Maricopa Community Colleges  ULS292AA   19976-19995 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  04/22/97  
ULS292AA     19976-19995 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
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 department.
 
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ULS292AA   19976-19995 Arterial Vascular Imaging
1. Define and describe specific terms and safety issues related to arterial 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. Explain specific principles 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, feet, arms, digits, abdomen, and penile pressures of the vascular patient. (VI)
7. Describe the components and operation of imaging equipment used in vascular ultrasound. (VII)
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ULS292AA   19976-19995 Arterial Vascular Imaging
    I. Terminology
        A. Anatomical
        B. Physiological
        C. Sonographic
        D. Safety
      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
            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
                L. Other correlated imaging
              VI. Protocols 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
                VII. Imaging Equipment
                    A. Audible
                    B. Gray scale
                    C. Spectral analysis
                    D. Color flow
                    E. Duplex imaging
                    F. Electrocardiography trace
                    G. Plethysmography
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