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DMS 60D: CRITIQUE & PATHOLOGY IV

Foothill College Course Outline of Record

Foothill College Course Outline of Record
Heading Value
Effective Term: Summer 2025
Units: 2
Hours: 2 lecture per week (24 total per quarter)
Prerequisite: DMS 60C.
Degree & Credit Status: Degree-Applicable Credit Course
Foothill GE: Non-GE
Transferable: CSU
Grade Type: Letter Grade Only
Repeatability: Not Repeatable

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Recognize normal and abnormal anatomical structures.
  • List the differential diagnosis that is responsible for sonographic changes.

Description

Fourth course in the critique and pathology series. Continuation of DMS 60C. Includes critique of normal and abnormal anatomical images of pediatrics and second and third trimester obstetrics. Emphasis on the clinical presentation of pediatric and female patients. Intended for students in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted in the program.

Course Objectives

The student will be able to:

  1. Describe the normal findings in sonographic images of the pediatric abdomen and second and third trimester obstetrics in oral communication
  2. Describe the abnormal findings in the sonographic images of the pediatric abdomen and second and third trimester obstetrics in oral communication
  3. Explain the relationship of the clinical history, symptoms, and laboratory findings with sonographic images of the pediatric abdomen and second and third trimester obstetrics
  4. Demonstrate effective communication skills with the clinical preceptors

Course Content

  1. Sonographic images of normal pediatric abdomen
    1. Liver
    2. Pancreas
    3. Gallbladder
    4. Kidneys
  2. Sonographic images of abnormal pediatric abdomen
    1. Liver
    2. Pancreas
    3. Gallbladder
    4. Kidneys
  3. Sonographic images of normal second and third trimester pregnancy
    1. Fetal head
    2. Fetal chest
    3. Fetal abdomen
    4. Fetal extremities
    5. Amniotic fluid
    6. Placenta
    7. Umbilical cord
  4. Sonographic images of abnormal second and third trimester pregnancy
    1. Fetal head
    2. Fetal chest
    3. Fetal abdomen
    4. Fetal limbs
    5. Amniotic fluid
    6. Placenta
    7. Umbilical cord
  5. Clinical history, symptoms, and laboratory findings
    1. Normal and abnormal pediatric abdomen
    2. Normal and abnormal second and third trimester pregnancy
  6. Communication skills
    1. Oral
    2. Written

Lab Content

Not applicable.

Special Facilities and/or Equipment

TV, computer, monitor.

Method(s) of Evaluation

Methods of Evaluation may include but are not limited to the following:

Written quizzes
Case presentations
Comprehensive final exam

Method(s) of Instruction

Methods of Instruction may include but are not limited to the following:

Lecture presentations
Cooperative learning exercises
Oral presentations
Demonstration

Representative Text(s) and Other Materials

Stephenson, S., and J. Dmitrieva. Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Obstetrics and Gynecology, 5th ed.. 2022.

Hall-Terracciano, B., and S. Stephenson. Workbook for Diagnostic Medical Sonography: A Guide to Clinical Practice, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 5th ed.. 2022.

Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments

  1. Written case reports
  2. Case presentations
  3. Case analysis

Discipline(s)

Diagnostic Medical Technology