Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) at Rappahannock Community College
Distance Learning
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- DMS 150 - Echocardiography I
- Presents the fundamentals of adult echocardiography including basic ultrasound scanning techniques of the heart. Focuses on anatomy, pathophysiology, and echocardiography pattern recognition with real-time 2-D, 3D & 4-D imaging, Doppler, and M-mode echocardiography.Lecture 3 hours per week. Laboratory 3 hours per week. Total 6 hours per week.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all previous sonography courses with a grade of "C" or better.4 credits - DMS 190 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - DMS 196 - On-Site Training
- Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - DMS 206 - Introduction to Sonography
- Introduces the diagnostic foundations of diagnostic medical Sonography, including terminology, scan plane orientations, anatomical relationships, departmental administrative operations, hospital organization and basic patient care principles.Lecture 2-3 hours per week. Total 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits - DMS 207 - Sectional Anatomy
- Teaches normal sectional anatomy in the transverse, longitudinal and coronal planes, with correlated sonographic images. Emphasis will be placed on abdominopelvic organs and vasculature.Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits - DMS 208 - Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation I
- Discusses and solves mathematical problems associated with human tissue, basic instrumentation and scanning technology. Focuses on the use of pulse-echo principles as applied to diagnostic sonography. Presents the physics of sound-tissue interactions and explores ultrasound instrumentation controls and functions.Lecture 2-3 hours per week. Total 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits - DMS 209 - Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation II
- Focuses on the areas of ultrasound instrumentation, image artifacts, biologic effects, quality control. Explores Doppler principles and applications and basic types of equipment.Lecture 2-3 hours per week. Total 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits - DMS 217 - Sectional Anatomy Laboratory
- Provides experience with sectional anatomy.Laboratory 2 hours per week.
1 credits - DMS 218 - Ultrasound Physics & Instrumentation Laboratory I
- Presents practice with basic instrumentation, mathematical calculations, basic properties of acoustical physics.Laboratory 2 hours. Total 2 hours per week.
Co-requisite: DMS 208.1 credits - DMS 219 - Ultrasound Physics & Instrumentation Laboratory II
- Presents advanced practice with instrumentation, hemodynamics, Doppler instrumentation and pulse echo technology.1 credits
- DMS 223 - Introduction to Vascular Ultrasound
- Discusses the principles of vascular ultrasound, the related anatomy and more common pathologies detected as well as the physiology and hemodynamics detected and evaluated with ultrasound. Provides hands-on practice through vascular scanning in a laboratory setting.Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3-4 hours per week.
2-3 credits - DMS 231 - Clinical Education I
- Develops the students' ultrasonic skills in a diagnostic environment; may include on campus labs, private office settings, as well as hospital rotations. May include experiences in abdominal, pelvic, obstetrical, and small parts scanning, as well as echocardiography and vascular sonography.Laboratory 8-15 hours per week.
2-3 credits - DMS 232 - Clinical Education II
- Develops the students' ultrasonic skills in a diagnostic environment; may include on campus labs, private office settings, as well as hospital rotations. May include experiences in abdominal, pelvic, obstetrical, and small parts scanning, as well as echocardiography and vascular sonography.Laboratory 20 hours per week.
Prerequisite: DMS 231.4 credits - DMS 250 - Echocardiography II
- Presents advanced study of echocardiography with concentration on case study reviews of normal anatomy, physiology, and pathologic conditions of the adult heart.Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all previous sonography courses with a grade of "C" or better.4 credits - DMS 255 - Echocardiography Registry Review
- Presents students with registry examination preparation, test-taking strategies and skills that will facilitate the graduates' entry into the career of sonography.Lecture 2 hours per week.
Prerequisite: Completion of all prior Sonography courses with a "C" or better.2 credits - DMS 256 - Echocardiography Case Study Review
- Presents weekly echocardiography case studies by faculty and students for interpretation and pattern recognition.Lecture 1 hour per week.
Prerequisite: Completion of all prior sonography courses with a "C" or better.1 credits
