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Ultrasound Gel

Coupling Gel · Ultrasound Transmission Gel · Conduction Gel · Sterile Ultrasound Gel · Aquasonic

A clear, water-soluble gel. Gel for the sterile fieldSTAIR-ul feeldAn area set up with sterile drapes and supplies, kept free of all germs, for a sterile procedure.Full entry comes in sterile single-use pouches.

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What it does and what experienced techs know about it.

  • What it’s for

    Placed between an ultrasound or Doppler ultrasoundDOP-ler UL-truh-soundAn ultrasound that uses sound waves to hear or show blood flowing through vessels or the fetal heartbeat.Full entry probe and the skin (or inside a sterile probe cover) so the signal passes through. Pulled with the Doppler for vascular cases such as aneurysmAN-yuh-riz-umA weak spot in the wall of an artery that bulges outward like a balloon.aneurysm a widening (Greek)Full entry repair, embolectomy and thrombectomy, and with ultrasound probes for vascular access or echo.

  • What experienced techs know

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  1. Rothrock. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 24 (Vascular Surgery), p. 887 and 892

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