Description
Credit Hours: 5
Prerequisites: DMS 118
Students explore deeper principles of adult echocardiography including performance of Doppler evaluation of the heart and evaluation of valvular pathology. Vascular concepts include: extracranial and intracranial arterial systems, lower extremity venous systems and lower extremity arterial evaluation. The laboratory is used to enhance and reinforce material taught didactically. The essential components of the case presentation are introduced. Students present cases in an open forum for discussion and evaluation. Information presented includes patient history, sonographic findings, and patient follow-up. The examinations are also critiqued for technique, artifacts, and demonstration of anatomy and pathology. Students are evaluated based on their in-class written and oral presentations, and overall participation. Students also participate in journal club exercise.