DMS 60F: CRITIQUE & PATHOLOGY VI
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 60E. |
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
Sixth course in the critique and pathology series. Continuation of DMS 60E. Includes advanced critique of normal and abnormal anatomical images as a review for abdomen-extended, gynecology, and obstetrics registry board exams. Emphasis on effective communication skills via written and oral case presentations and image critiques. 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 normal findings in the sonographic images of abdomen, small parts, pelvis, and obstetrics in oral communication
- Describe the abnormal findings in the sonographic images of the abdomen, small parts, pelvis, and obstetrics in oral communication
- Explain the relationship of the clinical history, symptoms, and laboratory findings with the sonographic images of the abdomen, small parts, pelvis, and obstetrics in oral communication
- Demonstrate effective communication skills with clinical preceptors
Course Content
- Sonographic images of normal and abnormal abdomen
- Liver
- Pancreas
- Gallbladder
- Kidney
- Spleen
- Sonographic images of normal and abnormal small parts
- Thyroid
- Breast
- Scrotum
- Sonographic images of normal and abnormal pelvic anatomy
- Uterus
- Ovaries and adnexa
- Sonographic images of normal and abnormal obstetrics
- Fetal anatomy
- Maternal anatomy
- Clinical history, symptoms, and laboratory findings
- Abdomen
- Small parts
- Female pelvis
- Obstetrics
- 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
Kawamura, D., and T. Nolan. Abdomen and Superficial Structure, 5th ed.. 2021.
Penny, Steven. Examination Review for Ultrasound: Abdomen and Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3rd ed.. 2022.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
- Written case reports
- Case presentations
- Case analysis
Discipline(s)
Diagnostic Medical Technology