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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: DMS 136. Introduces concepts for the factors involved with diagnostic ultrasound principles and instruments. Topics include: Doppler instruments, performance and safety, and artifacts. 09052007
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2.00 Credits
Introduces anatomy, pathology and procedures for diagnostic medical sonography. Topics include: anatomy, thyroid, breast, scrotum, anterior abdominal wall, muscles, and other superficial structures. 09052007
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8.00 Credits
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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1.00 Credits
Prerequisites: DMS 133, DMS 134, DMS 135, DMS 201. This course provides instruction in sonographic procedures which are considered invasive and/or require sterile procedures. Opening sterile trays, creating and maintaining a sterile field, and sterilizing ultrasound transducers are included, as well as sonography in the operating suite and performance of sonographic biopsy guidance. Issues concerning patient consent are reviewed from Foundations of Sonography. Topics include: sterile techniques; amniocentesis; scanning of the uterus via sonohysterography; drainage and fluid recovery procedures, including thoracentesis, paracentesis, and amniocentesis; free hand and attachment guided biopsy, such as breast biopsy and prostate biopsy; and ultrasound guidance procedures, such as nephrostomy/biliary drainage procedures. 09052007
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: DMS 132, DMS 133, DMS 134, DMS 135. Provides the sonography student with specialized imaging procedures for the pediatric patient, including normal anatomy, pathology and pathophysiology. Emphasis is on the pediatric abdomen, surgical abdominal conditions, pediatric hip, and the necessary skills and special considerations of the pediatric patient in terms of patient care, presenting symptoms, pathologic processes, diagnosis, and technique. Neonatal neurosonography is also presented. Topics include: normal anatomy of the abdomen in pediatric patients and associated anomalies; normal anatomy of the neonatal brain and head and associated anomalies; anatomy of pediatric hip joint and imaging techniques and associated anomalies; normal pelvic anatomy in pediatric patients and associated anomalies; procedure, indication, and protocol for pyloric stenosis and associated pathology; normal spine anatomy and associated anomalies; history and physical examination; related imaging, laboratory, and functional testing procedures; differential diagnosis; and role of ultrasound in patient management. 09052007
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: DMS 201. Introduces the knowledge of fetal anatomy, pathology and procedures for diagnostic medical sonography. Emphasis is placed on the gamut of fetal anomalies throughout all three trimesters and newborn cranial examinations. Topics include: first trimester sonographic abnormalities including: diagnosis of embryonic abnormalities, placental hematomas, associated pelvic masses, and other sonographic findings; second and third trimester sonographic abnormalities including: hydrops, various trisomies, cranial and facial altering abnormalities, vertebral column abnormalities, thoracic cavity abnormalities, abdominal wall abnormalities, urinary tract abnormalities, extremity abnormalities, umbilical cord abnormalities, amniotic fluid volumes, and other miscellaneous congenital abnormalities; history and physical examination; related imaging, laboratory, and functional testing procedures; differential diagnosis; role of ultrasound in patient management; viability; and fetal therapy. 09052007
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: DMS 133, DMS 202, DMS 203. This course is designed as an introduction into the field of vascular sonography. The general practitioner will be required to perform venous examinations of the lower extremity, arterial studies of the neck, and some Doppler studies within the abdomen. For these areas much greater depth will be reached. The field of vascular sonography is much wider and encompassing than these three areas. The broader field of vascular sonography will be introduced but not studied at length or in depth. Emphasis is on the functional workings and settings associated with Doppler signals and waveforms. Topics include: machine/image settings for Doppler imaging; venous imaging of the lower extremities; arterial imaging of the neck; and vascular imaging of the abdomen, including aorta and its primary branches, vena cava, portal and hepatic veins, and renal arteries and veins. 09052007
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8.00 Credits
Prerequisite: DMS 204. Provides students with continued hospital/clinic setting work experience. Students improve skills in performing procedures introduced during previous didactic and clinical classes. Emphasis is placed on identification of normal and pathologic conditions learned during High Resolution Imaging and Interventional Sonography as well as refining the scanning ability of students in procedures presented in Pelvic Sonography and Pathology, Abdominal Sonography & Pathology, Fetal and Neonatal Anomalies, and Normal Obstetrical Sonography. Topics include: equipment manipulation for optimum image resolution; scanning procedures for superficial sonography; normal anatomy and pathologic conditions of the superficial structures including differentiation of cystic and solid breast masses, sonographic classification of thyroid masses, scrotal hernias, testicular torsion, testicular tumors, epididymal cysts, anterior abdominal wall, muscles, and extremities; sonohysterography; sterile technique; drainage and fluid recovery procedures including thoracentesis, paracentesis, and amniocentesis; free hand and attachment guided biopsy: breast biopsy and prostate biopsy; 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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2.00 Credits
Provides a review of basic knowledge from previous courses and helps the student prepare for national certification examinations for sonography. Information concerning test taking skills will also be reviewed. Topics include physics, patient care, equipment/image manipulation, scanning procedures, bioeffects and safety. Emphasis will be placed on those items/issues/topics which are part of the certification examination. Topics include: propagation of ultrasound through tissues, principles of pulse echo imaging, quality assurance of ultrasound instruments, elementary principles, bioeffects and safety, ultrasound transducers and pulse echo instruments. 09052007
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11.00 Credits
Prerequisite: DMS 209. Provides continued hospital/clinic setting work experience for students to improve skills in performing procedures introduced during prior clinical and didactic classes. Emphasis is placed on refining scanning techniques, increasing speed, and developing a critical thinking approach to sonographic scanning. In addition, the identification of normal and pathologic conditions learned during Introductionto Vascular Sonography and performance of vascular duplex examinations are emphasized. Equipment utilization, venous structures of the leg, arterial vessels of the neck, and professional development through application of case studies reviews are covered. Sonographic examinations are conducted under direct and indirect supervision. Topics include: manipulation of Doppler signals for venous scanning of the extremities and arterial scanning of the carotid vessels; normal anatomy and pathologic conditions of vascular structures, including deep vein thrombosis and carotid artery occlusion; equipment manipulation for optimum image resolution; and patient care issues: patient preparation, fundamentals of patient history taking, confidentiality, pertinent clinical laboratory values, and communication. 09052007
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