Which task is NOT within the sonographer's scope of practice?
A) Collecting clinical information from a patient or from the person's chart
B) Describing areas of pathology in sonographic terms
C) Interpreting sonographic images and reporting a diagnosis to the referring clinician or the patient
D) Differentiating normal from abnormal sonographic patterns and relating findings to the sonologist

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The sonographer plays an important role in collecting clinical information and performing the sonographic examination. Sonographers must know which images to take, must be able to differentiate between normal and abnormal, and must be able to describe their observations in sonographic terms. However, making a diagnosis is considered practicing medicine, which is beyond the sonographer's scope of practice.

Which Task Is NOT Within the Sonographer's Scope of Practice