
Abdominal Sonography
Course Number: 10526207
Credits: 4.00
Course Description
10-526-207 ABDOMINAL SONOGRAPHY ...prepares learners to perform ultrasounds of the abdominal organs including liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, pancreas, spleen, urinary tract, aorta and retroperitoneum. Practice scan sessions included. (Prerequisites: 10-526-200, Intro to DMS; 10-501-101, Medical Terminology; 10-806-177, Gen Anatomy & Physiology. Corequisite: 10-806-179, Adv Anatomy & Physiology)
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Course Competencies
- Prepare patient for an abdominal ultrasound examination
- Use sonographic equipment to obtain high quality, diagnostic images
- Differentiate between normal and pathologic conditions of the abdominal cavity
- Perform an ultrasound of the great vessels
- Perform an ultrasound of the liver
- Perform an ultrasound of the gallbladder and biliary tree
- Perform an ultrasound of the pancreas
- Perform an ultrasound of the kidneys and urinary bladder
- Perform an ultrasound of the spleen
- Perform an ultrasound of the complete abdomen
- Explore invasive procedures related to abdominal ultrasound