DMS 55A: OBSTETRICS I
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
Heading | Value |
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Effective Term: | Summer 2025 |
Units: | 2 |
Hours: | 2 lecture, .5 laboratory per week (30 total per quarter) Laboratory meets every other week (1 hour per laboratory meeting). |
Prerequisite: | DMS 54B. |
Degree & Credit Status: | Degree-Applicable Credit Course |
Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
Transferable: | CSU |
Grade Type: | Letter Grade Only |
Repeatability: | Not Repeatable |
Student Learning Outcomes
- Recite and apply the AIUM standards to obstetrical sonography.
- Identify normal fetal anatomy and methods of fetal dating.
Description
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
- Identify normal fetal anatomy and methods of fetal dating
- Apply the AIUM standards to obstetrical sonography
- Identify normal and abnormal anatomical finding during second and third trimester of pregnancy
- Describe the maternal and fetal physiology during second and third trimester of pregnancy
- Describe the maternal and fetal pathology during second and third trimester of pregnancy
- Discuss patient centered care
Course Content
- Fetal development and morphology
- Fetal head
- Fetal chest and cardiovascular system
- Fetal abdomen
- Fetal skeletal system
- Fetal genito-urinary system
- Fetal dating parameters and biometry
- Fetal head measurements
- Fetal abdomen measurements
- Fetal skeletal system measurements
- Fetal and maternal physiological environment
- Amniotic fluid
- Umbilical cord
- Placenta and membranes
- Fetal well-being
- Biophysical profile
- Apgar score
- Maternal anatomy
- Lower Uterine Segment (LUS)
- Ovaries
- AIUM standards of practice for obstetrical evaluation
- Patient history, lab values, and signs and symptoms for second and third trimester
- Pathology related to second and third trimester of pregnancy
- Standard ultrasound exam protocols
- Interventional procedures during second and third trimester
- Patient centered care during sonographic procedures
Lab Content
The students will participate in assessments and case analysis.
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
Method(s) of Evaluation
Assessments
Patient case studies
Method(s) of Instruction
Lecture presentations
Classroom discussions
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
Stephenson, S., and J. Dmitrieva. Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2022.
Hall-Terracciano, B., and S. Stephenson. Workbook for Diagnostic Medical Sonography: A Guide to Clinical Practice, Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2022.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
- Weekly textbook reading
- Complete written sections in syllabus and tests