9-27-11 week

This week we scanned carotids in the lab, and we started venous legs. I tested on the carotids, but I failed my first try. I hope I will pass it next time.

In clinicals, I was at PCH, where I love it. I get to scan and observe a lot of interesting cases. I wish I can get a job at their hospital.

09-17-11 week

This week we had our first test for DMS 290. I did OK, only missed 4. I spent my clinical days at PCH, and I love it. I went to the McDowell campus twice this week, and scanned newborn babies. I scanned neonate heads, spines, and abdomen. I saw an omphalocele, and an absent corpus callosum.
At school we scanned carotids and we will test next week on carotids.
My case study was on hematometrocolpos on a 14 year old girl.

09-10-11 week

This week I went to PCH for two days and I love it. I see a lot of interesting cases and all the techs are very eager to teach and to let me scan.
I would work there if I get a job offer. Today I saw couple of spine studies, and I learned the basic of counting vertebrae from the bottom up and from the top down.
In school we study the criteria for carotids, and mammography.
We have a lot of projects that are due for every class, so I am overwhelmed at this point.

09-02-2011 week

This week was great. In lab we worked on the carotids, and I am getting faster and hopefully better at my scanning. In class we continued with high risk OB, breast, advanced ( Transcranial Doppler) and in case studies I submitted a kidney stones study.

In clinicals I started going to Phoenix Children's Hospital and I love it, so far. The techs are very nice and friendly, and the cases are interesting. I got to scan a little bit and I hope to scan more. I saw a head U/S, a hip U/S and a lot of limited abdomens, looking for either pyloric stenosis or intussuseption. I haven't seen a positive one, yet.
The attached image represents a complete occlusion of the IJV, and I will present it in cases studies class next week.