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DMS 203
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Title: | Cerebrovascular Sonography |
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Long Title: | Cerebrovascular Sonography |
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Course Description: | Provides an in-depth study of the cerebrovascular system and cerebrovascular disease. The student will learn how to perform a complete B-mode and Doppler ultrasonic examination using all current industry standards. Transcranial Doppler techniques will also be presented. Pathological development and pathophysiology will be described. This course will also review techniques for patient assessment, obtaining patient histories, evaluating and correlating patient symptoms with diagnostic findings. Surgical and non-surgical corrective techniques will be discussed. The student will be introduced to correlating ultrasound test results with angiography, computed tomography, nuclear medicine vascular procedures and magnetic resonance imaging. |
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Min Credit: | 2 |
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Course Notes: | Entered new course 10/10/06 s@ |
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Origin Notes: | RRCC |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
I. Identify the normal anatomy of the cerebrovascular system.
II. Perform B-Mode and Doppler examination of cerebrovascular structures.
III. Recognize pathology of the cerebrovascular structures.
IV. Discuss the pathophysiology of cerebrovascular disease.
V. List surgical and non-surgical interventions.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Anatomy and Physiology of Cerebrovascular Structures
II. Sonographic Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Structures
III. Cerebrovascular Disease
IV. Treatment and Intervention of Cerebrovascular Disease
V. Other Imaging and Diagnostic Tests
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Red Rocks Community College |
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