Maricopa Community Colleges  ICE205AB   19996-99999 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  01/26/99  
ICE205AB     19996-99999 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Advanced Concepts of Arterial Vascular Imaging
Anatomical and physiology of the vascular system. Normal and abnormal conditions of the arterial vascular system. Physics and equipment related to arterial vascular imaging. Patient history and physical examination data correlation with ultrasound study. Scan protocols and vascular testing results. Prerequisites: Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) or registry eligible or permission of instructor.
 
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ICE205AB   19996-99999 Advanced Concepts of Arterial Vascular Imaging
1. List and define general anatomical and physiological terms related to vascular sonography. (I)
2. Describe the anatomy of the normal, abnormal, and pathological states of the arterial vascular system. (II)
3. Describe the normal and pathologic physiology of vascular hemodynamics. (III)
4. Define specific terms related to vascular ultrasound physics including Doppler and real time. (IV)
5. Identify and describe findings from patient history and physical examination for the vascular imaging patient. (V)
6. Describe scan protocol and report findings from pressure measurements of ankles, legs, arms, digits, abdomen, and penile pressures of the vascular patient. (VI)
7. Describe scan protocol and reportable findings from pressure measurements for duplex Doppler interpretation of legs, arms, hands, feet, digits, and abdomen. (VII)
8. Describe scan protocol for plethysmography of arms, legs, digits, in vascular patients. (VIII)
9. Compare and contrast vascular testing and results with other modalities in relation to sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, test results, and measurements. (IX)
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ICE205AB   19996-99999 Advanced Concepts of Arterial Vascular Imaging
    I. Terminology
        A. Anatomical
        B. Physiological
        C. Sonographic
      II. Arterial Anatomy
          A. Abdomen
          B. Chest
          C. Pelvis
          D. Leg
          E. Foot
          F. Hand
          G. Arm
          H. Anatomical variants
          I. Venous return
        III. Vascular Hemodynamics
            A. Heart rate
            B. Blood pressure
            C. Peripheral resistance
            D. Blood flow
            E. Pumps
          IV. Physical Principles
              A. Doppler ultrasound
                1. continuous wave
                2. pulsed wave
              B. Real time ultrasound
              C. Color flow and spectral Doppler
              D. Acoustic outputs/safety
            V. Patient History and Physical Examination
                A. Arteriosclerosis
                B. Claudication
                C. Resting pain
                D. Surgery
                E. Acute and chronic occlusive disease
                F. Heredity
                G. Skin tone
                H. Pulse
                I. Blood pressure
                J. Risk factors/contributing disease
                  1. Hypertension
                  2. Diabetes
                  3. Lab values
                K. Syndromes
                  1. Subclavian steal
                  2. Thoracic outlet
                  3. Anterior compartment
                  4. Popliteal artery entrapment
                  5. Surgical
              VI. Pressures and Interpretation
                  A. Ankle
                    1. Technique
                    2. Findings
                    3. Measurements
                  B. Legs
                    1. Technique
                    2. Findings
                    3. Measurements
                  C. Arm
                    1. Techniques
                    2. Findings
                    3. Measurements
                  D. Digits
                    1. Techniques
                    2. Findings
                    3. Measurements
                  E. Abdomen
                    1. Technique
                    2. Findings
                    3. Measurements
                    4. Aneurysm
                    5. Renal arteries
                  F. Penile
                    1. Technique
                    2. Findings
                    3. Measurements
                  G. Scan protocol
                VII. Doppler Equipment
                    A. Audible
                    B. Gray scale
                    C. Spectral analysis
                    D. Color flow
                    E. Duplex imaging
                    F. Electrocardiography trace
                  VIII. Plethysmography Scan Protocol
                      A. Arms/legs
                      B. Digits
                      C. Abdomen
                      D. Digits
                      E. Technique
                      F. Findings
                      G. Interpretation
                      H. Measurements
                    IX. Modality Correlation
                        A. Diagnostic imaging
                          1. Angiography
                          2. Digital subtraction angiography
                          3. Computed tomography
                          4. Magnetic resonance
                          5. Interventional radiology
                          6. Nuclear medicine
                        B. Surgery
                        C. Medical intervention
                        D. Sensitivity
                        E. Specificity
                        F. Accuracy
                        G. Test results/findings
                        H. Measurements
                        I. Future trends
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