VAS 141 - Basic Cerebrovascular and Extremity Venous

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College (formerly Coosa Valley Technical College)

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Description:

Prerequisites: CVT 103, CVT 110, CVT 111. Corequisite: VAS 143. This course will provide a thorough understanding of the cerebrovascular anatomy, physiology, and pathology. The clinical assessment of patients for cerebrovascular disease will be discussed to include normal and abnormal anatomy. This course will discuss non-invasive and invasive tests for cerebrovascular procedures. Patient factors and patient histories will be described. The course will also provide a thorough understanding of the anatomy, physiology and pathology of extremity venous procedures. As well as, the clinical assessment of patients with acute and chronic venous disease will be discussed. A description of noninvasive tests used to evaluate extremity venous vascular examinations will be discussed. Topics include: extremity venous anatomy, laboratory results, test validation, noninvasive tests: duplex imaging and plethysmography, patient history, risk factors and contributing disease, extremity venous pathology, treatment of venous disease, cerebrovascular anatomy, invasive cerebrovascular tests, sonographic appearance of cerebral artery disease, non-invasive cerebrovascular exams, and physical examination. 11132007

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4.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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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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