US guided aspiration?
My radiology frienemies are apprehensive about US guided biopsies and nearly always successfully convince patients to forego an ultrasound guided biopsy on their breast, lymph node, thyroid, neck lump, etc. I believe they would give up that service altogether if they could pass it on to someone else. I have a very low level of interest in pursuing this. In training, I did dozens and dozens of needle aspirations of anything palpable, but never with the benefit of ultrasound guidance. I'm...
US guided aspiration? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 2, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: musom Source Type: forums
Best ultrasound machine
Our ED admin recently asked us for a “wishlist” of equipment to purchase. We have an aging portable SonoSite currently as our machine. If you could pick a machine, which would you choose? (If you are really in the know, midrange and luxury model options would be great) (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 27, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Aesculapius Source Type: forums
How would you choose between these 2 jobs?
Hello,
I'm a current pain fellow at an east coast program. I'm still looking for jobs and it's definitely been a bit of a challenge in the market.
I have 2 offers that I'm considering, they're both 100% pain private practice. The first offer is east coast, joining a group of 2 other docs, in a practice that has been around for about 10 years.
They have in-office c-arm, ultrasound, and access to an ASC. They do bread and butter pain as well as some SCS, DRG, and regen medicine like PRP and...
How would you choose between these 2 jobs? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 26, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Nate103 Source Type: forums
Regional anesthesia as a 4th year medical student
Yesterday, my attending taught me how to do an adductor canal block with ultrasound for postop pain management in total knee replacements and I ended up doing five myself throughout the day while he watched. Is this common? Anyone else have similar experiences? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 9, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: flightnurse2MD Source Type: forums
Can I become a cardiologist without doing A level English lit?
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Source: The Student Room - January 19, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: dariopussolo Tags: Medicine Source Type: forums
Anyone used BK ultrasounds?
Are they really superior to GE and Sonosite? I looked at sonosite Sii and wasn’t all that impressed with image quality. I used GE through residency and was happy with the image produced. The BK rep says theirs is the industry standard and had heard they were excellent (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 10, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: acidbase1 Source Type: forums
Dear future DO physicians
A couple of days ago I suffered from a spontaneous pneumothorax, and was misdiagnosed by my doctor. It wasn't until the DO resident ordered an ultrasound (the attending didnt!!) that she saved my life. I have made disparaging remarks questioning the capabilities of DO and I want to formally apologize. My comments were ignorant and unjustified. False narratives perpetuated by the internet and peers have reinforced these false beliefs. As your future colleague and partner, I am very sorry. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 2, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: imtheman25 Source Type: forums
Butterfly iQ ultrasound?
It seems like a lot of the old ultrasound equipment threads started here so I figured I'd ask if anyone here is on the waiting list for the Butterfly? The website description of their probe states that since they're using a semi-conductor instead of a piezoelectric crystals you'd only need a single probe for any of the frequencies commonly in use. It looks like they opted for the form factor of a linear probe and the videos they show on the website look like they generate a pretty high...
Butterfly iQ ultrasound? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 16, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Bobblehead Source Type: forums
How should one proceed with the following Sx:
Patient is a 38 year old, caucasian, male. Pt history of smoking however reports he has ceased <12 Months.
Pt. presents with swollen left arm, noticably in upper arm and bicep area -- Consistent Reddish in color -- pt. reports tenderness and slight pain and heaviness of arm.
Pt. presents Collateral Venous return in upper left chest with venous distension across shoulder into bicep area [Cephalic - Basilic ].
Suspected UE DVT.
Left UE Doppler Ultrasound Venous and Arterial Ordered....
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Source: Student Doctor Network - November 3, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Neofate Source Type: forums
Ultrasound guided peripheral IVs
Even when done with a long catheter, a lot of times they eventually infiltrate after getting a good blood draw from it and easy IV fluid flow initially. Why does this happen? It grinds my gears. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 2, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Inertia123 Source Type: forums
Class of 2020
How is everyone doing so far? We just finished up our first biochem exam this past week and had our white coat ceremony directly afterwards. Classes are really starting to ramp up and I'm constantly amazed at the sheer volume of material that we have to know.
We also did our first ultrasound lab this week and have easy access to the lab to get some more time with the machines--nice to learn some actual skills with all the pre-clinical stuff. It's already starting to feel like fall in...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - October 15, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: CardsFan92 Source Type: forums
Sterility of aline placement
I did an sdn search, but didn't find a good thread for my question... I've seen a wide spectrum for sterile technique for aline placement, from simple alcohol swab to full blown sterile technique.
1- for the times you're using ultrasound, what is you're sterile technique? Sterile sleeve probe cover? No probe cover at all, perhaps a quick wipe of the probe plus sterile gel? Etc
2- for non-ultrasound alines?
I'm sure they're going to be a lot of different styles, but are all of you...
Sterility of aline placement (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 5, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Lecithin5 Source Type: forums
C section for breech...timing of confirmation of breech?
Hi,
I'm an anesthesiologist in Canada...I had a patient booked for primary section for breech. Their last ultrasound was 2 weeks ago. The surgeon palpated the fetuses position, and although they didn't seem 100% sure, felt the baby was still breech..(he wasn't, which was evident during the c section)
This made me wonder:
Are there any clear guidelines about confirmation of breech position prior to C section for breech?
eg. should an ultrasound have been done day of? or is palpation...
C section for breech...timing of confirmation of breech? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 4, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: lgher Source Type: forums
Shadowing a radiologist for a day
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Source: The Student Room - July 24, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: catfanny Tags: Medicine Source Type: forums
WAMC? Can I get into an MD school with low MCAT
Half Filippino/White Female. *GPA: 3.85 *MCAT: ~503-506 (Still waiting for score but this is my predicted score)
*Major: Chemistry, minor in spanish
*North Carolina Resident
*EC: Research: 2 years doing undergrad research at my school, did independent reserach in chemical instrument development. Presented at SERMACS for American Chemical Society. 1000+ hours
*Clinical Experience:
Volunteered at a pregnancy carecenter. Worked with nurses and young moms, helped with ultrasounds....
WAMC? Can I get into an MD school with low MCAT (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 16, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: tj123 Source Type: forums
