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Bergen Community College
Division of Health Professions
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
DMS 214- Echocardiography I Course Syllabus
Wednesday – Lecture 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Lab 2:30 PM –5:00 PM
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to cardiovascular principles. Topics covered will be anatomy and physiology,
pathophysiology, patient assessment that includes palpation and auscultation of the heart and arteries,
cardiovascular medications, surgical intervention and interpretation of electrocardiograms. Students will also
learn how to perform a limited echo procedure in an attempt to prepare them for Echocardiography Practicum
IV.
Prerequisite(s): BIO-209, DMS-201, DMS-219
Co-requisite(s): DMS-220, DMS-229
REQUIRED TEXT: Echocardiography, The Notebook: From a Sonographer's Prespective Susan K. DeWitt,BS, RDCS
Student Learning Objectives: As a result of meeting the requirements in this course, students will be able to:
1. Identify normal and abnormal cardiac structures on echocardiography.
2. Understand the effects of valvular pathology on hemodynamics.
3. Learn the criteria used for interpretation and assessment of cardiac valves and chambers.
4. Indentify congenital heart defects.
5. Evaluate prosthetic heart valves.
6. Describe cardiomyopathies and infections that affect the heart.
7. Evaluate trauma and masses in the heart.
8. Learn the standard views in a transthoracic echocardiogram in a graduated sequence.
9. Perform a standard echocardiogram.
Review of Heart Anatomy
Mitral valve
2-D echo views-PLAX
Scanning Lab: Parasternal Long axis views/RVIT
Aortic Valve
2-D echo views-PSAX
Scanning Lab: Parasternal LAX and intro to Short axis views.
Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve-- Right Heart Valve Disease
Scanning Lab: 2-D echo views-Apical Views
2-D echo views-Sub-costal views
Scanning Lab: Apical views w/ color and subcostal
Introduction to cardiac structures and measurements using M-Mode
Wall segments of the heart
Scanning Lab: PLAX w/M-modes
Assessment using color and spectral doppler
Scanning Lab: PLAX w/M-modes
MIDTERM
Prosthetic Heart Valves
Scanning Lab: echo w/ m-modes and color
Congenital heart disease
Scanning Lab: echo w/ m-modes and color
Cardiomyopathies, Endocarditis, Pericarditis
Scanning Lab: echo w/ m-modes and color Doppler
Missiles and Masses
Scanning Lab: practice echo
Lab test- limited echo- - all views
FINAL EXAM and Paper due
* This course syllabus is tentative and subject to change, depending upon the progress of the class.
Grade calculations:
Paper 5 %
Lab competency 20 %
Quiz (averaged) 20 %
Midterm 25 %
Final exam 30 %
*A missed quiz or exam may result in a zero if not made-up prior to the next class.
Grading Scale:
All grading is “absolute” and will NOT be rounded off.
A “D” GRADE DOES NOT APPLY TO DMS COURSES
92 - 100 A
88 - 91.9 B+
83 - 87.9 B
79 - 82.9 C+
75 - 78.9 C