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Self-Care Practices for Ultrasound Technicians

As an ultrasound technician, you provide an invaluable service to those you interact with. As a patient-facing medical professional, you encounter a large amount of variety in your job and a never-ending supply of work to do. Being on your feet all day long and navigating the waters of both patients and doctors can leave… Read More

Comforting a Patient With Medical Anxiety

Anxiety is a very common feeling for people as they enter a doctor’s office. Whether a patient is visiting you with a health concern or they are there to see an ultrasound of their growing baby, visits to the clinic can be a stressful experience. For some, the anxiety will be mild and quickly calmed… Read More

What Ultrasound Gel Does to Your Patient’s Skin

If the answer to the question “what does your ultrasound gel do to your patient’s skin?” is anything other than acts as a conductive medium by reducing air space between the patient’s skin and the ultrasound transducer, you are using the wrong gel! Because ultrasound sound waves have a difficult time traveling through the air,… Read More

Why Warmed Ultrasound Gel Should Be The Standard of Care

American healthcare in the 21st century has strayed pretty far from single facility hospitals where patients were forced by geography to seek care at the closest medical facility. Now, patients have rights and the ability to chose (to some degree) their medical provider and facility of choice. Healthcare is a multi-trillion dollar industry that, just… Read More