Diagnostics Mrs. Rich, RN, BSN

What is diagnostics? adjective 1. of, relating to, or used in diagnosis. 2. serving to identify or characterize; being a precise indication. a device or substance used for the analysis or detection of diseases or other medical conditions. A medical professional in the field of diagnostic medicine has the assignment to accurately classify symptoms, detect a patient's disease and to find the best available treatment option for the given illness.

Diagnostic services careers Create a picture of the health status of a patient at a specific point in time Perform tests or evaluations that assist in a diagnosis Aid in detection, diagnosis and treatment of disease, injury or other physical conditions

Examples of Diagnostics EKG/ECG – Electrical activity of the heart Cardiac Catherization/angioplasty Ultrasound (HF sound waves) EEG – Electrical activity of the brain Collection of blood X-rays Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Computerized axial tomography (CT) Positron emission tomography (PET) Ultrasound

Where do diagnostic professionals work? Hospital laboratories Private laboratories Outpatient centers Doctor’s offices Clinics Public health agencies Pharmaceutical firms Research or government agencies

Who is a diagnostic professional?

Diagnostic Professionals Cardiac Diagnostics Medical Laboratory Professionals Medical Imaging Professionals

Cardiac Diagnostic Professional Cardiologist (MD) Cardio/Pulmonary Perfusionist Cardiovascular technologist 1. Echocardiographers 2.Vascular technologist ECG technician Cardiovascular technologists or technicians are key members of the healthcare teams that are on the front lines of treating heart and blood vessel diseases and conditions. They set up monitors and tests to help physicians diagnose heart or blood vessel problems. EKG technicians are noninvasive technicians who specialize in electrocardiography. They are also known as cardiographic technicians or electrocardiographtechnicians. An electrocardiogram, or EKG, monitors a patient's heart by tracing electrical impulses given by the heart.

EKG/ECG

Echocardiogram http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/video/echocardiogram

Perfusionist A perfusionist operates a heart-lung machine, which is an artificial blood pump, which propels oxygenated blood to the patient's tissues while the surgeon operates on the heart. The perfusionistmanages the physiological and metabolic demands of the patient while the cardiac surgeon operates on the heart.

Medical laboratory professionals Pathologist (MD) Histotechnologist Laboratory technologist Blood bank technician Biochemistry technician Cytotechnology technician Hematology technician Molecular biology technician Histology technician Microbiology technician Technicians and assistants work under the direction of the technologist Phlebotomist and/or venipuncture technicians pathology is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the laboratory analysis of bodily fluids such as blood and urine, as well as tissues, using the tools of chemistry, clinical microbiology, hematology and molecular pathology. Histo technology the scientific discipline that studies organs and tissues of the body including their preparation for viewing under a microscope. This technology integrates biology, chemistry, histochemistry and immunology in order to identify tissue and cell types as well as microorganisms and pigments.

Lab Technician

Medical Lab Tech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS97tc_7DqQ

Medical imaging professionals Radiologist (MD) Radiation therapist Radiation technician Mammographer Nuclear medicine technologist Computer tomographer (CT) technologist Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologist Positron tomography (PET) technologist Ultrasound technologist/Sonographer Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive medical test that physicians use to diagnose medical conditions. MRI uses a powerful magnetic field, radio frequency pulses and a computer to produce detailed pictures of organs, soft tissues, bone and virtually all other internal body structures.

Videos Nuclear Medicine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyoCUWxqcNQ Radiation Therapy/ PET https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EraKlnPYZfc

Radiation/X-Ray X-rays are a very energetic form of electromagnetic radiation that can be used to take images of the human body. Credit: Fotokon | Dreamstime. X-rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation, as are radio waves, infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet radiation and microwaves

Mammogram s an x-ray picture of the breast. It can be used to check for breast cancer in women who have no signs or symptoms of the disease. It can also be used if you have a lump or other sign of breast cancer. Screeningmammography is the type of mammogram that checks you when you have no symptoms.

Nuclear Medicine Technologists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7CmvdVMXeE Nuclear medicine technologists operate equipment that creates images of areas of a patient's body. They prepare radioactive drugs and administer them to patients. The radioactive drugs cause abnormal areas of the body to appear different from normal areas in the images.

CT SCAN Obtain cross-sectional images of body tissues, bones and organs. Help locate tumors and other abnormalities  computed tomography (CT) scan uses X-rays to make detailed pictures of structures inside of the body. During the test, you will lie on a table that is attached to the CT scanner, which is a large doughnut-shaped machine. The CT scanner sends X-rays through the body area being studied. Each rotation of the scanner provides a picture of a thin slice of the organ  or area

MRI Uses superconductive magnets and radiowaves to produce images of internal anatomy.

PET SCAN PET scan uses a radioactive tracer that emits positron (sub particle of an electron) that can be modified to view organs that has problems

Ultrasound Ultrasound is safe and painless, and produces pictures of the inside of the body using sound waves.Ultrasound imaging, also called ultrasound scanning or sonography, involves the use of a small transducer (probe) and ultrasound gel placed directly on the skin.

Education requirements Doctorate Cardiologist, Pathologist, Radiologist Bachelor’s degree Cardiovascular technologist Medical laboratory technologist Radiology technologist Cardio/Pulmonary Perfusionist Histotechnologist Associates Degree Medical laboratory technician Histotechnology technician Radiology technician Ultrasound technologist Specialties will require extra course work Certification or OJT programs ECG and EEG technicians Medical laboratory assistant Phlebotomist

Career Exploration Radiologist Cardiologist Radiation Therapist Radiation Technician Nuclear Medicine Technologist MRI Technologist CT Technologist PET Technologist Ultrasound Technologist Cardiologist Cardio/Pulmonary Perfusionist Cardiovascular Ultrasound Technologist EKG Technician Pathologist Histotechnologist Medical laboratory technician Phlebotomist

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