Our blog focuses on the professional and educational development of ultrasound technicians. Gloria Lokos is an experienced Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer proficient in both cardiac and vascular ultrasound. She has over ten years of diverse clinical experience in the healthcare industry. Follow along, as she posts about the latest news, information and research!
You know that your health is important; you don’t have to be a health care professional to know that. If you are interested in living a healthier life, it is possible to make changes, and there is plenty of information online. Indeed, it possible to find thousands of videos online that can inform you about better health decisions. If you are interested in living healthier, no matter your career or your salary, you can go to any of these 50 sites for health and medical videos: Continue reading
It can be very rewarding to be an ultrasound technician. However, sometimes you need a place where you can go to be yourself, and to vent a little. Sometimes, you might want the answer to an important question, or want some information about a technician career. If you want more information on being an ultrasound technician, or if you are looking for a job, or just a place to interact with others, here are 40 forums and message boards of interest: Continue reading
For many first-time parents, seeing the ultrasound of their baby makes the whole thing more “real.” Seeing one’s baby can encourage one to learn a little bit more about parenting, and strive to be better parents. However, it can be difficult to decide what parenting style to adopt. While health care professionals can lend insight and offer advice, it can also help to learn from other parents just like you. Here are 50 great blogs that first-time parents can read to help them figure out how to be the best they can be:
While you can find plenty of pregnancy apps for mobile phones, why go through the expense of purchasing a phone and special apps when you can use online pregnancy tools for free? The following top 25 Web apps can help you through your pregnancy, from conception to delivery. Some apps are downloads, some you can use online to keep records on your health, fitness and pregnancy, and others are included in entire websites, which focus on your health or your pregnancy. Continue reading
Many women enjoy sharing the stories related to pregnancy. And, for those who are pregnant for the first time (or even for the third time) reading about others’ experiences can be helpful and interesting. No matter your career situation, the support that you can receive from other women is priceless. And you don’t have to be a health care professional to share your thoughts on pregnancy, or to help others. And you can learn a great deal from the everyday experiences of other pregnant women. These 10 fantastic blogs offer helpful information, insight, and articles, and answer questions that may come up along the road. The great thing about them is that you can connect to them via Twitter. So if you don’t have time every day to sit down and read their blogs, you can still be connected to them on the go from your smartphone. Continue reading
Google Chrome is beloved by many users, but it failed to live up to Firefox’s reputation because of a lack of extensions for the Chrome Browser. Now, however, Google Chrome has enough extensions to rival Firefox, and some duplicate and are even better than the ones designed for Firefox. But, what about extensions for parents and kids? We’ve snagged 25 Google Chrome extensions that parents can use for browsing safety, for fun, and for learning, all listed below. Continue reading
Here’s a video we produced a few weeks ago that explains all about ultrasound technician careers, salaries, and schools…
One of the more interesting times in pregnancy is the ultrasound. This technique makes use of sound to construct images of what is going on inside a mother’s uterus. Fetal pictures are produced when the ultrasound waves enter the uterus, and are then reflected back. By noting the patterns reflected back, it is possible to produce an image that shows what is happening inside the mother’s womb. In many cases, the images produced with the help of an ultrasound technician are used to assess the growth and health of the unborn child. The fetus can be observed, and health care professionals can look for abnormalities. In some cases problems caught early enough can be corrected with in utero surgery, allowing for some problems to be fixed before they can cause problems later. Continue reading
Reproductive health is something of a taboo in American society. People in the U.S. don’t really want to have discussions about reproductive health and sexual well-being. However, ignoring the issue of reproductive health isn’t going away. As ultrasound technicians, doctors, nurses, and midwives can tell you, there are a lot of misconceptions out there about reproduction and sexual health. So, while reproductive health may not be something you talk about over the water cooler at work, it is something that you should be educated about. Here are 17 infographics that can help you learn a little more about reproductive health: Continue reading
Some people learn better through visuals rather than through book learning. This is why free YouTube videos about conception, pregnancy, and birth are rewarding for those who are want to conceive or for those who want to work in obstetrics (in areas such as ultrasound) or neonatal care. These videos, some professionally made and some amateur, all try to provide education to the masses on how pregnancy works and how various actions can affect the health of the infant and mother. Continue reading
