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Introducing the first definitive training guide to point-of-care ultrasound
Whether you're a medical student or other health professional, this complete, one-stop tutorial takes you through everything you need to know about ultrasound scanners and their use across the full range of medical settings. Here, you'll get an incisive, step-by-step overview of the physical principles of ultrasound with detailed explanations of how each control works and why it's needed.
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Fundamentals is the one clinical resource that will take your familiarity with portable ultrasound to the next level. No other sourcebook goes further to help you master ultrasound tools and techniques--so you can maximize the quality of diagnostic information obtained during the examination while ensuring patient safety and observing ergonomically-sound scanning techniques.
ALL TESTS CAN BE TAKEN ONLINE
No matter which type of ultrasound fundamentals course you purchase, (complete course, download test, fax or online) you can take your test through our on-line testing site.
If you order any of the "Test Only" options, it DOES NOT INCLUDE THE BOOK.
On completion of this ultrasound fundamentals course the participant should be able to:
1. Describe the relationship between acoustic velocity, wavelength and frequency.
2. List at least three types of transducers.
3. Name two functions that an ultrasound transducer must perform.
4. Explain the term spatial compounding and describe how the frames combine into a single image.
5. List the components of the Doppler spectral wareform.
6. Explain the term “laminar flow”.
7. Name three uses for a linear array transducer.
8. List five factors that affect Doppler shift frequency.
9. Name three features that a scanning table should have.
10. List three interactions by which an ultrasound can cause damage.
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Structured Education / CQR - Sonography - SON
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Patient Care
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Patient Interaction & Mgmt. - 1 credit
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Structured Education / CQR - Sonography - SON
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Image Production
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Basic Principles - 6.5 credit
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Structured Education / CQR - Sonography - SON
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Image Production
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Image Formation - 1 credit
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Structured Education / CQR - Sonography - SON
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Image Production
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Evaluation & Selection of Representative Images: 1.5 credits
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Structured Education / CQR- Breast Sonography - BS
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Image Production
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Basic Principles - 4 credits
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Structured Education / CQR- Breast Sonography - BS
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Image Production
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Evaluation & Selection of Representative Images - 1 credit
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Structured Education / CQR- Breast Sonography - BS
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Image Production
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Image Formation - 1 credits
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Structured Education / CQR - Vascular Sonography - VS
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Patient Care
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Patient Interaction & Mgmt. - 1 credit
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Structured Education / CQR - Vascular Sonography - VS
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Image Production
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Basic Principles - 6.5 credits
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Structured Education / CQR - Vascular Sonography - VS
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Image Production
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Image Formation - 1 credit
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Structured Education / CQR - Vascular Sonography - VS
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Image Production
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Evaluation & Selection of Representative Images - 1.5 credits
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