DMS 137 - Clinical Sonography 1

Institution:

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (formerly Coosa Valley Technical College)

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Prerequisites: DMS 131, DMS 132, DMS 136. Provides students with an introduction into the hospital/clinic setting work experience. Students perform procedures introduced in Foundations of Sonography and manipulate equipment based on information from Sonographic Appearance and Normal Anatomy. Emphasis is placed on performing those procedures presented in Pelvic Sonography and Pathology and Abdominal Sonography and Pathology and learning to identify normal anatomy presented in Cross Sectional Anatomy. Control of the physical parameters of the sonography unit and application of sonographic physics as it relates to image quality are covered. Topics include: equipment manipulation for optimum image resolution; scanning procedures for abdominal sonography; normal anatomy and pathologic conditions of the abdomen; normal female pelvic anatomy; female pelvic pathology, including uterine fibroids and bicornuate uterus; scanning of the female pelvis trans-abdominally, trans-vaginally and trans-perineally; normal and abnormal prostate in males; ectopic pregnancies; patient care issues: patient preparation, fundamentals of patient history taking, confidentiality, pertinent clinical laboratory values, and communication; and pathology versus normal abdominal anatomy. Sonographic examinations are conducted under direct and indirect supervision. 09052007

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8.00

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Institution Website:

www.gntc.edu/student-services/index.php

Phone Number:

(706) 295-6963

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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