Assignment Task: Research two diagnostic medical tests given to a patient during their care, and how those test results are delivered. The medical diagnostics will be colonoscopies and CT scans. Often test results need to be evaluated during a surgical procedure, the surgeon may reference these more than once.
1. Discuss in detail each diagnostic test - 1. colonoscopy and 1. CT Scan- that is common for patient evaluation, and that would be tied to a surgical intervention.
2. How would these test results be viewed or evaluated in the operating room/during a surgical procedure?
3. How do basic computing skills tie into the role of the surgical technologist?