DMS 204 - Clinical Sonography II

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College (formerly Coosa Valley Technical College)

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Prerequisites: DMS 131, DMS 132, DMS 136. Provides students with continued hospital/clinic setting work experience. Students have the opportunity to improve skills in performing procedures introduced during the courses Fetal Anomalies and Normal Obstetrical Sonography. Refinement of equipment manipulation skills builds on information presented in the course Sonographic Physics II. Emphasis is placed on refining scanning ability related to procedures learned in the courses Pelvic Sonography and Pathology and Abdominal Sonography and Pathology while learning to perform correctly the procedures included in the courses Normal Obstetrical Sonography and Fetal Anomalies. Normal fetal/maternal findings in the pregnant uterus, fetal growth parameters, advancement in the application of scanning algorithms, intra-cranial and gastric structures of the neonate, and the gamut of fetal abnormalities are covered. Topics include: equipment manipulation for optimum image resolution; manipulation of equipment to minimize biological effects; normal anatomy and pathologic conditions of the abdomen; normal female pelvic anatomy; normal uterine and fetal development through the three trimesters, including placental grading, placental location, fetal growth vs. HCG levels, performance of biophysical profiles, and fetal heart rate; fetal biometry, including gestational sac size, crown-rump length, bi-parietal diameter, head circumference, femur length, and abdominal circumference; normal anatomy and pathologic conditions in the neonate, including intra-cranial bleeds, masses, and duodenal atresia; ectopic pregnancies; patient care issues: patient preparation, fundamentals of patient history taking, confidentiality, pertinent clinical laboratory values, and communication. 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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