Diagnostic Medical Sonography - DMS 200

Course Description

In this course, skills learned in Sonography Lab 1 are expanded. Experience is gained in advanced scanning to include vascular and small parts. Students will learn how to follow protocols and create technical impressions. Students analyze correlations with clinical diagnostic imaging techniques. The role of the sonographer, radiologist and referring physician in diagnostic patient care are discussed.

Prerequisites

(A requirement that must be completed before taking this course.)

Course Competencies

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Apply methods used to produce high quality ultrasound exams.
• Demonstrate hardware, software applications, labeling techniques and measuring of anatomical structures with ultrasound systems.
• Perform hands-on scanning of vascular and small parts in a lab setting.
• Maintain infection control practices in the lab.
• Recognize by name and position all vascular vessels covered in the course.
• Assess scanning protocols for intracranial and extra cranial cerebrovascular studies, upper and lower extremity arterial and venous studies and abdominal arterial and venous studies.
• Determine pertinent patient history, clinical findings, differential diagnoses and findings for cases presented.
• Evaluate pathology and disease processes for case studies presented in the lab.
• Demonstrate proficiency scanning vascular and small part studies.
• Relate sonographic anatomy to other imaging modalities.

Course Schedule

Currently no sections of this class are being offered.