DMS104 — Vascular Sonography I
4.0 HR. (OC) Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Program and department approval. This course introduces basic vascular anatomy and diseases that affect the circulatory system of the human body. Hemodynamics and the mechanics of how blood courses throughout the body including normal and abnormal processes affecting blood flow will be presented. Diagnostic imaging with the use of Doppler for examining the vasculature of the human body will be emphasized. Testing, signs and symptoms and specialized ultrasound techniques and protocols will be reviewed utilizing the lab setting. Three lecture and two lab hours per week.