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Course Listings 2018-2019 231 DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY (DMS) DMS101 LAB 1 Credit LAB 3 Periods Patient Care in Diagnostic Sonography Safety procedures for the hospitalized patient. Transfer, moving and positioning techniques. Patient assessment methods and procedures. Protection of drains, tubes, intravenous lines, and infusion pumps. Gloving, gowning, and sterile procedures. Safe use and application of sonography equipment. Professional behavior and responsibility of the sonographer in the diagnostic imaging lab. Prerequisites: None. DMS110 1 Credit 1 Period Introduction to Diagnostic Sonography Use of ultrasound including medical applications. Job description including opportunities, licensure, use of sonography equipment, responsibilities of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in the workplace, and medical ethics. Prerequisites: Admission to Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. DMS120 3 Credits 3 Periods Ultrasound Imaging: Abdominal Procedures I Ultrasound evaluation of upper abdominal organs. Normal and pathologic ultrasound appearances of the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, biliary tree, spleen, adrenal glands, kidneys, major vascular structures, and lymph nodes. Prerequisites: Admission to Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. DMS120LL LAB 1 Credit LAB 3 Periods Ultrasound Imaging: Abdominal Procedures I Laboratory Ultrasound evaluation of upper abdominal organs. Normal ultrasound appearances of the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, biliary tree, spleen, adrenal glands, kidneys, major vascular structures, small parts, and lymph nodes. Prerequisites or Corequisites: DMS120. DMS121 3 Credits 3 Periods Ultrasound Imaging: Abdominal Procedures II Ultrasound evaluation of upper abdominal organs. Normal and pathologic ultrasound appearances of the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, biliary tree, spleen, adrenal glands, kidneys, major vascular structures, lymph nodes, and small parts. Prerequisites: Admission to Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. DMS130 4 Credits 4 Periods Ultrasound Imaging: OB/GYN Procedures Ultrasound evaluation of the female pelvis, reproductive system, and fetus. Diagnostic tests related to the ultrasound procedure. Normal and pathologic ultrasound appearances of the fetus, placenta, uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. Prerequisites: Admission to Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. DMS140 2 Credits 2 Periods Ultrasound Case Studies: Part I Medical terminology, anatomy, physical principles, and techniques for determining proper technical factors. Anatomical variants, normal, and pathological sonographic findings in diagnostic ultrasound case presentations. Prerequisites: Admission to Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. DMS145 1 Credit 1 Period Clinical Pathology for Diagnostic Imaging Disease etiology and impact on the human body. Physiologic effects of disease on body systems. Role of Diagnostic Medical Imaging (DMI) modalities in the diagnosis and treatment of selected disease processes. DMI as part of the health care team. Cultural implications in the prevention and treatment of disease. Prerequisites: Admission to Diagnostic Medical Sonography program.