Non-Invasive Vascular Study - Sentara School of Health Professions

Non-Invasive Vascular Study from Sentara School of Health Professions is a Campus Associate Cardiology degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. A Non-Invasive Peripheral Vascular Technologist evaluates blood flow within the arteries and veins of the body, other than those of the heart. This is accomplished from an anatomic and a functional viewpoint in an attempt to diagnose or rule out the presence of vascular disease. It is done without injections or dye (hence noninvasive), and encompasses two modalities, which are complementary. One is physiologic, and involves the acquisition of serial blood pressures, and Doppler spectral tracings which illustrate changes in hemodynamics in the extremity as a result of a stenosis (narrowing) in the artery. The other is duplex ultrasound, a sonographic technique performed by a sonographer. This modality produces an image of the vessel under surveillance, as well as providing information regarding changes in blood flow velocity which may be abnormal, and characteristic of a specific vascular disease process. Clot or thrombi in a vein, narrowing (stenosis), or an aneurysm of an artery are among these. This diagnostic modality is used to assess the cerebrovascular, renal, hepatoportal, and mesenteric circulation. As a Vascular Technologist / Sonographer, you will play an important, sometimes critical role, in patient care. You will work one on one with the patient and write a preliminary report for the reading physician. Appropriate treatment will be instituted in part or totally as a result of your efforts. Vascular Technology students at Sentara College of Health Sciences are provided training in the classroom and skills lab located at main campus in Chesapeake. Students also receive an extensive clinical rotation at several hospitals that specialize in cardiovascular procedures. Your Exceptional Learning Experience: Your Learning Experience is like no other. With 60 semester credits, 540 lecture, 135 skills lab and 1,219 clinical hours you will be well prepared with the competence and confidence you need to work as a Peripheral Vascular Technologist . First semester - all students begin with foundation courses in medical terminology, patient care concepts, cardiac hemodynamics and anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of the cardiac and vascular systems. The semester is three days per week and is 16 weeks. Second, third and fourth semesters ? students begin the first of three semesters of classroom and clinical experiences in the chosen specialty. The last three semesters are 3.5 to 4 days per week, full time. The second semester is 13 weeks in the summer, third semester is 15 weeks in the fall, and the last semester is 16 weeks in the spring. Advanced placement is available to students who qualify. See below for additional details. On-line courses are part of the didactic learning experience. Graduates are awarded an Associate of Occupational Science Degree in Cardiovascular Technology and are eligible to take a registry examination offered American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS). Licensure and certification for entry into practice is not required for this health profession, however, many employers require staff to become credentialed after a pre-determined period of employment. The College submits applications for exams for each graduate who then have one year to sit for the exam. This Program is a terminal occupational/technical program and credits generally earned in this Program are not applicable to other degree. View more details on Sentara College of Health Sciences . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Cardiology courses.