Dec 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Catalog
Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)

DMS 116C - Ultrasound Clinical 2/Cardiac


Credits: 4
240 Practicum Hours

Prerequisites: DMS 104 , DMS 114C  and PHY 127  

 
Description
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.


Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:

  1. Develop skills to interact independently with patients from initial greeting and preparation until completion of the echocardiogram examination.
  2. Employ scan skills to acquire the required 2-D, M-Mode and Doppler images for a normal echocardiogram examination.
  3. Relate guidelines from the American Society of Echocardiographers (ASE) to identify wall segments.
  4. Utilize scanning opportunities to improve image stabilization abilities.
  5. Exercise manipulation between pulse wave and continuous wave Doppler as the patient condition dictates.
Listed Topics
  1. Independent interaction with patients before and after the echocardiogram examination
  2. Exam protocols incorporating all of the components of 2-D, M-Mode and Doppler
  3. Techniques to enhance the quality of the echocardiogram.
Reference Materials
Textbooks, library resources, journals and student clinical manual.
Students who successfully complete this course acquire general knowledge, skills and abilities that align with CCAC’s definition of an educated person. Specifically, this course fulfills these General Education Goals:
  • Technological Competency
  • Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning
Approved By: Dr. Quintin B. Bullock Date Approved: 3/10/2014
Last Reviewed: 2/14/2019


Course and Section Search




Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)