DMSG1404

Students will be exposed to different pathologies of the abdomen organs, blood vessels, thyroid, and neonatal head. This course will focus on ultrasound findings, scanning techniques, patient history, laboratory data, and other imaging modalities to help better understand how to interpret pathology. Emphasis will focus on descriptive and anatomical terminology, clinic data, grayscale imaging and Doppler characteristics as seen with various pathologies.
Students will be determining what needs to be included on a sonographer worksheet.Student Learning OutcomesDemonstrate knowledge of the physiology, pathophysiology, sonographic technique, measurements, sonographic appearances, and Doppler patterns, in both normal and abnormal structures of the abdomen, neck, chest and musculoskeletal systems.

• Recognize the peritoneal, retroperitoneal, and thoracic spaces with the use of ultrasound.
• Investigate pertinent patient history and laboratory data that apply to the abdomen, thoracic, thyroid, and parathyroid.
• Explore scanning techniques, transducer selection and scanning protocols of the abdomen, thoracic, neck, and musculoskeletal.
• Identify ultrasound artifacts.
• Analyze Doppler characteristics of the abdomen and thyroid vessels.
• Show pathology case studies of abdominal organs, blood vessels, neck, musculoskeletal, and thoracic regions.
• Write mock diagnostic medical sonographer reports.
• Demonstrate knowledge in sonographic guided procedures.