DMS 125 - Vascular Sonography I

• Medical ethics, law, infection control, communication and patient care as it relates to sonography ergonomic techniques
• Sonography of the vascular system
• Anatomy, relational anatomy, laboratory values and pathology of the vascular system biological effects of sonography
• Sonographers role in invasive procedures
• Hemodynamic effects of vascular anatomy

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A = 90 - 100
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F =   0 - 59

1. Describe the normal anatomy of the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular system including anatomical variants.
2. Describe sonographic appearances, sonographic techniques, measurements, and Doppler flow characteristics in normal and abnormal structures of the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems.
3. Describe normal and abnormal peripheral vascular physiology and hemodynamics, including pathology associated with vascular mechanisms of vascular diseases, vascular pathophysiology, and hemodynamic effects within the vascular anatomy of the human body.
4. Describe physiologic vascular testing principles, and techniques and application in the use of quantitative principles applied to vascular testing.
5. Describe ultrasound guided procedures and the role of the sonographer.
6. Describe the role of sonography in vascular surgical procedures or interventions, including the sonographer’s responsibility in planning, intra-procedural guidance / technical evaluation, and/or post-procedure evaluation.
7. Describe the implementation of quality assurance and statistical tests used in a vascular laboratory.

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