User:Alyshaanders1/Medical imaging

With medical imaging there are different types of procedures that can be done. Radiologists mainly focuses on your gallbladder, liver, thyroid, lungs, or the main organs in your body. The top procedures that are performed with this career are x-rays, CT scans, and ultrasounds. This job is used to help find out what the troubles are inside your body, whenever normal nurses or doctors are not able to see what’s going on. Each procedure has an important guideline to what happens before you get your scans. Whenever you’re getting an x-ray, you do not have to prepare for anything other than having to wear a hospital gown so they are able to access any part of your body that needs to be seen. For a CT scan, you cannot eat for three hours prior to the procedure, also whenever you lay down for the machine they will give you a small pill and once that starts to work they will pump different fluids into your IV to relax you. Also for a CT scan they will explain to you to be as still as possible and they may tell you breathing types to do so that the scan gets a clear image. Whenever you are getting a regular ultrasound the doctor prefers that you do not eat or drink for 4-6 hours before and to have an empty bladder. If you are getting a pelvic ultrasound then you need to have a full bladder for the procedure, they do not give any medicines or anything involved.