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intro to public health cardiovascular sonography
intro to public health cardiovascular sonography
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Undergraduate 4
04/30/2013

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what is cardiovascular sonography
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utilize high frequency sound waves to produce diagnostic images
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what are the four main speciality areas for cardiovascular   sonography
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general ( OB/GYN & abdomen)

cardiac (adult,pediatric,fetal)

Abdomen

 

 

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what is ARMDS
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American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography
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what is ARMDS recognized for ?
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for its standard of excellence in sonography
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t or f sonographers must take sonography principles and instrumentation and a speciality exam to earn a credential
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true
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what are some of  the credential agencies for sonographists
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RDMS,RDCS,RVT
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t or f sonographers credentials include being credited by the CCI and ARRT
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true
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what is CCI stand for
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Cardiovascular Credentialing International
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what is ARRT
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American Registry of Radiographic Technologists
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what is the avg entry salary for a sonographer
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45k-50k
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t or f the national demand for sonographers in Florida market is low-medium demand
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true
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t or f NSU has an entry level speciality program for sonography
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true
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what are the degrees conferred for the NSU program
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BHS and MHS
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t or f the NSU program is based on online and classroom based didatic courses
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true
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t or f the NSU program places a heavy emphasis on hands-on learning in the lab
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true
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t or f the NSU program is focused on  integrated vascular and echocardiography
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true
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what are the entry level degree speciality  programs for NSU sonography
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BHS

MHS 

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what is the BHS for sonography usefully for
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for those who have science related AA degree or 33 hours  of pre-reqs in sciences,humanities,A&P,physics,math,etc
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what is the MHS useful for
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for those who already have a BS degree in a science or healthcare field seeking a career change
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t or f the NSU program has multimedia classrooms
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true
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t or f graduates of the NSU program are eligible for both speciality exams
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true
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t or f the NSU program has a state of the art learning lab
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true
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what are the results for the NSU program
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proficent graduates ready for thier credentialing exams and a new career
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