Ultrasounds.
I'm getting conflicting information in my research on ultrasounds (for pregnancy - I'm writing one that happens around 22 weeks). The good news is, most of them should be answerable by anyone who's had one, so it's not very esoteric knowledge I seek.
(Story is present day, present time, normal world. For help I've been scouring Google, Wikipedia, and What To Expect When You're Expecting.)
1. I could only find one source that said when the results came back, and it said within one to two days; but I've found pictures of ultrasounds being taken and they show monitors with images. Is the 1-2 day time for printed results? Why can't they do something equivalent to hitting Alt + Print Screen and send the output to an office printer? And how much of the fetus can be seen on the screen? All? Just a part? Or is it just a vertical cross-section? (In which case I can understand how Alt+PrtSc wouldn't be helpful...)
2. The doctors in the pictures are typing on keyboards attached to the monitors. Are they entering information? If so, what? Does it demand a lot of attention? Or rather, how complex a conversation can they hold while doing it?
3. Is twenty minutes a realistic length of time? I've found everything from 5 to 30; 20 seems like a safe bet, but as long as I'm here, it can't hurt to double-check.
4. Is there anything else I should keep in mind? Things that are often written wrong in such scenes, for instance? Just off the top of your head.
Thanks!
(Story is present day, present time, normal world. For help I've been scouring Google, Wikipedia, and What To Expect When You're Expecting.)
1. I could only find one source that said when the results came back, and it said within one to two days; but I've found pictures of ultrasounds being taken and they show monitors with images. Is the 1-2 day time for printed results? Why can't they do something equivalent to hitting Alt + Print Screen and send the output to an office printer? And how much of the fetus can be seen on the screen? All? Just a part? Or is it just a vertical cross-section? (In which case I can understand how Alt+PrtSc wouldn't be helpful...)
2. The doctors in the pictures are typing on keyboards attached to the monitors. Are they entering information? If so, what? Does it demand a lot of attention? Or rather, how complex a conversation can they hold while doing it?
3. Is twenty minutes a realistic length of time? I've found everything from 5 to 30; 20 seems like a safe bet, but as long as I'm here, it can't hurt to double-check.
4. Is there anything else I should keep in mind? Things that are often written wrong in such scenes, for instance? Just off the top of your head.
Thanks!
