Verify that the technologist performing the exam is trained and licensed, not a nurse or other staff member standing in for a technologist.
Dr. Artandi received a seed grant to study if a physical diagnosis curriculum for residents and attendings in the outpatient setting accompanied by hands-on training increases the confidence and comfort of the physicians performing the exam.
TTE has major advantages over transesophageal echocardiography in terms of risk to the patient and ease in performing the exam, particularly for serial studies.
Standard radiographs in newborns and in small children could be equivocal and in addition it is very important to hold a correct position while performing the exam.
In a mammography room, radiographers need to respond to multiple demands, adapting their attitudes and behaviours to the equipment layout and to the patient's characteristics when performing the exam.
Lastly, because the clinician performing the exam was often the same physician enrolling patients in the study, the investigators may have been biased to negate subtle positive findings (Murphy's sign, pericholecystic fluid, wall edema, or wall thickening) to strengthen the results.
Reasons for not performing the exam included refusal, physical impairment, and inability to understand the instructions.
This DVD, which takes approximately five minutes to review, demonstrates a rheumatologist performing the exam, as well as 3 case studies on adult patients with specific abnormalities.
Data sheets were completed for each ultrasound scan performed by the local care provider and included demographic information such as gender, age, HIV or TB status, indication for performing the exam, and scan type.
When performing the exam, it is the incisors at the front of the mouth that you will look at.
