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Nov 21, 2024
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ADI 322 - Abdominal Ultrasound
Course Department: Health Sciences
3 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 30
Total Lab Hours: 30
Course Description:
This course is one semester and is designed for students who are pursuing a diagnostic medical sonography degree. Students will study normal and abnormal abdominal anatomy, pathophysiology, abdominal pathology, lab values, guided procedures, sonographic appearances and scanning techniques with doppler application. This course will enhance their overall knowledge when making important life decisions
Mode(s) of Instruction: Traditional/Face-to-Face
Course Fees: None
Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
Course Objectives:
- Identify anatomy, relational anatomy, anatomic variants, and sonographic appearances of normal anatomical structures.
- Demonstrate knowledge of physiology, pathophysiology, sonographic technique, measurements, sonographic appearances, and Doppler patterns, where applicable, in both normal and abnormal structures.
- Demonstrate knowledge in sonographic guided procedures.
- Evaluate scanning protocol and modification(s) based on the sonographic findings and the differential diagnoses.
- Document proficiency in the scanning technique and application in abdominal sonography
- Demonstrate achievement of clinical competency through the performance of sonographic examinations of the abdomen and superficial structures, according to practice parameters established by national professional organizations and the protocol of the clinical affiliate.
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