Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Nash County Extension Center · Courses
DCS
16 courses with the subject DCS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
DCS 101Electrocardiography I2
1.5 lecture, 1 lab, 2.5 total contact hours Provides instruction and practice in the performance and comprehensive interpretation of rhythm ECGs. Covers related electrophysiology. Includes instruction in holter monitoring. Typically offered: Fall
BIO 135 or ( BIO 260 and BIO 261 ) with a grade of C or better.
DCS 102Electrocardiography II2
1.5 lecture, 1 lab, 2.5 total contact hours Provides instruction and practice in the performance and comprehensive interpretation of 12 lead ECGs. Covers related electrophysiology. Includes instruction in maximal stress testing. Typically offered: Spring
2 lecture, 0 lab, 2 total contact hours Instructs sonography students in the principles of ultrasound physics and instrumentation. Examines continuous and pulsed sound, sound wave intensities, interaction of sound and media, sound propagation, transducer basics, anatomy of a sound wave, and basic display modalities. Investigates axial, lateral, and temporal resolution. Typically offered: Fall
2 lecture, 0 lab, 2 total contact hours Continues to instruct sonography students in the principles of ultrasound physics. Examines probe types, system instrumentation, displays, storage, signal processing, harmonics, and enhancement agents. Covers hemodynamics, Doppler principles, image artifact, bioeffects, and quality assurance. Typically offered: Spring
2 lecture, 0 lab, 2 total contact hours Discusses the role of a sonographer and the sonography profession. Examines the different sonography specialty areas and related sonographic exams. Explores the ultrasound cross-sectional anatomy of the abdomen, pelvis, chest and neck. Maps the circulation of the cerebral vascular system. Introduces the normal and abnormal cerebrovascular ultrasound. Investigates cerebrovascular disease and trains the st Typically offered: Fall
2 lecture, 0 lab, 2 total contact hours Builds on the theoretical foundations covered in DCS 107 . Explores the ultrasound cross-sectional vascular anatomy of the extremities. Maps the circulation from the trunk to the periphery. Introduces the normal and abnormal peripheral arterial and venous sonogram. Investigates peripheral vascular disease. Trains the student to interpret peripheral arterial and venous sonographic studies. Typically offered: Spring
0 lecture, 2 lab, 2 total contact hours Provides supervised laboratory instruction and practice in the basics of ultrasound imaging. Introduces professional expectations of the student sonographer. Covers proper procedure and body mechanics for an ultrasound exam. Orients the student to imaging body habitus. Instructs on the operation of ultrasound equipment. Trains the student to perform diagnostic carotid sonograms. Pass/fail grade. Typically offered: Fall
0 lecture, 2 lab, 2 total contact hours Provides supervised laboratory instruction and practice in peripheral vascular ultrasound imaging. Trains the student to perform diagnostic peripheral arterial and venous sonographic examinations. Introduces cardiac imaging. Expands upon the professional expectations of the student sonographer. Pass/fail grade. Typically offered: Spring
0 lecture, 2 lab, 2 total contact hours Provides additional laboratory practice in common vascular ultrasound exams and basic echo views. This course is not required for graduation. Pass/fail grade. Typically offered: Summer
6 lecture, 0 lab, 6 total contact hours Examines cardiac anatomy, mechanics and pressures. Presents the ultrasound cross-sectional anatomy of the heart. Introduces the normal and abnormal echocardiogram. Investigates valvular heart disease and ventricular systolic dysfunction. Trains the student to interpret these pathologies on an echocardiogram. Corequistie: DCS 209 . Typically offered: Fall
6 lecture, 0 lab, 6 total contact hours Investigates a host of conditions that impact the heart and echocardiogram. Covers coronary, pulmonary, pericardial, myocardial, systemic, endocardial, congenital, and aortic disease as well as cardiac masses and trauma. Examines interventions such as valve repair, transplant, assist devices, and echo-guided procedures. Trains the student to evaluate these conditions on an echocardiogram. Introduces adva Typically offered: Spring
0 lecture, 4 lab, 4 total contact hours Provides supervised laboratory instruction and practice in cardiac ultrasound imaging. Trains the student to perform a basic adult echocardiogram. Reinforces the professional expectations of the student sonographer. Pass/fail grade. Typically offered: Fall
0 lecture, 4 lab, 4 total contact hours Continues supervised laboratory instruction and practice in cardiac ultrasound imaging. Trains the student to perform advanced targeted adult echocardiograms. Reinforces the professional expectations of the student sonographer. Pass/fail grade. Typically offered: Spring
DCS 220Introduction to the Cardiac Sonography Clinical2.5
2 lecture, 1 lab, 3 total contact hours Prepares the student for their role as a cardiac sonographer in the hospital setting. Covers relevant policies, procedures, and considerations for working in the hospital, caring for patients, and completing sonograms in the clinical environment. Grooms the student for entrance into the sonography profession. Includes simulated and observational hospital clinical experiences. Typically offered: Spring
0 lecture, 25 lab, 25 total contact hours Provides the student with practical clinical experience performing adult echocardiograms in a hospital or other clinical setting. Orients the student to that hospital environment and the specific policies and procedures for completing sonograms in that medical setting. Allows the sthdent to perform these echocardiograms on patients under the close supervision of clinical staff. Provides an opportunity fo Typically offered: Summer
DCS 208 , DCS 210 and DCS 220 with grades of C or better. (NOTE: The prerequisite is being waived for Fall 2020.)
DCS 260Advanced Sonography Seminar1
1 lecture, 0 lab, 1 total contact hours Introduces new or advanced topics in sonography. Explores the evolution and provides necessary background in terms of related anatomy, hemodynamics, physics and pathology. Presents related ultrasound case studies and trains in the interpretation of the ultrasound examination. Covers implications to the performance of the sonographic procedure including protocols, modalities and specific assessment techni
