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3.00 Credits
Introduces the basic principles and applications of physical assessment of non-invasive cardiovascular procedures. Topics include: patient and equipment skills related to vascular technology; basic views, terminology, physical principles, and instrumentation. Emphasis is placed on learning methods, patient care techniques and issues related to sonography, introduction to ultrasound procedures, sonographic terminology, patient interviews, elementary principles of sound waves, sonographic imaging techniques, communication and cultural diversity skills, ethic and professionalism, development of critical thinking skills, legal issues, and issues concerning the clinical environment. Topics include hospital and departmental organization and proper body mechanics when scanning, safety procedures and bloodborne pathogens.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides lecture and group discussions to understand and demonstrate proficiency in measuring ankle/brachial pressure ratios; aorta/renal ratios; resistance and pulsatility index; carotid artery ratios; velocity changes in vessels; B-mode measurements including diameter and area, and to identify normal vascular flow patterns and waveform. Topics include: test validation, measurements, and quantitative principles of noninvasive vascular testing and aorta, renal and carotid quantitation.
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4.00 Credits
(Prerequisites: CVT 103, CVT 110, CVT 111, AHS 104, VAS 110. Corequisites: CVT 104, DMS 133, DMS 136, ECH 155, VAS 141.) 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.
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3.00 Credits
Provides the student opportunities to observe and participate in the diagnostic procedures performed in the noninvasive vascular laboratory and radiology departments that are clinical affiliates. Procedures are performed under the direct supervision of an appropriately credentialed technologist. Topics include: equipment utilization; patient history, identifying risk factors, and contributing disease; procedural skills and patient care; extremity venous vascular procedures, cerebrovascular testing, indirect testing, and proper ergonomic scanning.
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3.00 Credits
Provides the student opportunities to participate and perform competencies achieved in the noninvasive vascular laboratories and radiology departments. Also, the student will practice competencies to include abdominal, visceral and extremity venous vascular procedures. Topics include: equipment utilization; patient history, identifying risk factors, and contributing disease; procedural skills and patient care; extremity venous vascular procedures, cerebrovascular testing, advanced cerebrovascular testing, extremity arterial vascular procedures, and indirect testing.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a thorough understanding of the cerebrovascular anatomy, physiology, and pathology. The clinical assessment of patients for cerebrovascular disease is discussed, including normal and abnormal anatomy. Patient factors and patient histories are described. Topics include: cerebrovascular anatomy, invasive cerebrovascular tests, physical examination, noninvasive cerebrovascular exams, cerebral artery disease, TCDs, and carotid artery studies.
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3.00 Credits
The course will provide a thorough understanding of the anatomy, physiology and pathology of extremity arterial vascular procedures. The clinical assessment of patients with acute and chronic arterial disease will be discussed. A description of noninvasive tests used to evaluate extremity arterial vascular examinations. Topics include: anatomy, physical examination, noninvasive physiologic testing of extremity, patient history, arterial vascular procedures, contributing diseases, and risk factors.
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4.00 Credits
(Prerequisites: VAS 144, VAS 202, VAS 203. Corequisites: VAS 230, VAS 242, VAS 245.) This course includes a description and explanation of therapeutic intervention and other diagnostic tests that may be performed at locations other than a vascular lab to diagnosis venous, cerebral and arterial diseases. Topics include: therapeutic intervention, compression therapy, medical therapy, invasive diagnostic tests, surgical therapy, noninvasive diagnostic tests, and nonsurgical intervention.
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3.00 Credits
Provides a review of basic knowledge from previous courses and helps the student prepare for a national certification examinations for sonography. Information concerning test taking skills will also be reviewed. Course review includes 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.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide the student with an overall review of Vascular Ultrasound Technology and prepare the student for the registry exam. Topics include: normal and abnormal vascular anatomy; pharmacology; pathophysiology; hemodynamics /physics; test validation and measurements; vascular diagnostic procedures; and laboratory values.
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