Ultrasound Machine

Ultrasound Definition

–noun

1.	Physics. sound with a frequency greater than 20,000 Hz, ap 37f proximately the upper limit of human hearing.

2.	Medicine/Medical. the application of ultrasonic waves to therapy or diagnostics, as in deep-heat treatment of a joint or imaging of internal structures.

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Machine Definition

–noun

1.	an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine.

2.	a mechanical apparatus or contrivance; mechanism.

Mechanics.

a.	a device that transmits or modifies force or motion.

b.	Also called simple machine. any of six or more elementary mechanisms, as the lever, wheel and axle, pulley, screw, wedge, and inclined plane.

c.	Also called complex machine. a combination of simple machines.

Older Use.

a.	an automobile or airplane.

b.	a typewriter.

5.	a bicycle or motorcycle.

6.	a vending machine: a cigarette machine.

7.	any complex agency or operating system: the machine of government.

8.	an organized group of persons that conducts or controls the activities of a political party or organization: He heads the Democratic machine in our city.

9.	a person or thing that acts in a mechanical or automatic manner: Routine work had turned her into a machine.

10.	any of various contrivances, esp. those formerly used in theater, for producing stage effects

11.	some agency, personage, incident or other feature introduced for effect into a literary composition.

–verb (used with object)

12.	to make, prepare, or finish with a machine or with machine tools.

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Resolved Question: Has anyone had preformed on their horse..?
A Scintography test? What part of the horse did you do or if it was total body and what results showed? I am going to ultrasound my mules soft tissues myself (I'm a sonographer) just waiting for the vets new ultrasound machine to arrive.. but if this shows nothing, the next step is the Scintography.. I know what this test is.. thats not my question, just wondering who has had one preformed and for what reasons... They would just do spinal column on him.

Voting Question: Whats the chances of...?
My due date is Jan 6 09 but when u got an ultrasound done the machine said my due date would be Jan 1 09....Whats the chances of going into labor in the end of december???

Resolved Question: last night i went to the hospital because of burning when i went to the bathroom, and they hooked me up to the?
Monitor to make sure the baby was fine, and have a slight UTI, but while i was there my boyfriend was with me and he says listening to the baby's heartbeat and seeing it on the screen made him see that this is real and that he is ready to be a dad, he was worried it was something more serious because of how much i was hurting. how many other people have experienced that when their boyfriend/husband is going to be a first time dad that they are scared until they see their baby's heartbeat or see them on the ultrasound machine? lol mine was super scared and when the nurse came in because the baby moved and you couldnt hear the hearbeat any more he would move to the edge of the chair and watch to make sure it would come back. he was crying last night because he thinks its his fault because it happened right after sex.

Resolved Question: I'm still unsure of my baby's gender. Easy 10pts?
I've had two ultrasounds to determine the sex of the baby. One at 18 weeks and the tech. said she saw no obvious boy parts but then she won't commit that its a girl because anatomy wasn't clear enough for her to see the labia or anything. My 2nd ultrasound at 20weeks5days and my OB said she saw nothing in the middle and that the portable ultrasound machine doesn't really give good quality view of the baby. She said she's pretty sure it's a girl because by now it would have been very obvious and clear to see if it was a boy. She said that the DRs there are never gonna tell you 100% that it's a girl. I just need opinions on base on what I just wrote, what do you guys think my baby's gender is? easy 10 pts

Voting Question: I saw my OBGYN today and couldn`t hear the heart beat of my baby. I am 9 weeks should i be worried?
My OBGYN today used a doppler and a mini ultrasound machine. With both devices he couldn`t hear the heart beat of my baby. I am really worried, this is my third pregnancy and never experience with i am going through right now. I don`t have any bleeding or cramping. He booked me an ultrasound on Friday but i think i`ll go crazy until then. I am so worried because i asked him how worried i should be. He said 75% out of a 100%.

Resolved Question: Pain in my right side, 24 weeks pregnant?
It started saturday morning and it was just on and off, and then yesterday it became constant...so i went to the hospital because my doctors office isn't open on the weekends, they took my blood pressure, my weight all that good stuff, hooked me up to the machine to make sure i wasn't having contractions and they hooked me up to the doppler to make sure everything w/ the baby is fine. my midwife said everything w/ the baby is fine and im not contracting..so she sent me home and told me to come back today because they want to do an ultrasound of my kidneys and i have to go back again on the 11th and get another one but this time is of my gall bladder.. but its not even any where near where my kidneys are or my gall bladder...and the pain is like an achy feeling.. and if i stretch too much...it hurts my skin..almost like my stretching my skin.. does anybody have any ideas of what this could be? could it just me ligaments stretching? the pain gets so back sometimes it brings tears to my eyes but my doctor said everything w/ the pregnancy is going fine so its not anything to do w/ the baby... im just confused...does anybody have any ideas of what it could be and if theres anything i could take or do to ease the pain? i would really appreciate it..thanks! its where my appendix would be..but up a lil further, like half way up my side but right above where my appendix would be

Resolved Question: Another pregnancy question!?
Sorry for all of these questions! Well I am going to the doctors office on Wednesday..with my mom. The doctor makes her go with me because he always has to talk to her. My doctor is a cardiologist doctor ( specializes in hearts ). I was wondering I f there was any possible way that he could find out that I'm pregnant? Normally he checks my heart with a cold circle thing (forgot what it's called). The nurse puts stickie blue patches on different parts of my body (legs,arms, etc), then hooks up tiny wires that hook up to a machine. I think this prodecure is called EKG or something. & sometimes an ultrasound.

Resolved Question: Can anyone suggest a good ob/gyn in the southern suburbs of Perth?
I want to see someone apart from my general prac, he doesnt seem to be very helpful. I would love to see someone that has an ultrasound machine in thier office as well. Thanks! I'm currently 12 weeks pregnant but have had 3 miscarriages in the past, I want to make sure everything runs smoothly but my gen prac doesnt seem too fazed by it all.

Resolved Question: Should i talk to my doctor or not?
For the last 3 months i have been sick, i would sleep for 20+ hours and not eat and i would bleed alot so i was going to my regular family doctor and we were doing blood work and just taking it step by step to figure out what was wrong. Well about a month ago he sent me to get an ultrasound of my abdomen to make sure i wasn't bleeding internally, and 3 days later i got a call from the place that had the ultrasound done at and they said nothing was wrong. Well late last week i woke up and i had sharp pains in my lower abdomen so i was rushed to the ER and they said i have a cyst on right ovary that was the size of a football and 2 grapefruit size cysts on my other ovary. and was rushed to emergency surgery to have them taken care of. So my question is, should i call the office that i had my first ultrasound done and ask why they didn't see anything and question the nurses ability to use the machine? Or what else could i do?

Resolved Question: Baby's heartbeat is 101?!?!?! SCARED!?
I just got back from my ultrasound. I thought I was 5 weeks but the u/s read 6 weeks 1 day. I got to hear the baby's heartbeat and see it. The tech said that it 101. I thought it was suppose to sound like a washing machine and when I heard it I though it was mine! She said 101 is normal for 6 weeks?!?!?

Voting Question: 20 Week Ultrasound Question?
Regardless of my size they will be able to use the regular on the stomach machine for my ultrasound right? i'm not a BIG big girl but no where near petite or tiny. i have a bump now (18 weeks) and just making sure if i was already plus size they wont have to still use the transvaginal probe, right? yep, i'm gonna find out the sex, hopefully if the baby cooperates. :)

Resolved Question: Measuring big! A few questions?
I know its common to measure a week or two ahead. I'm measuring 3 weeks. My uterus,the baby's head and the baby's abdomen are all a few weeks ahead.AND the baby is guessed to weigh about 5 1/2lbs already by his thoughts and the machines..lol here's the evidence: When I went in for my first visit...I was 8 weeks,in my head anyway...by my dates and everything. The doctor said I was 6 weeks.looking at the ultrasound. I had another ultrasound at what he believed to be 12 weeks...the lady doing the scan said the baby was 14 weeks.exactly 2 weeks??? hmmmm... She could even see that it was a boy. So could I! When I went for another visit ONE week later with my regular OB I told him what that lady had said. So he takes a look and says "I'm gonna say 13 weeks and 2 days" So..in one week I had 2 days of pregnancy? lol I really want to know if I'm further along or not..it's killing me!! (yes I know the baby will come when he's ready..yada yada yada...) My doctor was worried that I was eating too many carbs and that's why the baby is big. Doesn't make sense to me...I'm not overweight! He was also concerned about GD ..but I passed the glucose test...so that's out. Now I have another ultrasound next week....if the baby is still measuring a few weeks ahead...will he say I'm further along? And I know that nobody here is a doctor...but...what do you think? Further along..or not? My husband and I are getting excited that we may see him sooner.♥

Resolved Question: If your dr knew you were having a 10 lb baby do you think he would send you home and wait till labor began?
I had a 10 1/2 lb baby 6 yrs ago. Now one of my friends is having a baby and is due in 1 1/2 weeks. She said that her doctor said her baby is 10 lb's now, but she is not dialated. She said he did an ultrasound using the clinic's small ultrasound machine, which I don't believe is as accurate as the hospitals. He sent her home and scheduled an appointment for next week. I have the same doctor and am 20 weeks. I am concerned because I do not want to have another large baby. It is too dangerous for mom and baby. Please give me your opinion on what you think a doctor would do and if my friend is full of it. Thanks My daughter was overdue and the doctor stripped my membranes twice. Also, I fractured my pelvis giving birth to her and trust me my palvis has never healed properly. And one of my friends had a 10 1/2 lb baby and he broke his arm and now he is paralyzed in that arm. So I know from personal experience that is dangerous for mom and baby!!

Resolved Question: Can too many ultrasounds be bad for the baby?
Yes, this is really supposed to be in pregnancy but I only can get 2 or 3 answers there before my question is on the next page... I know ultrasounds are safe, but can having too many be bad for the baby? I'm lucky to have a husband who works in a medical clinic with an ultrasound machine... well we've taken advantage of that and adready done 6 and I'm only 16 weeks pregnant. I just don't want to hurt the baby! But we looove being able to watch her dance around when I pop in to have lunch with my husband...

Resolved Question: What will baby be like born prematurely? Please answer if you have any experience with this?
So my baby only weighs 4 lbs 3 oz. She hasnt put on any weight in weeks, anyway the doctor wants me to go to an ultrasound this coming week and said i'll preobably have to delivery with a few days after that, I am 35 weeks pregnant now, so will be around 36- 36.5 weeks when i deliever. if the baby doesnt grow any more til then, what will she look like? I am really sacred she is going to be too skinny and look sick and be sick and have to be hooked up to machines which will break my heart. Has anyone had their baby prematurely , what did the baby look like, how small was she, did she look sick? How long did she have to stay in the hospital after she was born? Anything you can tell me about what to expect or about premature bbays would help me a lot :) Thanks everyone... and congrats on all your pregnancies! I know that babys born at 36 weeks look and are pretty healthy i am just concerned since she wont be the size she should be at 36 weeks since she stopped growing weeks ago ....

Resolved Question: 20 week old baby's tummy measured HUGE in the ultrasound?
the tech and my dr said she has no "anomalies" but her stomach measured to be 20 weeks and 4 days old, her head measured to be 19 weeks and 6 days old [right on target exactly with all the other ultras sounds] and at the end of the ultrasound after all the measurements were made the machine said she was exactly 20 weeks 0 days old. so i guess my question is, since all 3 ultrasounds i had [one at 5 weeks one at 10 weeks and this one at 20 weeks] and they all measure up to be exact ally corosponding with my LAMP date and everything, can i be sure of the conception day? and should i be worried about her huge tummy?

Resolved Question: How common is it to measure big and really be further along? ?
so I'm 32 weeks. I measured at about 35 weeks..and so did the baby's head and abdomen...yesterday....My OB told me that the baby weighs about 5 1/2 lbs. the machine guessed the baby at the same. I just remembered today... When I was 12 weeks...my doc sent me for an ultrasound...the nuchal translucency test. when I got there...the ultrasound tech said the baby was 14 weeks. She could even see male parts! Sure enough later ultrasounds confirmed he's a boy!! so ONE week later when I went to my OB again for a different test. I told him what she said and he did an ultrasound. Now in his head I was 13 weeks....and by the ultrasound I was 15weeks by that time. So he put me at 13 weeks and 2 days....so he gave me 2 days...rather than the 2 weeks...How could the ultrasound tech see a penis on a fetus that was only 12 weeks?? really? Do you think I'm further along? stories/similar experiences??

Resolved Question: Measuring big at 32 weeks?
So I just got back from the doctors...I'm 32 weeks... My uterus measured 34/35 weeks AND the baby's head AND abdomen measured about the same. The baby weighs about 5 1/2 pounds. That's 1 1/2lbs above average..lol. The doctor said that I might have to talk to a nutritionist....because I could just be eating wrong. I don't think I eat awful. I do indulge a little in the naughty stuff ....but my husband wont let me eat like crap....he's no fun lol jk. When I was 12 weeks..or they thought I was 12 weeks...I had to go to another hospital for an ultrasound because they had the right kinda of machine the sister hospital next to my house didn't have it. So the different hospital thought I was 14 weeks and like...3 or 4 days by how big the baby was and stuff. Then when I told my OB that..and he checked the notes...one week later. Then he gave me 2 extra days. ignored the fact that the baby was measuring big..kinda annoyed me but I figured he knew best. Now I'm questioning that. Also I'm 32 weeks and I haven't even had to drink that nasty orange drink yet....that's supposed to happen at 28 weeks...they spaced....real reassuring, right? lol What do you think? Do you think I'm further along? I have an ultrasound in 2 weeks. I'm not overweight lol. no...it confused me as well

Resolved Question: Difference in dates.......?
I had my first ultrasound in my G.P's office. It took him quite awhile (weeks) to actually confirm the pregnancy. When he eventually did on the 3rd attempt, he found that I was 7w 2d along, due March 12, but the machine was playing up a little, and go back in a few weeks for a more accurate date. We went on holiday etc in between and it was quite awhile between visits. When I went back, it showed that I was 12w 1d and my due date was March 19. I have had 2 further u/s in the office, dates are 21st and 23rd March. When I went for my anatomy scan, they said the size of the baby is consistent with March 23rd. I have since been to see my midwife who was trying to figure out an accurate due date to submit to the hospital, and she said to go by the 12th March, the 1st date I was given. She also measured my fundus and said that it was accurate with the 12th March (23 weeks). I explained about the machine being faulty etc and she said to use that date anyways. Which date should I go by? The midwife/fundus date, or the ultrasound/G.P date? There is almost a 2 week difference in the dates, and I don't want to be induced too early, or have the baby left in there too long. I am aware that "babies come when they're ready" as I've already had a baby, but a friend of mine just lost her baby at 42 weeks due to the oxygen supply being cut off because the baby wasn't induced in time.

Resolved Question: Question about ultrasound and possibly recording it?
Yah! I had my ultrasound scheduled today and doc has a new machine. They just got it and haven't recorded ultrasound yet. Any idea if I bring CD or DVD. Is there a specific type of disc to bring. I'm really wanting to bring the right media in case it really works! I was at doc's and asked. This is brand new to them and I'm first to ask. They weren't sure.

Voting Question: Ultrasound question - Can the doctor really tell the gender at 11-12 weeks?
I recently had a 3d ultrasound scan. The machine seemed pretty advanced. When I asked the doc if he could tell the sex of the baby, the doc switched over to 2d ultrasound, did some moving about and very quickly said well it is probably a boy. I was pleased but surprised as I thought he would say 'no we can't tell yet!'. When I asked him how he knew it was a boy so surely he said 'well i can't see any penis or genitals' but this is how I can tell... He then switched back over to the 2d scan and moved to the under side of the foetus. He told me to imagine the baby was sitting down and this is the seat of the chair view. He pointed out two tiny oval/thin roundish shapes and said he thinks they are testicles. Now... I have looked everywhere on the internet and cannot find any information that says this is a way of knowing the gender this early. All I found was that the testicles are still way up in the abdomen at this stage and also the way they tell this early if they need to is by measuring the angel of the genital tube - not by searching for testicles... Has anyone else had this happen? Is it a new way of finding out the sex this early? I couldn't believe how easy it seemed! Could the 'testicles' have also been ovaries? Very confused and wish i hadn't asked him. Of course I am able to be patient anf will have to wait like everyone else but now I am too curious and excited to wait another 4 - 6 weeks to find out what it is for sure! By the way I don't mnd what I have but am interested in your opinions / expertise / experiences Thank you :-)

Resolved Question: Tinnitus, but no hearing loss?
I've been having tinnitus for over a year, but with no evident hearing loss (I got tested with machines, etc.). I have no idea what's causing it, on the same side of my affected ear, I have ear-aches, palpable nodes on neck (very small, not visible just palpable), and a constant dull ache around the jaw. I've had x-rays, ultrasounds of the neck done, and doctors seem to find nothing. They say my lymph nodes are normal. What could be causing my tinnitus?

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