DMSU 151 Clinical Sonography I
This course is the student's first clinical education rotation. Students will be trained in the day-to-day operations of an ultrasound lab. Students will have the opportunity to observe experienced technologists and develop scanning skills in the clinical setting. Attendance at an assigned clinical affiliate for 8 hours per week is required.
Hours Weekly
12 hours off-campus clinical weekly
Course Objectives
- Prepare the patient for the sonographic examination based upon the appropriate specialty.
- Prepare the exam room for the sonographic examination based upon the appropriate specialty.
- Using proper technique, perform the sonographic examination of appropriate specialty.
- Recognize normal and abnormal echogenicity of soft tissue structures.
- Identify spatial relations on the sonogram: anterior, posterior, superior, inferior, left and right, etc.
- Select the proper transducer for the exam and patient body habitus.
- Optimize the ultrasound image through proper use of instrumentation.
- Adhere to ultrasound department protocol.
- Abstract pertinent information from the patient chart.
- Identify patient care skills.
- Define the requisition to determine the area of interest.
- Follow department procedure for permanent image acquisition (PACS, hard copy storage, etc.).
Course Objectives
- Prepare the patient for the sonographic examination based upon the appropriate specialty.
- Prepare the exam room for the sonographic examination based upon the appropriate specialty.
- Using proper technique, perform the sonographic examination of appropriate specialty.
- Recognize normal and abnormal echogenicity of soft tissue structures.
- Identify spatial relations on the sonogram: anterior, posterior, superior, inferior, left and right, etc.
- Select the proper transducer for the exam and patient body habitus.
- Optimize the ultrasound image through proper use of instrumentation.
- Adhere to ultrasound department protocol.
- Abstract pertinent information from the patient chart.
- Identify patient care skills.
- Define the requisition to determine the area of interest.
- Follow department procedure for permanent image acquisition (PACS, hard copy storage, etc.).