Clinical Sonography II

The course will provide the student with continued work experience in a hospital or clinic setting. The student will improve skills in performing procedures introduced with didactic and laboratory hours of Normal Obstetric Sonography (SON405)and High Resolution Imaging (SON406). Emphasis is placed on improving students' scanning abilities as related to competencies in Pelvic Sonography and Pathology (SON205) and Abdominal Sonography and Pathology (SON206). Concurrently, students will competently perform procedures included in Normal Obstetric Sonography. Topics include equipment manipulation for optimal image resolution, demonstrating advanced techniques being presented in Physics II, manipulation of equipment to minimize biologic effects, conditions of superficial structures to include differentiation of cystic and solid breast masses, sonographic classification of thyroid masses, scrotal hernias, testicular torsion, testicular tumors, epididymal cysts, anterior abdominal wall, muscles, and extremities; normal maternal/fetal development through three trimesters, including placental grading, placental location, and fetal growth with HCG levels, gestational sac size, performance of biophysical profiles, fetal heart rated determination, obtaining measurements of fetal anatomy including, crown-rump length, bi-parietal diameter, head circumference, documenting normal fetal anatomy, demonstrating the ability to effectively deal with patient care issues including patient preparation, patient history taking and patient confidentiality, pertinent clinical laboratory values and communication. Students conduct sonographic examinations under direct and indirect supervision.