- DMS 90 - Coordinated Internship
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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 95 - Topics In
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Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- DMS 96 - On-Site Training
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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 97 - Cooperative Education
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Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- DMS 98 - Seminar and Project
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Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- DMS 99 - Supervised Study
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Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- DMS 100 - Orientation to the Sonography Profession
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Presents brief history of sonorgraphy profession, code of ethics, scope of practice, and technical standards. Prerequisite: Admission to DMS program.
Lecture 1 hour per week.
1 credits
- DMS 150 - Echocardiography I
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Presents the fundamentals of adult echocardiography including basic ultrasound scanning techniques of the heart. Focuses on anatomy, pathophysiology, and echocardiographic pattern recognition with real-time 2-D, 3D & 4-D imaging, Doppler, and M-mode echocardiography. Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all previous sonogrphy courses with a grade of "C" or better.
Lecture 3 hours per week. Laboratory 3 hours per week. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- DMS 160 - Vascular Sonography I
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Presents the fundamentals of vascular technology including basic ultrasound scanning techniques of the peripheral vascular and abdominal vascular systems. Focuses on anatomy, physiology, pathology, and vascular recognition with real-time 2-D and Doppler imaging. Prerequisite: Complete all previous sonography coures with a "C" or higher.
Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- DMS 190 - Coordinated Internship
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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 195 - Topics In
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Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- DMS 196 - On-Site Training
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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 197 - Cooperative Education
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Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- DMS 198 - Seminar and Project
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Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- DMS 199 - Supervised Study
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Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- DMS 206 - Introduction to Sonography
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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 hours per week.
2 credits
- DMS 207 - Sectional Anatomy
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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
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Discusses and solves mathematical problems associated with human tissue, basic instrumentation and scanning technology.
Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- DMS 209 - Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation II
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Focuses on the areas of ultrasonic, instrumentation, image artifacts, biologic effects, quality control as well as doppler principles and applications and basic types of equipment through lecture and laboratory exercises. Prerequisite:
DMS 208.
Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- DMS 211 - Abdominal Sonography
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Examines the clinical applications within the speciality of abdominal sonography including interpretation of normal and abnormal sonographic patters, pathology, related clinical signs and symptoms, normal variants and clinical laboratory tests. Includes laboratory sessions on basic scanning techniques and protocols.
Lecture 3-4 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- DMS 212 - Obstetrical & Gynecological Sonography
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Presents the clinical applications within the sonographic specialities of obstetrics and gynecology. Includes topics of discussion on normal and abnormal sonographic patters, related clinical symptoms and associated laboratory tests. Includes laboratory sessions on basic scanning techniques. Co-requisite:
DMS 211.
Lecture 3-4 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- DMS 217 - Sectional Anatomy Laboratory
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Provides experience with sectional anatomy.
Laboratory 2 hours per week.
1 credits
- DMS 218 - Ultrasound Physics & Instrumentation Laboratory I
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Presents practice with basic instrumentation, mathematical calculations, basic properties of acoustical physics. Co-requisite:
DMS 208.
1 credits
- DMS 219 - Ultrasound Physics & Instrumentation Laboratory II
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Presents advanced practice with instrumentation, hemodynamics,
1 credits
- DMS 220 - Ultrasound Skills and Principles
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Introduces the fundamentals of small parts sonography, basic echocardiology, neonatal neurosonography, vascular. Doppler procedures and rare and interesting ultrasonic care presentations.
Lecture 4 hours per week.
4 credits
- DMS 221 - Ultrasound Seminar I
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Introduces the fundamentals of renal failure and transplantations, small parts sonography, basic echocardiography, neonatal neurosonography, and rare and interesting ultrasonic care presentations.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- DMS 222 - Sonography Registry Review
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Reviews material covered throughout the sonography program to prepare the student for the ultrasound registry examination.
Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- DMS 223 - Introduction to Vascular Ultrasound
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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.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- DMS 231 - Clinical Education I
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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
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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 avdominal, pelvic, obstetrical, and small parts scanning, as well as echocardiography and vascular sonography. Prerequisite:
DMS 231.
Laboratory 20 hours per week.
4 credits
- DMS 233 - Clinical Education III
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Develops the students ultrasonic skills in a diagnostic environment; may include on campus labs, private office settings, as well as hospital rotations. Includes experience in abdominal, pelvic and obstatrical and small parts scanning. Prerequisite:
DMS 232.
Laboratory 25-30 hours per week.
5-6 credits
- DMS 234 - Clinical Education IV
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Develops the students ultrasonic skills in a diagnostic environment. Includes on-campus labs, private office settings, as well as hospital rotations. Includes additional experience in abdominal, pelvic and obstetrical and small parts scanning. Prerequisite:
DMS 233.
Laboratory 30 hours per week.
6 credits
- DMS 240 - Echocardiography Sectional Anatomy
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Introduces ultrasound sectional anatomy of the heart and great vessels. Presents anatomy in transverse and sagittal planes. Prerequisite: Completion of all prior sonography classes with a "C" or better.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- DMS 241 - Advanced Abdominal Sonography
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Presents advanced study of abdominal sonography with concentration on case study reviews of normal anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, including abnormal etiology and diagnostic techniques. Prerequisite:
DMS 211.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- DMS 242 - Advanced Obstetrical & Gynecological Sonography
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Presents advanced study of obstetrics/gynecology with concentration on case study reviews of normal anatomy, physiology, and fetal development, including abnormal etiology and diagnostic techniques. Prerequisite:
DMS 212.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- DMS 243 - Breast Sonography
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Presents the fundamentals of breast sonography, including case study review of normal anatomy, physiology, and pathological conditions of breast tissue and its visualization with real-time 2-D & 3-D imaging, and Doppler. Prerequisites: Completes all previous sonography coures with a grade of "C" or better.
Lecture 1 hour per week.
1 credits
- DMS 245 - Vascular Ultrasound Sectional Anatomy
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Presents ultrasound sectional anatomy of the peripheral vascular, cerbrovascular and abdominal vascular systems. Presents anatomy in transverse, sagittal and coronal planes. Prerequisite: All previous sonography classes must be completed with a "C" or better.
Lecture 2 hours. Lab 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- DMS 250 - Echocardiography II
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Presents advanced study of echocardiography with concentration on case study reviews of normal anatomy, physiology, and pathologic conditions of the adult heart. Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all previous sonography coures with a grade of "C" or better.
Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- DMS 255 - Echocardiography Registry Review
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Presents students with registry examination preparation, test-taking strategies and skills that will facilitate the graduates' entry into the career of sonography. Prerequisite: Completion of all prior Sonorgraphy coures with a "C" or better.
Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits
- DMS 256 - Echocardiography Case Study Review
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Presents weekly echocardiography case studies by faculty and students for interpretation and pattern recognition. Prerequisite: Completion of all prior sonography courses with a "C" or better.
Lecture 1 hour per week.
1 credits
- DMS 260 - Vascular Sonography II
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Presents the fundamentals of vascular technology including basic ultrasound scanning techniques of the cerbrovascular system. Focuses on anatomy, physiology, pathology, and vascular recognition with real-time 2-D and Doppler imaging. Prerequisite: Completion of all previous sonography courses with a "C" or better,
Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
- DMS 265 - Vascular Case Study Review
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Presents weekly vascular case studies by faculty and students for interpretation and pattern recognition. Prerequisite: Completion of all previous sonography courses with a "C" or better.
Lecture 1 hour per week.
1 credits
- DMS 266 - Vascular Ultrasound Registry Review
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Presents students with registry examination preparation, test-taking strategies and skills that will facilitate the graduates' entry into the career of sonography. Prerequisite: Completion of all previous Sonography courses with a "C" or better.
Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits
- DMS 290 - Coordinated Internship
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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 295 - Topics In
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Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- DMS 296 - On-Site Training
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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 297 - Cooperative Education
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Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- DMS 298 - Seminar and Project
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Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- DMS 299 - Supervised Study
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Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
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