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is an organization that offers national certification exams for all sonography specialties. (need to write out – no abbreviation)
American Registry for Diagnostic medical sonography
is typically a written or typed document that provides basic descriptive information of the sonographic examination, including measurements of normal and abnormal structures, the sonographic appearance of organs and structures, and the manifestation of any sonographically identifiable abnormalities noted during the examination.
sonographer report
is the enhanced ability to recognize emotions in oneself and others and the capacity to use those emotions to improve emotional and intellectual growth and decision making.
emotional intelligence
is an effort to assess the quality of institutions, programs an services, measuring the, against agreed-upon standards and thereby assuring that they meet those standards.
academic accreditation
is multidisciplinary membership organization that includes all areas of the sonographic practice involved in the establishment of standards and practices.
AIUM - American institute of ultrasound in medicine
is an organization that offers national certification exams for radiographers and some sonography specialties. (need to write out - no abbreviation)
American Registry of Radiologic Technologist
is a technique in which ultrasound waves are pulsed into the body by a transducer; the sonographic image is produced when the pulsed wave returns to the transducer.
pulse-echo technique
is law that is aimed at protecting the patient’s rights and reducing waste, fraud, and abuse in the healthcare industry.
Health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996
is a diagnostic or therapeutic medical procedure that requires the use of a medical instrument that must either break the skin or be inserted into a body cavity.
invasive procedures
a region in the posterior fetal neck that can be measured during a sonogram between 11 and 14 gestational weeks; thickening of this area has been linked with fetal heart and chromosomal defects.
are unassisted sonographic examinations which are graded to determine fundamental proficiency.
clinical competencies
is the process of obtaining clinical history and contrasting that information with sonographic findings.
clinical correlation
is an organization that establishes standards, reviews, and recommends education accreditation for sonography programs.
joint review committee on education in diagnostic medical sonography
is a method of measuring quality for imaging laboratories and specialties
laboratory accreditation
What are the 4 D's of negligence?
Duty
Derelict
Damages
Direct Cause
is the national membership society for all specialties in sonography offers membership benefits and helps set standards for the sonography profession.
society of diagnostic medical sonography
is the national accreditation granting body for sonography education
Commission on accreditation of allied health education programs (CAAHEP)
is stress related to job duties in the workplace that results in negative psychological and physiologic effects.
occupational stress
sonographers who work on the front lines serving patients and performing sonographic examinations on a daily basis
staff sonographer
List 3 national certification organizations.
is an instrument that emits ultrasound waves that is used by the sonographer to acquire sonographic images.
transducer
is education required to maintain certification or licensure in a healthcare profession.
continuing medical education (CME)
List 2 professional organizations/ Associations that you could choose to join?
SDMS, SVU, ASE, SOPE, AIUM, ASRT
To maintain certification through the ARDMS, how may credits must a sonographer obtain every three years?
30
areas of sonographic expertise (e.g., abdomen , vascular, OB/Gyn)
specialties