Lumbar Special

I could not believe it, I went in on Wednesday last week and we had a whole day schedule full of Lumbar exams. Well needless to say I have maxed my required 10 Lumbar exams needed for the ASRT. Oh well it really built my confidence in that I can do a good Lumbar exam. We did have a few patients that we had to give contrast to due to having previous surgery and a few really messed up backs, all and all it went pretty smoothly.

Friday I was able to scan my first breast exam, with allot of help. I really think these exams are interesting. All though this one was strange because the patient had found a small pea size lump on her right breast through self examination in late September and recently had a previous mammo study in July, that had not detected anything. The tech stated the Doctor should of ordered an ultrasound first before the MRI, that is usually the way the routine of tests are scheduled. Anyway we did the MRI second and are waiting to see if the Radiologist can detect anything. We couldn't see anything that jumped out at us. Hopefully it will be nothing more than a clogged duct or cyst. I also have been observing the mammo exams when we are not busy. I think this is an area I would like to get into in the future. I am going to try to go to the week mammo conference this April, however I don't have any idea where I can get my clinicals done. Oh well I will figure it out, where there is a will there is a way. Well I will post more later, hopefully this week I will be able to get another comp and have a variety of scans instead of all Lumbars.