Mar 28, 2024  
2018-2019 Academic Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SONO 236 - Cardiovascular Specialties (3)

Prerequisites: SONO 101  , SONO 136  , SONO 215 , SONO 220 , SONO 221   
Corequisite: SONO 235  
All Sonography prerequisites must be completed with a minimum grade of “C+” (2.30).
This course focuses on cardiac embryology and the associated congenital cardiac defects that can occur. An introduction to surgical corrective repair for congenital cardiac defects will also be presented. A basic introduction to the electrophysiology of the heart will be conducted with basic interpretation of ECG monitoring strips discussed. A presentation of the relationships of tests associated with cardiac and vascular sonography, and the imaging modalities will be presented. Cardiac stress testing and the relationship between stress echo and other correlative imaging modalities will be explored.