents) holding down jobs with odd hours (they're likely to be CNAs). Study groups are an absolute necessity in this program. Students need to rehearse the material actively, honing their teamwork skills, and combine a little social life with academics. The standard suggestions for taking multiple choice tests (e.g. watch out for absolutes) don't go very far. Students need to be made aware of the importance of applying concepts to particular cases, not just memorizing definitions...
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...psychology Course Description Effective Fall 2013 AP Course Descriptions are updated regularly. Please visit AP Central ® (apcentral.collegeboard.org) to determine whether a more recent Course Description PDF is available. The College Board The College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the College Board was created to expand access to higher education. Today, the membership association is made up of more than 5,900 of the world’s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Each year, the College Board helps more than seven million students prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success — including the SAT® and the Advanced Placement Program®. The organization also serves the education community through research and advocacy on behalf of students, educators, and schools. For further information, visit www.collegeboard.org. AP Equity and Access Policy The College Board strongly encourages educators to make equitable access a guiding principle for their AP programs by giving all willing and academically prepared students the opportunity to participate in AP. We encourage the elimination of barriers that restrict access to AP for students from ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic groups that have been traditionally underserved. Schools should ...
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...Pumili ng paksang tatalakayin. Brainstorming Activity 1 Kalusugan Dentista Ospital Pasyente Gamot Ehersisyo Dyeta Serbisyong pang-medikal Medisina DOH Red Cross Tuberculosis Kanser Check-up Dengue Nars Medical Technologist Radiological Technologist Pharmacist Physical Therapist Malaria AIDS HIV Bitamina Sustansya Nutrisyon Bakuna Kalinisan Kapaligiran Paunang lunas Operasyon Protina Epidemya Lagnat Sipon Ubo Diabetes SARS Resistensya Lunas Trangkaso Dextrose Blood test Injection Klinika Mikrobyo Virus Fungi Dumi Hepatitis Emphysema Asthma Cardiologist Pulmonologist Neurologist Obstetrician Gynecologist Pediatrician Activity 2: Med Tech CLSI LAI Shigella Salmonella E. Coli Venipuncture Cloning Urine Fecalysis Semenalysis Urinalysis Stem cells Fecal matter CBC FBS ART Blood Hematocrit Hemoglobin RBC WBC Thrombocytes Clinical Chemistry Parasitology Hematology Microbiology Blood Banking Histopathology Clinical Microscopy Immunology Serology Pathology Code of Ethics Biomedical wastes PAMET PASMETH Microscope Slides Syringe Cover slip Cuvette Aspirator Pipette Stains Reagents Body fluids Universal precaution Streptococcus pyogenes Staphylococcus Malariae Vivax Ovale Falciparum Clostridium Anne Fagelson Hippocrates Centrifuge Ospital Test tube Test tube holer Gloves Lab gown Giardia lamblia ASCP Goggles Bacillus anthracis Sterilize RA 5527 ...
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