Midwife Sonography Certificate Review Online Course is designed for nurse midwives who are preparing to take the ARDMS midwifery focused examination. It is also beneficial for OB-GYN physicians who need a review of OB-GYN ultrasound techniques and/or to ensure the ultrasound practice protocols implemented are consistent with published guidelines for physicians and midwife practitioners.
OBJECTIVES
- Increase knowledge and competence for successful ultrasound registry examination completion
- Outline routine scan protocols & measurements for performing transabdominal and endovaginal GYN scanning
- State the normal and abnormal imaging characteristics of the ovaries and uterus and differentiate commonly seen pathology seen in premenarchal, postmenarchal, and post-menopausal patients
- Outline first trimester normal reproductive physiology and identify normal anatomy
- List first trimester complications and associated ultrasound findings
- Perform 2nd and 3rd trimester measurement techniques
- Identify normal and abnormal fetal anatomy in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters in each of the fetal body systems
- State coexisting disorders affecting pregnancy
- State the elementary principles of ultrasound including definition of ultrasound, basic properties, and units of measure
- Describe the fundamental principles of sound and the propagation of sound in soft tissue.
- Recognize the different types of transducers
- Describe focusing, sound beam formation, and the types of resolution including axial and lateral
- Recognize components and terminology of ultrasound equipment and instrumentation
- Differentiate imaging artifacts by their cause and characteristic appearance
- Outline safety, quality control, quality assurance and bio-effects concerns regarding operation and maintenance of ultrasound equipment
- Identify areas of weakness that require additional self-study for successful exam completion
- Implement scan protocols and diagnostic criteria into clinical practice based on published inter-professional ultrasound guidelines and certification exam outlines. (ACNM, AIUM, ARDMS).
AUDIENCE
Any nurse midwife who is preparing to take the ARDMS Midwife Sonography Certificate exam. Physicians who need a comprehensive review to increase knowledge and competence and to integrate consistent protocols that meet inter-professional guidelines into clinical practice. Physician participants may include OB-GYN, Primary Care, and Family Practice.
TOPICS
- GYN Anatomy and Physiology, Congenital Abnormalities
- Transabdominal and Transvaginal Exam
- Gynecological Pathology: Uterine
- Gynecological Pathology: Ovarian
- GYN Pathology: Adnexal
- Mock Exam 1: GYN
- First Trimester OB: Reproductive Physiology, Measurements, Pathology
- Mock Exam 2: First Trimester
- 2nd & 3rd Trimesters: Fetal Age Assessment/Measurements, Ultrasound of Fetal Brain
- Ultrasound Evaluation of the Fetal Face and Neck, Placenta and Umbilical Cord
- Ultrasound Evaluation of: Amniotic Fluid, Multiple Gestations, Maternal Complications, Fetal Complications, and 3D Ultrasound
- Mock Exam 3
- Essentials of Diagnostic Ultrasound
- Pulse Echo Instrumentation, Storage and Display, and Propagation of Ultrasound through Tissue
- Transducers
- Image Controls
- Imaging Artifacts
- Quality Assurance and Safety
- Mock Exam 4 – Sonography Principles and Instrumentation
Date of Original Release: 10/10/2019
This edition valid for credit through: 10/10/2022
