VAST 2060 Vascular Clinical I
Provides the student opportunities to observe and participate in the diagnostic procedures performed in the noninvasive vascular laboratory and radiology departments that are clinical affiliates. Procedures are performed under the direct supervision of an appropriately credentialed technologist. Topics include: equipment utilization; patient history, identifying risk factors, and contributing disease; procedure; skills and patient care; extremity venous vascular procedures, physiologic and duplex extremity arterial testing, cerebrovascular procedures (carotid and TCD) and proper ergonomic scanning.