Synergy back issues from February 2007:
The pink ribbon
Feb 01, 2007; ... Pauline Reeves discusses her personal experiences of the breast screening service. Many years ago, an article appeared in Radiosraphy Toddy which had a profound effect upon me. Written by a senior nurse educationalist, Marion Fersuson, recounting her personal experiences of undergoing a ...
A case of: Refusal to weight-bear in a child
Feb 01, 2007; ... Introduction Discitis is reported to be the most common paediatric spine problem1, although it is still relatively rare2. It is a bloodborne infection of the intervertebral disc through vessels from the endplates of the vertebral body. There is a higher incidence in childhood due to the ...
Image conscious: Establishing a scheme for assessing chest x-rays
Feb 01, 2007; ... David Gant outlines a system developed in his department designed to assist radiographers in assessing chest x-rays. Introduction Role development is a prominent subject in the National Health Service, with most editions of our professional journals now describins new advances in ...
MRI in Practice - 3rd Edition
Feb 01, 2007; ... Title: MRI in Practice - 3rd Edition Authors: Catherine Westbrook and Carolyn Kaut Roth with John Talbot ISBN: 1-4051-2787-2 Published by: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Price: £29.99 Reviewed by: Karyn Chappell, Senior Research Radiographer, UCL Institute of Neurology, London A more ...
Radiology Made Easy
Feb 01, 2007; ... Title: Radiolosy Made Easy Author: Arpan K Banerjee ISBN: 0521676 355 Published by: Cambridge University Press Price: £24.99 Reviewed by: Gill Lane, Radiographer, Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester This is a book written with the medical student and junior doctor in mind ....
Reporting on: Spinal pathologies
Feb 01, 2007; ... In the final article in this series on spine trauma,* Amanda Martin and Julie Nightingale look at interpreting spinal pathologies. Introduction The most common diagnosis in any patient presenting with back pain is degenerative changes in the form of osteoarthritis or degenerative ...
Advanced assessment and diagnostic reasoning
Feb 01, 2007; ... Following on from the articles on patient assessment in last month's Synergy, Bev Snaith charts her own progress through an advanced assessment programme. Introduction Translatins the potential for radiographers to develop clinical examination and triage skills, this article ...
On reflection...
Feb 01, 2007; ... Using Davis' model of reflection13, as shown below, the case study can be compared to practice to demonstrate both experience and identify development needs. A description of the experience has already been made through the case study, therefore the main body of this account will utilise the ...
Legally speaking: Issues for radiographers
Feb 01, 2007; ... Andrew Andrews discusses some of the key legal issues that govern radiographers and other healthcare professionals in their day to day practice. Since the foundins of the NHS in 1948, the whole ethos of healthcare has chansed radically. At its inception, the approach of the NHS and its ...
The case of the long legged man!
Feb 01, 2007; ... Just as the name suggests, this is a quick case study, just for fun! Read the report, look at the image, and decide what happened here. Reflection This patient was a normal height. The length of the lower leg can be accounted for by the fact his toes were caught on the gamma ...