Two-year programs are most prevalent. Look for a program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) . For information on how to become a registered diagnostic medical sonographer, see the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography.verview. Diagnostic medical sonographers use sound waves to generate images used for assessing and diagnosing various medical conditions. Many people associate sonography with pregnancy. It's how a fetus can be seen in the womb.
The porta hepatis, or hilum of the liver, is a deep, short, transverse fissure that passes across the left. posterior aspect of the undersurface of the right. lobe of the liver. It separates the caudate lobe and. process from the quadrate lobe and meets the. left sagittal fossa perpendicularly (1).
Eight hepatic transplant cases following hepatic failure associated with the use of kava-containing products have been reported in Europe (six in Germany and two in Switzerland). Two male patients aged 32 and 50 years and six females aged 22--61 years required liver transplants after using kava-containing products.DA has advised consumers and health-care providers about the potential risk for hepatic toxicity associated with the use of kava-containing products (7). Additional caution by persons who have pre-existing liver disease or are at risk for liver disease might be warranted.