What is a water ultrasound performed by an OB/GYN?
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I have been involved in medical imaging for over 15 years.  I have done medical sonography for 12 years. In OB ultrasounds, we measure the amniotic fluid....For early OB and pelvic ultrasounds, you must drink water, so that we may be what lays low in the pelvis.  There is a hysterosonogram, but, from what I know, they are not done routinely, and the procedure is relatively new.  I have never worked at a facility that does these exams.  BUT, you can read about them at these sites:  https://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/hysterosonography.jsp\nhttp://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/hysterosono.htm
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They are "female" doctors. They give annual pap smears, check you for STDs, and deliver babies.\n\nTo be more technical:\n\nAn obstetrician is a physician who has successfully completed specialized education and training in the management of pregnancy, labor, and pueperium (the time-period directly following childbirth). \n\nA gynecologist is a physician who has a successfully completed specialized education and training in the health of the female reproductive system, including the diagnosis and treatment of disorders and diseases. \n\nTypically, the education and training for both fields occurs concurrently. Thus, an obstetrician/gynecologist is a physician specialist who provides medical and surgical care to women and has particular expertise in pregnancy, childbirth, and disorders of the reproductive system. This includes preventative care, prenatal care, detection of sexually transmitted diseases, Pap test screening, and family planning.
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A doctor should use an X-ray to look for a broken bone, because that is where you will get a clearer look of the bones and there will be no tissue and blood in the way, like in an ultrasound. \nChecking the size of a heart or liver should be done with an ultrasound because it will do the opposite of an X-ray and that is look mainly at soft-tissued organs. You might also need an ultrasound to look at an unborn baby, see if it is developing right, if it's a boy or a girl, if it's in a good position, or if something is wrong. I believe it's required nowadays for you to get an ultrasound just to make sure the baby is okay and is developing properly.\nNow, when checking for cavities in teeth, you get an X-ray (haven't you ever been to the dentist??) because that is the only instrument that will properly give a good view of the teeth.\nPeople also get ultrasounds when they have little built up stones in the kidneys and gullbladders. The sound waves then penetrate and break up the stones into smaller peices so they can be removed naturally.
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Are you sure it was in your uterus?  There is an area called the cul-de-sac where fluid can accumulate, but it is outside of the uterus.  I cannot think of when I have seen fluid in a non-preg uterus, even when a women is menstruating.  I think you need to talk with your doctor to make sure you understand the findings of the ultrasound.
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I understand your concern.  I have been where you are.  It may be nothing at all.  They just might see something in the mammo that is not clear enough for them to know what it is.  This has happened to be 3 times already, now I get both the mammo and ultrasound done the same day TO AVOID this issue.
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I found references to CT, and MRI being used in autopsy.  If those are used I don't see why ultrasound wouldn't occasionally.
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The answer to this depends on the medium in which the ultrasound is travelling. Fluids will not in general support transverse mechanical waves, or at least they are damped out very rapidly. So if it is in a fluid like air or water, then ultrasound is a longitudinal mechanical wave. However, in a solid it can be both a transverse and a longitudinal wave.
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Its normal\nbut all aches and pains should be mentioned to your doctor at your OB check ups
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A residency in the specialty (in the US, different countries have different training). Oh, and a serious TON of malpractice insurance.\n\nYou might check out the website of the American Board of Ob & Gyn:\nhttp://www.abog.org\n\nfor info about board certification in the specialty, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics for general info about training and more:\nhttp://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos074.htm#training
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The cervix is the opening of the uterus to the vagina.  The baby is much higher up inside the uterus, so inflammation of the cervix would not mess up the sonogram.  Imagine that you put a small doll inside a balloon, blow up the balloon and tie it off.  If you were to then cover the tie off of the balloon in a dark paint, it would not keep you from seeing the doll if you held the balloon up to a light.
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send me a picture of the bump for evaluation
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a tech can read the echo which basically is an ultrasound of the heart, which is used to determine how well the heart is contracting and how well the blood flow is from one chamber of the heart to another. maybe u meant an ecg which is an electrical graph of the activity of the heart, this is read bya a doctor. nurses can also read it whom have cardiology experience but the sure thing is a cardiologist.
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Look in your local yellow pages under Physicians & Surgeons-Obstetrics/Gynecology.
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Do you mean an ultrasound? I have had it done plenty of times it's not bit deal. Now, if they are going to do an intravaginal ultrasound that can be a little uncomfortable but just try to relax and it will be over soon. Good luck. If it's just an x-ray or MRI no big deal either. Unless it is a closed MRI I am closterphobic so it was hard for me.
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Probably not, but there are tests available.  You need to talk to your OB/Gyn about your concerns and get regular check ups.
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Echogenic just means that it's visible on ultrasound because it, or structures within it, reflect high frequency sound waves.\n\nThe most commoncause of this is a cyst or polycystic kidney disease but there are other differential diagnoses.
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You need to see an OB/GYN about this.