Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Cardiac, AAS

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE

• APHY 101 - Anatomy and Physiology I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #
• APHY 102 - Anatomy and Physiology II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #
• ENGL 111 - English Composition CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #

• Choose 1 From the following:

• MATH 123 - Quantitative Reasoning CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #
• MATH 261 - Multivariate Calculus CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4
• MATH 202 - Brief Calculus II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• MATH 211 - Calculus I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4
• MATH 211H - Calculus I (Honors) CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4
• MATH 212 - Calculus II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4
• MATH 212H - Calculus II (Honors) CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4
• MATH 218 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 5
• MATH 219 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 5
• MATH 221 - Calculus for Technology I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• MATH 222 - Calculus for Technology II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• MATH 136 - College Algebra CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• MATH 201 - Brief Calculus I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

OTHER INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• IVYT 112 - Student Success - Health Sciences And Nursing CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1

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• DMSI 295 - Sonography Exam Review CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 ^

• OR

• DMSI 293 - Sonography Exam Review I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1.5

• AND

• DMSI 294 - Sonography Exam Review II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1.5

PROGRAM SPECIFIC CORE

• DMSI 101 - Ultrasound Physics I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

• OR

• DMSI 112 - Ultrasound Physics I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1.5

• AND

• DMSI 123 - Ultrasound Physics II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1.5

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• DMSI 107 - Cardiac Sonography I and Lab CREDIT HOURS MIN: 5

• OR

• DMSI 135 - Cardiac Sonography I and Clinical Orientation Lab I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

• AND

• DMSI 136 - Cardiac Sonography II and Clinical Orientation Lab II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

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• DMSI 111 - Sonography Orientation/Cross sectional/Patient Care CREDIT HOURS MIN: 5

• OR

• DMSI 165 - Sonography Orientation and Patient Care CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1.5

• AND

• DMSI 166 - Sonography Patient Care and Cross Sectional Anatomy CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2.5

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• DMSI 117 - Cardiac Sonography Clinical I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4

• OR

• DMSI 137 - Cardiac Sonography Lab CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

• AND

• DMSI 138 - Cardiac Sonography Clinical I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

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• DMSI 119 - Cardiac Sonography Clinical II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

• OR

• DMSI 142 - Cardiac Sonography Clinical II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

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• DMSI 160 - Cardiac Sonography II and Lab CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4

• OR

• DMSI 139 - Cardiac Sonography III and Clinical Orientation Lab III CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

• AND

• DMSI 140 - Cardiac Sonography IV and Clinical Orientation Lab IV CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

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• DMSI 190 - Hemodynamics and EKG CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4

• OR

• DMSI 141 - Hemodynamics and EKG CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

• AND

• DMSI 164 - Hemodynamics and EKG II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

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• DMSI 219 - Cardiac Sonography Clinical IV CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

• OR

• DMSI 147 - Cardiac Sonography Clinical V CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

• AND

• DMSI 148 - Cardiac Sonography Clinical VI CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1

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• DMSI 220 - Cardiac Sonography III and Lab CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4

• OR

• DMSI 144 - Cardiac Sonography V and Clinical Orientation Lab V CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

• AND

• DMSI 146 - Cardiac Sonography VI and Clinical Orientation Lab VI CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

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• DMSI 217 - Cardiac Sonography Clinical III CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

• OR

• DMSI 143 - Cardiac Sonography Clinical III CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

• AND

• DMSI 145 - Cardiac Sonography Clinical IV CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

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• DMSI 121 - Basic Radiation Physics and Principles CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #

TOTAL CREDITS: 67

^ Capstone course

DEGREE OUTCOMES

• Utilize oral and written communication.
• Provide basic patient care and comfort.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding gross anatomy and sectional anatomy.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of physiology, pathology, and pathophysiology.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of acoustic physics, Doppler ultrasound principles, and instrumentation.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the interaction between ultrasound and tissue and the probability of biological effects in clinical examinations.
• Employ professional judgment and discretion.
• Understand the fundamental elements for implementing a quality assurance and improvement program, and the policies, protocols, and procedures for the general function of the ultrasound laboratory.
• Recognize the importance of continuing education.
• Recognize the importance of, and employ, ergonomically correct scanning techniques.
• Demonstrate knowledge of normal and abnormal cardiac anatomy.
• Demonstrate knowledge of normal cardiovascular physiology.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of cardiac pathology, pathophysiology, and hemodynamics in different types of cardiac disease.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of clinical cardiology.
• Demonstrate knowledge of other cardiac procedures emphasizing indications, utility, and limitations of these procedures.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the performance of M-mode, two-dimensional, and Doppler (pulsed wave, continuous wave, color flow and power) echocardiographic studies.
• Recognize, identify, and appropriately document the abnormal echocardiographic and Dobbler patterns of disease, pathology, and pathophysiology for disease categories.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding, utility, limitations, and technical procedures for related echocardiographic studies.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of clinical pharmacology as it relates to echocardiography and provocative maneuvers.
• Demonstrate knowledge, understanding, and proficiency in the use of quantitation principles applied to echocardiographic images and flow data.