DMS 60E: CRITIQUE & PATHOLOGY V
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
Heading | Value |
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Effective Term: | Summer 2025 |
Units: | 2 |
Hours: | 2 lecture per week (24 total per quarter) |
Prerequisite: | DMS 60D. |
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
Fifth course in the critique and pathology series. Continuation of DMS 60D. Includes advanced critique of abnormal anatomical images of second and third trimester obstetrics with an emphasis on the clinical presentation of the pregnant patient. 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:
- Describe the abnormal findings in sonographic images of the second and third trimester pregnancy in oral communication
- Describe the normal and abnormal findings in sonographic images of the postpartum uterus in oral communication
- Explain the relationship of clinical history, symptoms, and laboratory findings with sonographic images of the abnormal second and third trimester pregnancy
- Demonstrate effective communication skills with clinical preceptors
Course Content
- Sonographic images of abnormal fetus
- Fetal head and face
- Fetal chest and cardiovascular system
- Fetal abdomen
- Fetal skeletal system
- Multiple gestation
- Intrauterine growth restriction
- Genetic anomalies
- Sonographic images of the normal postpartum maternal uterus
- Sonographic images of the abnormal postpartum maternal uterus
- Clinical history, symptoms, and laboratory findings
- Fetal parameters
- Maternal parameters
- Communication skills
- Oral
- 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
Stephanson, S., and J. Dmitrieva. Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Obstetrics and Gynecology, 5th ed.. 2022.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
- Written case reports
- Case presentations
- Case analysis
- Oral case presentation
- Written case presentation
Discipline(s)
Diagnostic Medical Technology