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Description of Courses
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 CVTE 100 - Physical Principles of
Medicine I - A
course
in the mathematics and physical principles of medicine,
specifically applicable to the field of Cardiovascular
Technology. Designed for students enrolled in the
Cardiovascular Technology Program, the course includes
studies in the use of mathematic formulas and physics
used to evaluate the hemodynamics of the cardiovascular
system.
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- CVTE 101 - Cardiovascular
Physiology I - A study of the anatomy, physiology,
structural relationships, and pathophysiology of the
human heart and vascular system. Designed for students
enrolled in the Cardiovascular Technology Program, the
course will concentrate on specialized terminology,
cardiac anatomy, electrocardiography, and hemodynamics.
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- CVTE 102 - Medical
Instrumentation I - An integrated course in medical
electronics and instrumentation for the cardiovascular
technology student. The course will emphasize the
concepts of electrical safety, the clinical application
of electronic instruments and devices used in
cardiovascular medicine, and the characteristics,
recording, and measurement of bioelectric signals.
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- CVTE 103 - Lab Practicum and
Proficiency Testing - A practicum course designed to
insure competency in the basic skills required in the
clinical practice of cardiovascular technology. Students
acquire skills in the performance of indirect blood
pressure measurement, ultrasound imaging of the heart
and vascular system, and calculation of specified
hemodynamic parameters.
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- CVTE 110 - Physical Principle of
Medicine II - This course is a continuation of
Cardiovascular Technology 100 with emphasis on the
physical characteristics of sound, ultrasound, and
Doppler Ultrasound as utilized in medical diagnostic
testing. The course explores the physics involved in the
formation, propagation, and reflection of sound and
ultrasound, the characteristics of the various types of
transducers used in echocardiography and vascular duplex
scanning, and the mathematical techniques employed in
the use of ultrasound to measure and calculate
hemodynamic function indices.
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- CVTE 111 - Cardiovascular
Physiology II - A continuation of Cardiovascular
Technology 101, Cardiovascular Physiology I with
emphasis on electrocardiographic arrhythmia recognition,
the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of
specified congenital heart disease, the structure and
function of the arterial, venous, capillary and
pulmonary circulations and the techniques for measuring
and/or calculating specified hemodynamic function
indices.
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- CVTE 112 - Medical
Instrumentation II - A continuation of basic
principles in medical electronics and instrumentation,
this course will emphasize the issues of medical signal
transduction, conditioning and recording. The
application of computer technology in analog to digital
conversion, digital to analog conversion and medical
data logging will also be studied. This course also
surveys the types of medical electronics and
instrumentation utilized in testing throughout the
hospital and presents their clinical results.
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- CVTE 113 - Lab Practicum and
Proficiency Testing II - This course is a
continuation of CVTE 103, Laboratory Practicum and
Proficiency Testing I. It is designed to provide lecture
and laboratory practicum necessary to develop cognitive
and manipulative skills in the clinical operation of
specified cardiovascular instrumentation, and in the
performance of diagnostic tests.
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- CVTE 114 - Cardiovascular
Pharmacology - This course introduces the concepts
of drug classification, pharmacokinetics, delivery
systems, drug interactions and dosage. A survey of all
drug categories will be presented, but emphasis will be
placed on cardiac and vascular medications. Drugs
administered during cardiovascular procedures is the
focus of this course.
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- CVTE 120 - Clinical Practicum I
- This course provides an introduction to cardiovascular
diagnostic testing in the clinical environment. Elements
of routine patient care, the patient-technologist
relationship and the professional relationship between
the physician and the technologist in the clinical
practice will be defined. Students are assigned to
clinical experiences in local hospitals in addition to
on-campus lecture and laboratory classes. This course is
offered during the summer between the first and second
years of the Cardiovascular Technology Program.
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- CVTE 199 - Special Studies or
Projects in Cardiovascular Technology - Individual
study, research, or projects in the field of
Cardiovascular Technology under instructor guidance.
Written reports and periodic conferences required.
Content and unit credit will be determined by
student/instructor conferences and/or, the CVT
Department. This course may be repeated for a maximum of
nine units.
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- CVTE 200 - Medical
Instrumentation III - A course of instruction of the
theory, calibration, operation and clinical application
of specified diagnostic medical instrumentation. The
lecture portion of the course explores the relationship
of components of the medical history and physical
examination to diagnostic test findings, and introduces
the student to the application of diagnostic
instrumentation in medical research. The laboratory
section provides advanced instruction in the performance
of specified diagnostic tests in Invasive, Noninvasive,
and Vascular technology.
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- CVTE 201 - Diagnostic Procedures
I, Noninvasive Cardiology - A course of instruction
in the specialized techniques of noninvasive
cardiovascular testing and the evaluation of
cardiovascular disease. Lectures will stress the
performance and analysis of the echocardiogram, the
relationship of echocardiographic findings to cardiac
pathology and the measurement and calculation of
specified hemodynamic parameters. Laboratory sessions
are conducted in noninvasive cardiac laboratories in
local hospitals with advanced instruction in M-Mode and
two-dimensional echocardiography.
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- CVTE 202 - Diagnostic Procedures
I, Invasive Cardiology - This course provides
advanced study in medical electronics and
instrumentation, focusing on devices utilized in
invasive cardiology. Emphasis will be placed upon
advanced physiologic recording devices, blood pressure
transducers, cardiac output measurement systems, fluid
delivery and routing systems, as well as mechanical
injector systems.
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- CVTE 203 - Diagnostic Procedures
I, Vascular Technology - A course of instruction in
the specialized techniques of noninvasive testing of the
human vascular system and the evaluation of vascular
pathophysiology. Lectures will stress the performance
and analysis of vascular ultrasound scanning, spectral
analysis, and the interpretation of scanning and
nonscanning modalities for vascular testing. Laboratory
sessions are conducted in vascular laboratories in local
hospitals, with instruction in techniques of duplex
scanning of the cerebrovascular and lower-extremity
vasculature.
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- CVTE 205 - Clinical Practicum II
- A laboratory course providing clinical practicum with
emphasis on the calibration and operation of medical
instrumentation used in Invasive, Noninvasive, and
Vascular Laboratories in local hospitals and clinics
with which the CVT program is affiliated. The
performance of specific diagnostic tests, calculation of
hemodynamic data, and professional performance in the
clinical environment will be stressed.
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CVTE 207 - Medical Instrumentation I
- A course of instruction in the theory, calibration,
operation and clinical application of specified diagnostic
medical instrumentation with emphasis on the relationship of
findings in the medical history to diagnostic test findings,
and introduces the student to the application of diagnostic
instrumentation in medical research.
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CVTE 208 - X-Ray Physics &
Cardiovascular Angiography - A course
providing advanced study in medical electronics and
instrumentation, focusing on imaging technologies utilized
in invasive cardiology.
Emphasis will be placed upon understanding the x-ray
imaging chain, x-ray physics, cardiovascular angiographic
projections, analog and digital cine angiographic
techniques, fluoroscopy techniques, optical principles,
intravascular ultrasound and doppler techniques.
Additional emphasis is placed on data collection,
analysis and interpretation of clinical patterns.
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- CVTE 210 - Medical
Instrumentation IV - A continuation of
Cardiovascular Technology 200, Medical Instrumentation
III, with emphasis on the theory, calibration, operation
and clinical application of specified diagnostic
testing. The lecture portion of the course provides an
overview of biostatistics as applicable to medical
research, continued exploration of the medical
literature through reading and writing assignments, and
a seminar on cardiovascular disease. The seminar is
conducted by physicians and technologists from the three
specialties of Cardiovascular Technology and is designed
to review the current topics in medical research.
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- CVTE 211 - Diagnostic Procedures
II, Noninvasive Cardiology - This course is a
continuation of Cardiovascular Technology 201,
Diagnostic Procedures I, Noninvasive Cardiology. It is
an advanced course in the techniques utilized in the
diagnosis and serial follow-up of cardiovascular disease
with emphasis on pulsed wave, continuous wave, and
color-flow Doppler techniques; conventional and
echocardiographic stress testing; and transesophageal
echocardiography.
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- CVTE 212 - Diagnostic Procedures
II, Invasive Cardiology - This course continues the
advanced study of invasive cardiac medical electronics
and instrumentation. Emphasis will be placed upon
advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures,
including coronary blood flow measurements,
electrophysiology procedures, pacemaker and other
antiarrhythmic devices, angioplasty, atherectomy, laser,
and valvuloplasty techniques. Mechanical support systems
such as the intra aortic balloon pump and other
ventricular assist devices will be introduced.
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- CVTE 213 - Diagnostic Procedures
II, Vascular Technology - An advanced course of
instruction in the specialized techniques of noninvasive
testing of the human vascular system and the evaluation
of vascular pathophysiology. Lectures will stress the
performance and analysis of vascular ultrasound
scanning, spectral analysis, and the interpretation of
scanning and nonscanning modalities for vascular
testing. Laboratory sessions are conducted in vascular
laboratories in local hospitals, with advanced
instruction in techniques of duplex scanning of the
cerebrovascular, lower-extremity, and abdominal
vasculature.
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- CVTE 215 - Clinical Practicum III
- A laboratory course providing a continuation of
clinical practicum with emphasis on the acquisition and
refinement of skills in the calibration and operation of
medical instrumentation used in the Invasive,
Noninvasive, and Vascular Laboratories in local
hospitals and clinics with which the CVT Program is
affiliated. The performance of specific diagnostic
tests, calculation of hemodynamic data, and professional
performance in the clinical environment will be
stressed. Emphasis will be on consolidation of skills
acquired in CVTE 205 into complete diagnostic studies,
including qualitative diagnostic interpretations.
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CVTE 217 - Medical Instrumentation II -
A
continuation of Cardiovascular Technology 200, Medical
Instrumentation III, with emphasis on the theory,
calibration, operation and clinical application of specified
diagnostic testing. The lecture portion of the course
provides an overview of biostatistics as applicable to
medical research, continued exploration of the medical
literature through reading and writing assignments, and a
seminar on cardiovascular disease. The seminar is conducted
by physicians and technologists from the three specialties
of Cardiovascular Technology and is designed to review the
current topics in medical research.
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CVTE 218 - Intracardiac
Electrophysiology -
This course provides advanced study in medical
instrumentation, introducing the topic of intracardiac
electrophysiology. The content includes procedures and case
studies of intracardiac electrograms, which are used to map
the electrical currents within the heart. Computerized
analysis of these patterns helps the cardiologist select the
most appropriate treatment for chronic arrhythmia, including
pacemaker technology and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
(ICD). A review of antiarrhytmic drug therapy will also be
provided.
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- CVTE 299 - Selected Topics in
Cardiovascular Technology - Selected topics in CVT
not covered by regular catalog offerings. Course content
and unit credit to be determined by the Division of
Business and Professional Studies in relation to
community-student and/or available staff. May be offered
as a seminar, lecture or lecture/lab course.
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