Another Comp Today…
When I took this photo on November 4, 2004, I thought the gas prices were pretty high. When I fill up tomorrow, I’ll be paying $3.19 per gallon…
My clinical site wasn’t particularly busy today, but I did manage to pick up another comp on the stretcher chest. I had my pre-comps for this exam completed so I got an opportunity for the master comp today. A majority of what I see in the hospital environment is still chest x-rays, but there are still some other opportunities available. I spoke to a couple of techs today about keeping me in mind when spine orders come around. I do want to make sure I get my cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine routines comped before the end of the semester.
I got to watch some gastric endoscopy when I returned from my lunch break this afternoon. I had never seen this before and it was quite amazing to watch. The patient had a gall bladder removed about a year ago, but a stone had formed somewhere. During this exam, the gastroenterologist (I hope that is spelt rite) fed a tube into the patients bile duct and injected contrast. This exam also used fluoro to look at the liver during this process. It was intriguing to watch on the TV monitor…