Course Overview
A 48-week course providing practical experience in 2-D, m-mode and Doppler echo techniques. Requires program head approval prior to registration.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
22.5
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate effective communication with patients and staff in the clinical environment.
- Demonstrate initiative, good organization, and team skills.
- Provide basic patient care (safety, washroom, oxygen, intravenous, infection control, transfer, trust).
- Prepare the scanner and patient for sonographic procedures.
- Demonstrate effective use of scanner controls.
- Obtain 2D and M-mode images of normal and abnormal structures in the adult heart.
- Perform Doppler examinations as necessary in each patient situation.
- Obtain cardiac measurements.
- Differentiate normal from abnormal echocardiographic findings.
- Correlate basic ECG patterns with echo findings.
- Demonstrate safe ergonomic practices.
- Identify the clinical question for a sonographic procedure on each patient.
- Integrate knowledge and practice in each situation.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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