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Sonography Course Descriptions
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| DMS200 Principles of Diagnostic Medical
Sonography in a Patient Care Setting |
3 credits |
Diagnostic Ultrasound will
be studied in the context of providing a
humanistic, accurate, and efficient
diagnostic ultrasound exam to patients who
are ill or in need of testing. This course
will teach the History of Ultrasound
including medical applications. This course
is designed to prepare the student to enter
the clinical environment including
instruction in sonographer safety and
ergonomics. Legal, ethical, legislative and
regulatory issues including scope of
practice and standards. Patient care
techniques, clinical assessment, diagnosis
and treatment. Interacting with cultural and
social needs populations. Teaches student
professionalism and leadership. Educational
techniques include lectures, assigned
readings, online searches, projects and
group discussions.
Prerequisite: Admission to DMS program.
Co-requisites: DMS201, DMS203, DMS206. |
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| DMS201 Introduction to
Abdominal Sonography, Superficial, and
Special Structures |
4 credits |
Clinically relevant normal
and abnormal anatomy and physiology of the
abdomen typically encountered in Diagnostic
Ultrasound imaging will be delivered
didactically and through practical imaging
demonstrations with on-campus ultrasound
equipment. Evaluation of superficial and
special structures includes diagnostic
techniques for thyroid, parathyroid, testes,
breast, and superficial masses. Scanning
techniques and protocols will be
demonstrated and discussed.
Prerequisite: Admission to DMS program.
Co-requisites: Admission to DMS program. |
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| DMS202 Obstetrical and
Gynecological Ultrasound I |
3 credits |
Diagnostic medical
sonographic imaging of the female
(non-gravid) pelvic anatomy and respective
physiologies are studied within the context
of other imaging and testing techniques
typically used to evaluate normal and
abnormal pelvic status. Students become
familiar with typical requests submitted to
ultrasound departments and appropriate
ultrasound imaging techniques. Lectures,
practical demonstrations, on-line searches,
and group discussions serve to understand
the normal growth and development of the
fetus through conception to delivery and the
post-partum status. Introduction to basic
obstetrical pathologies will be discussed
concurrently to compare and contrast to the
normal condition.
Pre-requisites: DMS200, DMS201,DMS203, DMS206;
Co-requisites: DMS207, DMS208, DMS209 |
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| DMS203 Primary Practicum |
4 credits |
This course entails the
first supervised clinical experience in a
Diagnostic Ultrasound department of a
hospital or clinic by registered diagnostic
medical sonographers. The student will
develop competencies in professional
qualities particular to healthcare services,
interpretation of medical requests, patient
history taking, briefing, and preparation.
Ultrasound scanning protocols appropriate to
the patient’s clinical status are learned
while normal and abnormal anatomy is
recognized and produced with a beginner’s
“hands-on” imaging experience. The student
assumes accountability through accurate
documentation and verification of
professional qualities and clinical
development as determined by theSCAN.
Meticulous attention to this tool sponsored
by the SDMS Educational Foundation
represents the backbone of this competency-
based training and is a critical requirement
for success in program.
Prerequisite: Admission to DMS program.
Co-requisites: DMS200, DMS201,DMS206. |
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| DMS206 Clinical Physics
in Diagnostic Ultrasound |
3 credits |
Instrumentation, operation,
and architecture of diagnostic Ultrasound
systems with their transducers and
accessories are studied with an effort
towards establishing quality assurance and
biosafety. The interaction of the diagnostic
ultrasound beam with normal and abnormal
tissues is the hallmark of identifying
disease states. Through lectures,
mathematical applications and clinical
ultrasound physics concepts are applied to
the successful and efficient operation of
ultrasound equipment while maintaining the
importance of patient health status during
the examination. Through lectures,
demonstrations and phantom models the
recognition of artifacts specific to
Diagnostic ultrasound will be investigated
to sort out the pathological from the normal
and the artifactual. Further study of Gray
Scale, pulsed Doppler, and Color Flow
Ultrasound will be discussed in their
relevance to various clinical disease
states.
Prerequisite: Admission to DMS program.
Co-requisite: DMS200, DMS201, DMS203
program.
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| DMS207 Abdominal
Techniques, Anatomy, and Pathology |
3 credits |
Lectures, projects, on-line
searches, discussions and practical
demonstrations with campus Ultrasound
equipment serve to identify all normal
abdominal pathology anatomy and physiology
through advanced instrumentation techniques,
patient positioning, and cross-sectional
anatomy. Complimentary imaging modalities,
laboratory results, and the role of
diagnostic ultrasound in its dependence on
pertinent clinical history will be studied
relative to disease states. Special
structures such as breast, thyroid,
parathyroid, testes and superficial masses
will be investigated in further detail to
include biopsy and aspiration techniques as
well as the use of Pulsed Doppler and Color
Doppler evaluation. An overview of
Echocardiography, Ocular and shoulder
Sonography will be discussed.
Prerequisite: DMS 201
Co-requisites: DMS208,DMS209, DMS201 |
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| DMS208 Evaluation of the
Gravid and Non-Gravid Pelvis |
3 credits |
This class will discuss
various aspects of gynecologic Sonography
Course content includes detailed study of
the anatomy and physiology of the uterus,
ovaries, vasculature and adnexa visible by
Ultrasound imaging, as well as pathologic
states encountered during transabdominal,
transvaginal, and translabial ultrasound
evaluation of the female pelvis. Emergency
applications of diagnostic Ultrasound in the
evaluation of the acute female pelvis are
studied to include the role of ultrasound in
ectopic pregnancies and first trimester
issues.
Co-requisite: DMS202, DMS207, DMS209. |
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| DMS209 Intermediate
Clinical Practicum |
8 credits |
Clinical assignment hours
in the affiliation sites are increased to
gain additional “hands-on” scanning experience
as documented by the scan. Accountability for
a complete pre-scan patient history is encouraged
and supervised by registered sonographers on-site.
This course increases dexterity of scanning
through eye/hand coordination techniques and
gradually increases “probe time” so the student
begins to approximate complete studies in the
abdominal and OB-GYN specialties.
Pre-requisite: DMS203;
Co-requisites: DMS202, DMS207, DMS208. |
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| DMS213 Extra-Cranial
Doppler Model and Venous Duplex Techniques
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3 credits |
Practical demonstrations,
reading, projects, discussions, and lectures
are combined to solidify Pulsed Wave Doppler
techniques in the evaluation of the Carotid
Arteries. The Carotid Doppler model is
broadened to apply to other areas of
arterial vasculature, which can be similarly
evaluated. The anatomy and physiology of the
systemic venous system is studied with
particular attention to the lower and upper
extremity venous vasculature. Venous Duplex
techniques commonly requested in the
ultrasound department are also presented.
Prerequisite: Completion of 1st and 2nd semesters of DMS program.
Co-requisite: DMS214. |
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| DMS214 Integrated
Clinical Practicum |
7 credits |
This clinical site module,
under the direct supervision of registered
sonographers or physicians, moves the student
further along a clinical competence continuum
in two ways: 1) it expands the variety of
diagnostic ultrasound examinations performed
“hands-on” at the clinical site, and 2) it
moves the student closer to complete clinical studies.
The competency-based training is accurately
assessed and documented via the SCAN.
Prerequisite: DMS209;
Co-requisite: DMS213. |
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| DMS215 Diagnostic Medical
Sonographic Interpretation |
3 credits |
Students are taught through
case studies, lecture, and critique the art
of differential diagnosis with regard to the
diagnostic ultrasound examination results. A
comprehensive approach to compiling a
pertinent medical history, laboratory and
test results, and results from other imaging
modalities is presented in an investigative
clinical fashion. Presented in advance
teaching in cross-sectional anatomy and
interpretation of pathology or sonographic
exams as it relates to the abdomen, small
parts, OB-Gyn, sonographic physics, and
limited vascular systems. Course is intended
to provide final preparation for ARDMS board
registry examination.
Prerequisites: DMS202, DMS207, DMS208, DMS213, DMS214;
Co-requisite: DMS216. |
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| DMS216 Advanced Clinical
Practicum
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10 credits |
This capstone
experience taught by registered sonographers
at affiliate sites in a "hands-on" fashion
allows the student to address any lagging
clinical areas in terms of repertoire or
competency level as identified by the SCAN
documentation. The student is challenged
with increasing clinical productivity (scan
time) and accountability and viewed more as
an "entry level" sonographer contributing to
the overall team effort of the diagnostic
ultrasound department.
Prerequisite: DMS214
Co-requisite: DMS215 |
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