Course Descriptions

Courses matching ICV

		Hrs Per Week:			Sem Hrs:
Prefix No	Course Name	Class	Lab	Clin/Exp	Credit
ICV 110	Patient Care/Fundamentals	2.0	2.0	0.0	3.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces specialized patient care and management, physiological monitoring, general procedure considerations and underlying fundamentals needed to perform a cardiovascular or vascular procedure. Emphasis is placed on patient preparation and communication, pressure measurements, ECG, specialized cardiac monitoring, intravenous therapy, sterile technique, infection control, legal issues, and isolation procedures. Upon completion, students should understand and demonstrate patient care management, use and function of physiological monitoring devices, and sterile technique in regards to infection control.
ICV 111	ICV Electrocardiography	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers the performance and interpretation of the twelve-lead electrocardiogram. Emphasis is placed on patient set-up, the cardiac cycle, electrical conduction pathway, normal rhythms, common dysrhythmias, Holter monitoring, and electrophysiology studies/ablations. Upon completion, students should be able to describe ECG set-up, interpret normal and abnormal rhythms, and discuss testing modalities for invasive and noninvasive cardiology.
ICV 120	ICV Clinical Ed I	0.0	0.0	6.0	2.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course provides the student the opportunity to apply knowledge gained from didactic instruction to the cardiovascular/vascular interventional clinical environment. Emphasis is placed on development of laboratory skills and imaging procedures, image production, patient care and positioning. Upon completion, students should be able to assume a variety of duties and responsibilities in the interventional cardiac/vascular laboratories.
ICV 125	ICV Clinical Ed II	0.0	0.0	12.0	4.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course provides the student an opportunity to apply didactic knowledge in the interventional clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on patient care, hemodynamic monitoring, computer applications in medicine, record keeping, scheduling, and sterile techniques. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate basic skills in these areas.
ICV 130	ICV Clinical Ed III	0.0	0.0	12.0	4.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course provides the student an opportunity to apply knowledge gained from didactic instruction to the interventional cardiac/vascular clinical environment. Emphasis is placed on patient care and positioning, imaging procedures, image production and angiography within the interventional cardiac/vascular environment. Upon completion, students should be able to assume a variety of duties and responsibilities in the interventional cardiac/vascular environment.
ICV 216	ICV Pharmacology	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers the nature and source of drugs, safety, and responsibility, routes of administration, pharmacokinetics, and patient variables that affect medication therapy. Emphasis is placed on classifications, dosages, indications, contraindications, interactions, adverse reactions, critical care and life-threatening situations. Upon completion, students should be able to compute dosages and practice safe usage and administration of therapeutic medications according to protocols of the medical facility.
ICV 217	Inter Equip & Supplies	2.0	2.0	0.0	3.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers advanced interventional equipment, instrumentation, physiologic monitoring equipment, inventory and supplies used in interventional suites. Emphasis is placed on automatic injectors, catheters, guide wires, needles, intravascular ultrasound, and other surgically invasive equipment. Upon completion, the student should be able to demonstrate knowledge of angiographic equipment and supplies utilized during procedures in an invasive lab setting.
ICV 218	Cardiac Physiology & Proc	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers angiographic approaches to diagnostic and interventional procedures performed in a cardiovascular lab. Emphasis is placed on structure, cardiovascular anatomy, hemodynamics of vascular systems, pulmonary circulation, cardiac circulation, filming sequence, patient positioning, and pathology. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of cardiovascular and supporting systems, visualizing methods, radiographic anatomy, and conduct critical image reviews.
ICV 219	Vascular Physiology & Proc	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers angiographic approaches to diagnostic and interventional procedures performed in a vascular lab. Emphasis is placed on structure, vascular anatomy, hemodynamics of vascular systems, peripherals, pulmonary circulation, ECG, neuroangiography, renal and portal systems, filming sequence, patient positioning, and pathology. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of vascular systems, methods used to visualize radiographic anatomy, and conduct critical reviews of obtained images.
ICV 220	ICV Clinical Ed IV	0.0	0.0	24.0	8.0
Prerequisites: ICV 130
Corequisites: None
This course provides the opportunity to apply knowledge gained from didactic instruction to the cardiovascular interventional clinical environment. Emphasis is placed on patient care, radiation safety, recognition of cardiovascular anatomy and pathology, equipment and imaging procedures and production. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate selected cardiac procedures, advanced ECG interpretation, preparation of sterile supplies, and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
ICV 230	ICV Clinical Ed V	0.0	0.0	24.0	8.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course provides the opportunity to apply knowledge gained from didactic instruction to the vascular interventional clinical environment. Emphasis is placed on patient care, radiation safety, recognition of vascular anatomy and pathology, equipment and imaging procedures and production. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate selected vascular procedures, basic ECG interpretation, preparation of sterile supplies, and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
ICV 241	ICV Pathology Review	2.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course is designed to concentrate on complex physiologic and pathologic imaging. Emphasis is placed on evaluation of student case studies performed in the clinical setting. Upon completion, students should be able to identify normal vascular anatomy and recognize various pathologies of the vascular systems.
ICV 261	ICV Cardiac Exam Prep	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers the aspects of cardiac technology as practiced in the didactic and clinical settings. Emphasis is placed on content specifications of the RCIS and/or ARRT Advanced-Level exam, study skills, and simulated examinations. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the topics presented for successful completion of the cardiac exam(s).
ICV 262	ICV Vascular Exam Prep	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers the aspects of vascular technology as practiced in the didactic and clinical settings. Emphasis is placed on content specifications of the RCIS and/or ARRT Advanced-Level exam, study skills, and simulated examinations. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the topics presented for successful completion of the vascular exam(s).