S3E1 - Playing hide and seek with the appendix, featuring Carly Phinney and Karina Hansen
Published: January 19, 2024
Duration: 32:05
We're back with our 3rd season of Qualitycast North, with a great episode on improvement in the Ultrasound department.
Ultrasound departments everywhere have never been busier and patients with complaints involving all parts of the body visit the department every day.
Ultrasound is the first line choice for visualization of the appendix when diagnosing possible appendicitis in children, young adults and pregnant women. When the appendix is not visualized on ultrasound, the patient may be scheduled for a CT which introduces additional radiation and may delay diagnosis and therefore delay treatment. At the University Hospital of Northern BC (U...
Ultrasound departments everywhere have never been busier and patients with complaints involving all parts of the body visit the department every day.
Ultrasound is the first line choice for visualization of the appendix when diagnosing possible appendicitis in children, young adults and pregnant women. When the appendix is not visualized on ultrasound, the patient may be scheduled for a CT which introduces additional radiation and may delay diagnosis and therefore delay treatment. At the University Hospital of Northern BC (U...