DMSU 287 Introduction to Abdominal and Cardiac Sonography
In this course, students will focus on normal anatomy, scan techniques, measurement, new dynamics, and case-study presentations for general and cardiac sonography. This course includes the cardiovascular assessment techniques (TTE & TEE), physics review, abdominal vascular sonography, and an introduction to the theoretical and practical principles of basic M-mode exam, and two-dimensional echocardiography examination of the adult heart.
Hours Weekly
2 hours lecture
Course Objectives
- Compare fetal and newborn heart circulation.
- Discuss the anatomic structures of the abdomen and how the heart function is related to the cardiovascular system.
- Demonstrate the flow of blood through the heart chambers and valves, beginning at the vena cava and returning to the heart and the abdominal vessels.
- Describe clinical applications and pitfalls of common cardiac Doppler hemodynamics and abdominal sonography.
- Describe spectral Doppler physiology as it relates to valvular and pulmonary vein flow and in abdominal vasculature.
- Identify the indications for abdominal vasculature sonography and echocardiography.
Course Objectives
- Compare fetal and newborn heart circulation.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Quizzes and exams
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Answer keys
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)
To prepare competent entry-level vascular technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.
- Discuss the anatomic structures of the abdomen and how the heart function is related to the cardiovascular system.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Quizzes and exams
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Answer keys
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)
To prepare competent entry-level vascular technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.
- Demonstrate the flow of blood through the heart chambers and valves, beginning at the vena cava and returning to the heart and the abdominal vessels.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Quizzes and exams
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Answer keys
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)
To prepare competent entry-level vascular technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.
- Describe clinical applications and pitfalls of common cardiac Doppler hemodynamics and abdominal sonography.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Quizzes and exams
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Answer keys
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)
To prepare competent entry-level vascular technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.
- Describe spectral Doppler physiology as it relates to valvular and pulmonary vein flow and in abdominal vasculature.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Quizzes and exams
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Answer keys
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)
To prepare competent entry-level vascular technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.
- Identify the indications for abdominal vasculature sonography and echocardiography.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Quizzes and exams
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Answer keys
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)
To prepare competent entry-level vascular technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.