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2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

DMS 1310 Ultrasound Procedures I


Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course introduces the student to Diagnostic Medical Sonography and its role in healthcare. Principles, practices, and policies of healthcare organizations are examined with a focus on human diversity in order to promote better understanding of patients, patients’ families, and professional peers. Concurrently, sonography medical terminology, abbreviations, and symbols are discussed. This course examines the specialty of abdominal sonography including anatomy, interpretation of normal and abnormal sonographic patterns, pathology, related clinical signs and symptoms, normal variants, and clinical laboratory tests related to the biliary system, the pancreas, and the spleen.

Prerequisite(s): Program Admission