Maricopa Community Colleges  ICE214   19996-20026 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 01/26/99
ICE214 19996-20026 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
High Risk Obstetric/Gynecology Ultrasound
Ultrasound overview of the female reproductive system. High risk, intervention, and tests related to ultrasound. Normal and abnormal ultrasound presentations of the uterus and fetus in pregnancy. Prerequisites: Nurse Midwife, or Physician Assistant (PA), or Medical Doctor, or Radiologic Technologist (RT), or Sonographers (RDMS), or Registered Nurse (RN) or permission of instructor.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ICE214   19996-20026 High Risk Obstetric/Gynecology Ultrasound
1. Describe anatomy and physiology of the female pelvis. (I)
2. Describe scan protocol, equipment, and patient preparation for imaging the gravid uterus. (II)
3. Identify abnormal and anatomic variants in the assessment of the fetus and gravid uterus. (III, IV)
4. Identify abnormal ultrasound images. (IV, V)
5. Describe diagnostic tests performed for mother and fetus. (III, VI)
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ICE214   19996-20026 High Risk Obstetric/Gynecology Ultrasound
    I. Female Pelvis Anatomy and Physiology
        A. Non gravid uterus
        B. First trimester
        C. Second trimester
        D. Third trimester
      II. Scan Protocol and Techniques
          A. Preparation
          B. Positioning
          C. Equipment
            1. real time
            2. doppler
            3. m-mode
            4. color
            5. transducers
          D. Protocol
          E. Bioeffect and safety
          F. Infection control
        III. Fetal Assessment
            A. Measurements
              1. tables
              2. charts
              3. sources
              4. errors
            B. Fetal well being
              1. biophysical profile
              2. doppler
              3. amniocentesis
              4. chorionic villis sampling
              5. genetics
              6. fetal transfusion
              7. fetal surgery
              8. fetal biopsy
              9. fetal blood sampling
            C. Ectopic Pregnancy
            D. Placenta
            E. Multiple gestation
            F. Molar pregnancy
            G. Fetal Death
          IV. Fetal Growth and Development
              A. Head
              B. Neck
              C. Chest
              D. Trunk
              E. Extremities
              F. Abdomen
              G. Pelvis
              H. Cardiac
              I. Gastrointestinal
              J. Genitourinary
              K. Neural
              L. Other
            V. Fetal Anomalies and Ultrasound correlation
                A. Central nervous system
                B. Face
                C. Neck
                D. Chest
                E. Cardiac
                F. Genitourinary
                G. Gastrointestinal
                H. Body wall
                I. Skeletal
                J. Tumors
                K. Hydrops
                L. Diabetes
                M. Chromosomal
                N. Other
              VI. Other Modalities
                  A. MRI
                  B. Stress testing
                  C. Radiology
                  D. Future Trends in Obstetrics
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