Schedule
Wed, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (8/20/2012 - 12/14/2012) Location: MAIN CLARK 3230
Wed, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM (8/20/2012 - 12/14/2012) Location: MAIN CLARK 3230
Description
Credit Hours: 5
Prerequisites: DMS 102, SCI 116, SCI 225 and 226 (with labs), SCI 215, COM 101, SCI 110
Course work will include information concerning documentation sonography, sonographic images, basic patient care techniques, infection control and universal precautions, emergency conditions, body mechanics/ergonomics, history taking and lab values. Physical principle taught will include; elementary principles (including the acoustic variables and acoustic parameters), basic transducer construction and function, recognition of simple artifacts, introduction to Doppler, and adjusting system controls for image acquisition. Teaching methods will include lectures / discussions and practical scanning labs.In addition to the above mentioned, gross anatomy, physiology, and sonographic anatomy of the abdominal organs to include great vessels, portal system, liver and biliary systems will be taught. Normal anatomy and ultrasound evaluation of the female pelvis and reproductive system as wel