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Nine pieces of advice to ultrasound diagnostics doctor who starts a career

Ultrasound is considered one of the most simple and affordable diagnostic techniques. Using the ultrasound machine, one can confirm a diagnosis, determine a cause and nature of pain. However, ultrasound diagnostics specialists who are just beginning their practice may experience certain difficulties in performing ultrasound diagnostics. We have learned from more experienced colleagues what pieces of advice they would give to physicians who only begin their career.

1. Learn new information every day. Expand knowledge that you received in the educational institution, as there is still a large amount of information that is important to know for a physician. Read more theoretical material on ultrasound diagnostics, since this will definitely help you in practice. First of all, study information on pathologies you have encountered during the work day. It will be easier to master a lot of information if you study a little at a time.

2. Make more images of the organ you're examining. Always remember to use this rule when performing diagnostics. The more images of the organ you get, the more carefully you will be able to perform the diagnostics, and your report will be more detailed and of better quality.

Learn new information every day

3. Do not prescribe any medicine — this is not your job. The ultrasound physician has simply to examine the organ and write a conclusion. Exceptions are the doctors of the related specialty — urologists, gynecologists, who conduct ultrasound diagnostics as part of a patient’s examination. After the examination, the doctor has the right to prescribe treatment, taking scans into consideration.

4. Talk with the patient during the examination. If the conversation distracts you from carrying out diagnostics, just encourage the patient with a few words and say that now you will carefully look at the organ under examination to reveal the cause of indisposition.

Talk with the patient

5. Gel. Sometimes young specialists use too much gel. However, it is better to avoid this. Use gel in a moderate amount and pour it gently onto the probe.

6. Clarity is the soul of wit. Clearly describe the image you saw on the scans in your report, even if the image contradicts your convictions. Your main task is to provide as much information in detail as possible.

Clarity is the soul of wit

7. Ethics issue. Try to keep professional ethics — if the patient says that the previous doctor has not noticed something, you can say that everything depends on the patient's preparation or technical condition of the ultrasound machine.

8. Look for confirmation of your examination. If you wrote a difficult report, for instance examined a patient with cancer, find out about their fate — you can call the hospital and find out about the patient's condition. This will help to understand if the examination was correct and to avoid mistakes in the future.

Look for confirmation of your examination

9. Take notes! Although you have already graduated from university, you will still need notes for work. It is very useful to make notes for a doctor who’s starting their career — to write out algorithms with complex terms, which are used by experienced colleagues to describe different pathologies. Such notes will help you spend less time writing reports, which is of great importance when there is a queue of people waiting for an appointment.

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