SONO 229 - Pediatric Echocardiography

(TP/SS only)

A study of the fundamentals of pediatric echocardiography, including the case study review of normal anatomy, physiology, and pathological conditions of the pediatric heart and its visualization with real-time 2-D and 3-D imaging, Doppler, and M-mode echocardiography. PREREQUISITE(S): SONO 204 or consent of program coordinator. COREQUISITE(S): SONO 266 or consent of program coordinator. Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory each week.

3 semester hours

Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

Recognize and characterize normal and pathologic pediatric heart anatomy by echocardiography.
Evaluate congenital and acquired heart diseases and surgical repairs by echocardiography using 2-D and 3-D imaging.

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