Hospital+Blog

I saw many things up on the floor on Tuesday! I was in Diagnostics along with Haden and to be honest the first day wasn't as exciting as I anticipated to be. However, our second time up was really busy and there was so much going on!! We watched a full runoff CT, which is where they do a complete CT from head to toe. In that exam they were specifically looking at her heart. We also watched a MRI of a breast and an elbow which takes a really long time! Each MRI takes about 55 minutes. I learned that if the patient isn't perfectly still then they have to do it over and over again until it's perfect so the Radiologist can read it. I liked that there was a variety of things I got to see while I was on the Diagnostic floor. The staff really took the time to explain the procedures and showed us what to look for in a CT and MRI. I felt comfortable asking questions, and we asked a lot of them! :) At first I wasn't sure about Diagnostics after the first day, but after the second day I had a more positive outlook on it! I realized that going into something open-minded is a lot better then not wanting to learn at all.