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  • DMS 102: Intro to Clinical Experience:Patient Care and Ethical/Legal Issues

    2.00 Credits
    Community College of Allegheny County

    This course is designed to offer the student a first hands-on clinical experience. In the clinical setting the emphasis is placed on familiarizing the student with imaging equipment controls, transducer position relative to the anatomy to be scanned, scanning techniques for the various protocols and patient care procedures. The lecture portion of this course presents the physical and emotional assessment of the patient, medical asepsis, body mechanics, medical emergencies, professional ethics, medical and legal issues as well as relative medical/legal terminology. The lab portion consists of demonstration and practice in these areas. The clinical portion of this course introduces the student to the healthcare setting and enable students to scan patients. This course requires a per credit health career fee; Check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. This course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Prerequisite:    Acceptance to the DMS Program, BIO 161, BIO 162, ENG 101, MAT 108 and PHY 100  Corequisite:    DMS 105 
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  • DMS 103: Abdominal, Obstetrical and Gynecological Ultrasound

    4.00 Credits
    Community College of Allegheny County

    This course presents an intense study of the abdominal, pelvic and fetal structures that can be evaluated employing ultrasound as an imaging modality. The student is provided with information concerning normal ultrasound appearance of tissues, organs and systems within the abdomen, pelvis and fetus. Ultrasound images representative of normal states are presented and correlated with examinations performed with other diagnostic modalities. Technical information such as procedural and scanning techniques are discussed throughout the course. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. Prerequisite:    DMS 102 and DMS 105  Corequisite:    DMS 113C  and PHY 127 
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  • DMS 104: Cardiac Ultrasound

    4.00 Credits
    Community College of Allegheny County

    This course focuses on the ultrasonic investigation of the heart. Echocardiography is viewed from both an historical, as well as state-of-the-art perspective. The anatomy and physiology, particularly the cross-sectional anatomy of the mediastinal contents, are reviewed. Echocardiograms representative of normal cardiac anatomy are presented and compared with examinations performed by other diagnostic modalities. Procedural and scanning techniques are presented, as well as sonographic positioning unique to echocardiography. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. Prerequisite:    DMS 102  and DMS 105  Corequisite:    PHY 127  and DMS 114C 
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  • DMS 105: Introduction to Cross-Sectional Anatomy for Ultrasonography

    4.00 Credits
    Community College of Allegheny County

    This course considers the human anatomy through the evaluation of sagittal, transverse and coronal body sections. Organs and structures of the head, neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and extremities are presented and correlated with pictorial sections obtained through cadaver dissection. Cadaver pictorial sections are correlated with ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) images. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. Prerequisite:    Acceptance to the DMS Program, BIO 161, BIO 162, ENG 101, MAT 108 and PHY 100  Corequisite:    DMS 102 
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  • DMS 113C: Ultrasound Clinical 1/Abdomen-OB/GYN

    2.00 Credits
    Community College of Allegheny County

    This clinical course offers the student participation in the various steps involved in the ultrasound examination of the patient. The student shares responsibility with the abdominal, obstetrical and gynecological clinical instructor for scheduling, identifying and preparing the patient for examination. The student assures that patient preparation is properly followed for the given examination, scans the patient and develops skills in examination progression. The student gains skill and confidence in presenting the case before the interpreting physician. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. This course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Prerequisite:    DMS 102  and DMS 105  Corequisite:    PHY 127 and DMS 103 
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  • DMS 114C: Ultrasound Clinical 1/Cardiac

    2.00 Credits
    Community College of Allegheny County

    This clinical course offers the student participation in the various steps involved in cardiac ultrasound examination of the patient. The student shares responsibility with the cardiac clinical instructor for scheduling, identifying and preparing the patient for examination. The student assures that patient preparation is properly followed for the given examination. The student scans the patient and develops skills in examination progression. The student develops skill and confidence in presenting the echocardiographic study to the interpreting physician. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. This course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Prerequisite:    DMS 102  and DMS 105  Corequisite:    PHY 127  and DMS 104 
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  • DMS 115C: Ultrasound Clinical 2/Abdomen-OB/GYN

    4.00 Credits
    Community College of Allegheny County

    The student develops skills in scanning, interpretation of the sonogram and in recognizing normal anatomical variations. The student gathers pertinent clinical data in order to understand the total medical picture of the patient prior to the ultrasound examination. The student presents cases to the interpreting physician. The student becomes familiar with portables, surgical and special sonographic procedures and assists in these areas. (The student is assigned to a full-time clinical experience over six weeks.) This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. This course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Prerequisite:    DMS 103, DMS 113C, PHY 127   
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  • DMS 116C: Ultrasound Clinical 2/Cardiac

    4.00 Credits
    Community College of Allegheny County

    This clinical course offers the student participation in the various steps involved in cardiac ultrasound examination of the patient. The student shares responsibility with the clinical instructor for scheduling, identifying and preparing the patient for examination. The student assures that patient preparation is properly followed for the given examination. Skills in scanning that have been developed in DMS 114C Cardiac Clinical 1 and DMS 104 Cardiac Ultrasound are further advanced. Skills in patient scanning and examination progression are developed. The student gains skill and confidence in presenting the case to the interpreting physician. (The student is assigned to a full-time clinical experience over six weeks.) This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. This course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Prerequisite:    DMS 104, DMS 114C and PHY 127   
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  • DMS 125: Vascular Ultrasound

    4.00 Credits
    Community College of Allegheny County

    Theory and practical application are combined to progress the beginning student's ability to scan and read normal vascular examinations by semester's end. The theory portion of the course consists of learning normal anatomy, sonographic characteristics and the hemodynamic principles of the peripheral vascular system, the cerebral vascular system and the vessels of the abdomen. Instrumentation, scanning techniques, audible signals made by normal blood flow and position of the transducer for each vessel are covered in the laboratory portion of the course. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. Prerequisite:    DMS 102  and DMS 105  Corequisite:    PHY 127  and DMS 135C 
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  • DMS 135C: Ultrasound Clinical 1/Vascular Ultrasound

    2.00 Credits
    Community College of Allegheny County

    This clinical course offers the student participation in the various steps involved in the ultrasound examination of the patient. The student shares responsibility with the vascular instructor for scheduling, identifying and preparing the patient for examination. The student assures that patient preparation is properly followed for the given examination, scans the patient and develops skills in examination progression. The student gains skill and confidence in presenting the case before the interpreting physician. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis. Prerequisite:    DMS 102 and DMS 105  Corequisite:    PHY 127 and DMS 125 
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