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1110 Cardiovascular Pharmacology
(3-0-3)
This course is designed to provide the student with the basic understanding of
Cardiopulmonary pharmacology. Topics of discussion will include Medical-Legal
aspects, documentation, routes of administration, and Pharmacodynamics and
Pharmacokinetics of the following: Analgesic, Anesthetic, Narcotic medications
and reversal agents, Antiarrhythmic medications, Antihypertensive medications,
Cardiac Stimulants, Antiangine medications, Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet and
Thrombolytic medications, Diuretics, Oxygen, and miscellaneous medications as
they relate to the professional field.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Cardiovascular Technology Program. CVTE
1100 is required as a Prerequisite or a Corequisite.
Corequisite: CVTE 1115, CVTE 1118, CVTE 1131.
Offered: Fall semester.
CVTE
1115 Cardiopulmonary Anatomy & Physiology
(3-0-3)
This course is designed to provide the student with the understanding of Cardiac
Anatomy and Physiology. Areas of study include normal cardiovascular anatomy
and physiology, embryology, congenital heart disease, and acquired cardiac and
vascular diseases, microcirculation, autoregulation, blood components, fluid and
electrolytes, lymphatics, acid base balance, oxygen transport and rennin
angiontensin system.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Cardiovascular Technology Program. CVTE
1100 is required as a Prerequisite or a Corequisite.
Corequisite: CVTE 1110, CVTE 1118, CVTE 1131.
Offered: Fall semester.
CVTE
1118 Physics of Ultrasound
(1-0-1)
This course defines the basic principles of ultrasound physics and introduces the
student to their practical use in diagnostic ultrasound. Topics of discussion will
include definition of sound, propagation of sound in tissue, transducers, Doppler
signal processing, Doppler instrumentation, ultrasound imaging and ultrasound
safety. Prerequisite: Admission to the Cardiovascular Technology Program OR
admission to the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program. CVTE 1100 OR
DMSP 1101 is required as a Prerequisite.
Corequisite: CVTE 1110, CVTE 1115, CVTE 1131.
Offered: Fall semester.
CVTE
1120 Adult Echocardiography I
(4-3-5)
This course in non-invasive cardiology highlights the theory, rationale,
application, performance and interpretation of the following modalities:
auscultation, normal and abnormal heart sounds, phonocardiography, M-mode,
A-mode and two-dimensional Doppler. The laboratory portion introduces the
student to non-invasive cardiology by hands-on experience with the above
mentioned modalities.
Prerequisites: CVTE 1110, CVTE 1115, CVTE 1118, CVTTE 1131.
Corequisite: CVTE 1130.
Offered: Spring semester.
