Description: Theory of echocardiography. Study of normal anatomy, anatomic variants, physiology, pathology, and pathophysiology of the heart with ultrasound. Visual pathology recognition and identification on transthoracic examination with an understanding of etiologies of cardiovascular diseases and their affects. Basic understanding of physical concepts and how ultrasound is created and used in an echocardiogram.
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in DMS-1311 Initial Sonographic Scanning.
Hours: 4 Lecture: 4
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