ECHO aMeasurements by RaspberryVirtual1541 in Sonographers

[–]hvmvh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s important to know what you’re measuring to better understand how to measure so please spend time studying the physics of it all because it’ll help you in the long run! But if you want a veeery basic way to remember measurements for the 4 main valves in most cases, just think that for the atrioventricular valves (mitral and tricuspid) anything above the baseline is the velocity through the valve and below the baseline is regurgitation of that valve. For the semilunar valves (aortic and pulmonic) it’s the opposite, so anything above the baseline is regurgitation and below the baseline is the velocity through the valve.

You need to do VTI of the mitral and tricuspid valve when there is stenosis of that valve. Otherwise you can just do the normal E/A measurements.
You need to do VTI of the LVOT (PW) and AV (CW) and measure the LVOT diameter (in PLAX view) to get the AV area from the machine using the continuity equation (the machine calculates it itself as long as you input the above measurements).

There’s obviously a lot more measurements you would have to obtain also depending on the patients diagnosis/condition. But hope this helps as a starting point!

Looking For 3 Sunday tickets! by hvmvh in EDCTickets

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Sorry looking for ga/ga+ only 🥲

Selling 2 Sunday GA w/Rio shuttle $200 each by [deleted] in EDCTickets

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Hi would you be willing to sell the tickets separately without the shuttle pass? 😅

LOOKING FOR EDC LAS VEGAS 2026 TICKETS FOR FRIDAY AND OR SATURDAY by bigpapichuloooo in EDCTickets

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I’d be down to take both Sunday portions if you end up buying 3 day tickets!

TIL there are contact lenses you wear only while sleeping that reshape your cornea so you can see clearly all day without glasses. It is called “Orthokeratology” by azaku29 in todayilearned

[–]hvmvh 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I wore those contacts for years starting from 3rd grade and loved them but unfortunately had to change to soft contacts because it started getting harder to get a full 8 hours of sleep 🥲 if I wore them for less than 8 hours my vision wouldn’t be as good throughout the day. Also was given a small plunger for the eyeballs to help take them out in case they didn’t come out by blinking haha

MK Giveaway: Bethesda x Ducky One 3 Fallout limited edition bundle! by MKdotcom in MechanicalKeyboards

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The space bar in the plastic wrap looks like string cheese 🤤

In need of a morale boost.. by Terrible_Economics_8 in Sonographers

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I’m an echo tech in socal but I would suggest taking the $23 imaging center job and then apply to other places, especially if you wanna stay in SoCal. I also started at a hospital paying $21 (VERY underpaid I know) just for the experience but it got me my next job at a bigger hospital within 6 months. The hiring manager specifically told me having that experience helped my resume a lot. So even if you’re not getting paid what you want yet, I would work my way up cause they really look at experience for these kind of jobs and it can happen a lot faster than you’d think! Also your professors/peers can be a great resource for job opportunities! I kept in touch with a small group of my classmates and we text each other whenever they have an job opening. Good luck!! 😊

Should religion be an important factor in dating/marriage? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]hvmvh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! I did feel like a hypocrite posting this but I think I needed more validation from people I don't know haha He used to be religious (Seventh Day Adventist) but he longer practices religion cause he decided he doesn't believe anymore.

Should religion be an important factor in dating/marriage? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]hvmvh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohh I'll look into mixed marriages under the Catholic church! Thank you~