TransfermaticSONO at Merced College

    SONO 42A - Abdominal Sonography

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    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    Take BIOL-16 and BIOL-18; Minimum grade C,P;
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    <b><font color="7A0018">Begins Fall 2025</b></font><br> Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program. This course covers abdominal sonographic positioning and scanning protocol related anatomy and physiology to include the retroperitoneum; pathology and clinical symptomology and how they relate to the sonographic appearance of these structures, including introduction to pediatric abdominal applications. Interpretation and critique of normal and abnormal anatomy with correlation of clinical, didactic and image information will be presented. The laboratory component of this course will include demonstration and scanning exercises to provide experience in conducting abdominal sonographic procedures.