Description
In this course, students will learn the knobology of the ultrasound machines and basic ultrasound Physics principles that gives them foundational knowledge for obtaining 2D ultrasound images. Students will learn infection control in the medical setting and the ergonomics associated with preventing Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders during Vascular Sonography Examinations. Students will learn the anatomy of the Peripheral Vascular and Cerebrovascular Systems in the corequisite course Vascular Sonography I and demonstrate that knowledge by obtaining Basic 2D images of Peripheral and Cerebrovascular veins and arteries in the Transverse and Longitudinal Planes. Prerequisite: HC 117, HC 118, HC 118L, MATH 103 or MATH 114, CNA certificate or HC 106, PHYS 100