The ultrasound doctor is the specialist responsible for conducting and evaluating the results of an examination using an ultrasound machine. Today, this speci alty is in high demand due to the increasing role of research carried out by the doctor.
Basic work
This specialist has a rather specific job. The doctor of ultrasound diagnostics is engaged in conducting and deciphering the data of the study using an ultrasound machine. To perform his job duties, he must possess knowledge:
- about human topographic anatomy;
- size of each body structure;
- appearance of all formations, both natural and pathological, on the monitor screen connected to the ultrasound machine.
What is the difficulty of the profession?
The job description of an ultrasound doctor is not much inferior in size to a similar onea document intended for a therapist or surgeon. Such a specialist needs not only to conduct an ultrasound examination, but also to keep records and fill out examination forms.
The ultrasound machine itself is of great importance. From how modern and high-quality it is, it largely depends on what difficulties the doctor of ultrasound diagnostics has to face in the process of performing his duties. If the equipment is old and has low visualization abilities, then it will be extremely difficult for a specialist to work on it at the proper level.
Workplace
Currently, many clinics need such a specialist as an ultrasound doctor. Moscow and St. Petersburg are perhaps the only cities in Russia where it is enough to simply get an appointment with such a doctor and undergo an examination.
Now an ultrasound doctor can work in both public and private medical centers. At the same time, for institutions of the second type, such a specialist is almost the main one. This state of affairs is primarily due to the lack of equipment and the workload of state clinics. As a result, patients are often willing to pay a certain amount of money in order not to wait, but to undergo an ultrasound examination on the day of treatment.
In addition to the outpatient network, an ultrasound doctor canalso work in hospitals. Labor activity here is different in that a specialist often has to perform an ultrasound examination not in his office, but right in the patient's room.
The most experienced ultrasound doctors work in private medical clinics, as well as in scientific and practical centers. In order to get a job here, doctors of this speci alty have to go through a long professional path. Typically, such institutions accept doctors of the first or highest qualification category.
Main Research Options
This specialist diagnoses a variety of diseases. Doctors of ultrasound diagnostics are considered indispensable in almost all branches of medicine. To date, the following options for examinations conducted by such a doctor are distinguished. This ultrasound:
- abdominal organs;
- gut;
- kidney;
- bladder;
- pelvic organs;
- scrotum;
- ovaries;
- joints;
- heart;
- brachiocephalic arteries;
- arteries and veins of limbs;
- skulls;
- thyroid;
- salivary glands;
- lymph nodes;
- fallopian tubes;
- fetus;
- soft tissues.
Each ultrasound doctor should know what exactly all these structures should be according to the results of ultrasound both in normal and pathological conditions. He enters all the collected information into a special form, which is subsequently issued to the patient.in the hands or transferred to the attending doctor.
Medical cooperation
In order to gradually increase the quality of their work, doctors of this speci alty, like many others, are trying to hold special events. They promote the exchange of experience between doctors, and are also designed to stimulate and encourage the most outstanding representatives of a particular field. The congress of ultrasound doctors most often includes conferences. Both domestic doctors and their colleagues from other countries can speak at them. Based on the results of the conference, those whose report turned out to be the most interesting and useful in the development of ultrasound diagnostics are awarded. Such events have a positive impact on the preparedness of medical personnel.
What is the Ultrasound Physicians Association for?
This organization brings together ultrasound doctors from all over the country. It was formed more than ten years ago and is designed to promote the professional development of its members. In order to join this organization, an ultrasound doctor must make a small annual financial contribution. Currently, it is only 1000 rubles a year. The Association of Ultrasound Doctors is able to provide its members with advisory and legal assistance, especially in case of violation of their rights by employers. Currently, this organization has several thousandman.
How to become an ultrasound doctor?
To do this, you must complete a full course of study at a higher medical education institution. After the study directly at the institute or university is completed, you need to undergo the appropriate internship. It implies work in a he althcare institution with a degree in ultrasound diagnostics - internship.
Persons who are already doctors can undergo the necessary retraining in institutions of postgraduate education for doctors in the course "Ultrasound diagnostics".
Reviews
Reviews indicate that this specialist does not independently give a final conclusion about the presence or absence of a particular disease. The doctor of ultrasound diagnostics describes the picture he saw on the monitor of the device and gives a conclusion about what kind of ailment it can correspond to. The final diagnosis will be established by the attending physician.
According to reviews, this specialist provides the greatest assistance in diagnosing heart malformations, hemodynamic disorders of its work, pathologies of arteries and veins, cholecystitis, appendicitis, cholelithiasis, ICD, cystitis, the condition of the fetus developing during pregnancy, as well as other diseases.
Preparation for work
This specialist can work both with a nurse and independently. If the doctor works alone, then he has to do all the preparation for the upcoming research himself. First, he connects the ultrasound machine to the network and starts it. Next, the doctor checks formedical gloves and a special gel used in ultrasound diagnostics.
During the reception of patients, the doctor changes gloves every time, and also writes down all visitors in a special journal and fills out a form for them with the results of the study.
Which specialist should I contact?
When conducting an ultrasound examination, the experience of the doctor himself, who evaluates his results, plays a very important role. In this case, it is better to visit a doctor of the highest qualification category. Such specialists can work in both public and private medical centers. At the same time, the first ones usually have less modern equipment. It should be noted that the cost of services of a private medical center will be higher than in a public clinic.
