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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: CVT1000C, BSC 2085C, BSC 2086C This course continues from Anatomy & Physiology I/II with detailed study of adult and fetal cardiopulmonary anatomy, vasculature, and physiology in relation to cardiac cath lab clinical experience. Course also covers etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations and treatments of related cardiac, pulmonary, and peripheral diseases. Applications cover arterial blood gas analysis, and introductions to valve calculations, cardiac output calculations as well as other hemodynamic calculations. Course continues with recognition of cardiac waveforms and ECG.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CVT 2510, Acceptance into the CVT Program The objective of this course is to provide the student with the fundamental principles of radiobiology and safety. The interaction of ionizing radiation with biological systems, early and late effects of radiation exposure, body factors that effect response to radiation, and the basic principles of radiation protection and monitoring will be covered. Everyday principles of acquiring the best diagnostic images with proper c-arm manipulation and settings to reduce patient and staff exposure will be enforced.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: CVT 2420C, CVT 2421C This course is a supervised clinical introduction that allows students to apply knowledge gained from didactic instruction in patient assessment & care and the familiarization with lab equipment in relation to scrub and circulating roles. The student will observe and perform duties preparing patients and preparing the needed sterile trays for heart catheterization and peripheral procedures.
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6.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CVT 2100L This course provides the clinical experience for the diagnostic procedures performed in the cardiovascular lab based off didactic class topics. This clinical, under close supervision with clinical instructor, will allow students to gain more in-depth experience for pre and post cardiac catheterization activities, hemodynamic monitoring, and cardiac pressure waveform recognition and calculations. The clinical practice will include circulation, scrubbing, recording, and manipulation of imaging systems during diagnostic cardiovascular procedures. Students are introduced to Stress Testing and Holter Monitoring.
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6.00 Credits
Prerequisites: CVT 2110L This course will allow students to gain more in-depth clinical experience in invasive cardiology including pre and post cardiac catheterization activities, diagnostic and interventional cardiac and vascular procedures, hemodynamic monitoring and calculations, and application of critical care therapies. Clinical practice will include performing duties in the circulating, scrubbing, and monitoring roles to include manipulation for imaging equipment during both diagnostic and interventional procedures.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: CVT 1220 This course is designed to teach the student the theory and applications of critical care measures in medical emergencies. These applications include emergency airways, intra aortic balloon pumping, and temporary pacemakers. The student will also become familiar with each individual protocol used for Advanced Cardiac Life Support. Students will take the ACLS certification test at the end of this course.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Cardiovascular Technology Program This course introduces students to the pioneers of catheterization and to the procedures performed in the cardiac catheterization lab. Students will continue the familiarization with coronary and peripheral arterial systems with ability to distinguish anatomical features demonstrated on different radiographic projections. A foundation of aseptic and sterile technique is introduced from scrub and prep to handling ancillary equipment. Ancillary equipment will include identification and setup of bubble less manifolds & transducers, sheaths, catheters, wires, balloons and stents, and other pertinent devices used during coronary and peripheral catheterizations. Students will begin to build on patient assessment and on cardiac waveform and arrhythmia recognition during hemodynamic monitoring.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CVT 2420C This course is designed to provide students the ability to relate various cardiac disease processes to interventions used to correct them. The effects of coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, angina, heart failure, cardiomyopathies, pericardial issues, valvular disease, and congenital anomalies will be covered. In continuation, non-cardiac or peripheral disease processes from peripheral artery disease, diabetic issues from non-healing ulcers and gangrenous limbs, to fibromusculardysplasia and renal insufficiencies and various interventions used to correct each will be covered as well. Students will become familiar with the various formulas and calculations performed in the cath lab for cardiac outputs, vascular resistance, valve areas, and shunts with detailed analysis of arterial and venous pressure waveforms of the heart and periphery.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: CVT 2420C The student will learn electrophysiological principles with the detailed relation of the EKG components to heart function. Students will identify the individual components of the EKG complex and discuss best lead placement for diagnostic EKG vs lead placement for intra-procedural monitoring. After identifying rhythm rules students will differentiate between normal and abnormal rhythm strips and paced rhythms in correlation with known pathology. Students will complete class with ability to identify heart rhythms and arrhythmias with ability to set up 12-lead EKG with interpretation of rhythm strips.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: CVT 2420C This course introduces the physical principles of imaging equipment with the production of ionizing radiation. Comparisons between cineradiography, fluoroscopy, digital radiography, and still imaging are covered. In addition, the principles, set-up, and operation of common catheterization equipment including power injectors, intra aortic balloon pumps, defibrillators, I-stats to include electrical safety measures of each and in the lab itself are detailed. Students will learn the purpose and function of the patient interventional simulator in the classroom cath lab and begin practice performing interventional procedures on the simulator.
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