CBS 100 / 204 – Introductory Lecture & Lab Orientation Notes

Course Overview

• Instructor: Miss Lisa – teaches both CBS 100100 (Sonography Basics) and CBS 204204 (Pathology)
• Contact: frequent e-mail communication; office in Lab 119119
• Class components:

  • Lecture: 22 hr every Monday
  • Lab: 44 hr every Friday (split into AM 8:00−12:008{:}00{-}12{:}00 & PM 12:10−16:0012{:}10{-}16{:}00 to keep numbers manageable)
    • Roster circulation – sign next to your name for attendance
    • Syllabus is still being updated; finalized copy & acknowledgement form will be distributed next week

Required Materials

• VitalSource e-text: Essentials of Sonography & Patient Care

  • Check with Registrar if the book is missing from your VitalSource account
    • Scrubs: mandatory top and bottom every lab; no exceptions (no leggings, sweats, T-shirts)
    • Lab handouts with step-by-step machine instructions will be provided
    • Exam laptop: School-issued Windows PC required for Respondus LockDown Browser
  • iPads prohibited; MacBooks reported as incompatible (verify with IT if necessary)

Lecture Content & Learning Objectives

• Understand perspectives of student, patient & sonographer
• Master verbal & non-verbal communication; cultural & religious influences on health
• Legal/ethical issues, consent (IFC) & use of chaperones
• Musculoskeletal injury risks for sonographers
• Patient preparation & positioning for vascular and cardiac studies
• Machine operation, knobology, presets, probes, Doppler (Color & PW)
• Anatomy & 2-D imaging of:

  • Extracranial vascular system (carotids)
  • Heart (multiple echo views)
    • Registry preparation, accreditation, professional organizations, history of the field

Lab Structure & Scanning Sequence

• Weeks 1–6: Vascular – scanning each other’s carotids
• Weeks 6–12: Echocardiography – scanning heart; gowns, privacy curtains, zero exposure policy
• Mixed-gender scanning required unless valid religious exemption is communicated in advance
• Four ultrasound systems available:

  • Two touch-screens (single & dual)
  • Philips button-based console used for core knobology demos
    • Target instructor-to-student ratio ≈435\approx \frac{4}{35}; patience & professionalism expected

Professionalism & Etiquette

• Treat lab as a clinical environment: no foul language, gossip, or non-professional conversations
• Maintain respectful humor; rough joking can escalate—avoid inside the lab
• Volume: speaking allowed, but keep it relevant & low-key; feel free to call out an instructor’s name for help
• Rotation expectations tracked each session:

  • Switch scan partners frequently (no “always with best friend”)
  • Alternate scanning hands (left/right) to prepare for varied clinical setups
  • Rotate among all four machines

Protocol (Practical) Assessments

• Occur every three weeks (Weeks 3, 6, 9, 12)
• Instructor tapes a checklist on machine; student produces required images without help
• Instructors silently observe and grade; feedback sheet + saved images returned the following week
• Final protocol (Week 12) likely moved earlier (Tue/Wed) so grades can be submitted by Thursday

Exam Schedule (Lecture)

• Week 3 – Exam 1 (chapters 1–2, knobology, long vs. transverse views)
• Week 6 – Exam 2 (chapters 3–4, consent, communication, vascular Doppler); includes first appearance of cardiac blood flow material
• Week 9 – Exam 3 (heart anatomy – PSLA, RVOT/RVIT, echo basics)
• Week 12 – Final Exam (Weeks 6–12 content; blood-flow material cumulative)

  • All exams administered via Respondus LockDown Browser in class on Monday

Weekly Breakdown & Reading Assignments

• Week 1: Course/ Lab rules, syllabus review, machine knobology intro; Book Chapter 22 (pp.11−3511{-}35)
• Week 2: Finish knobology; begin longitudinal & transverse image interpretation
• Week 3: Exam 1 (Mon); Protocol 1 (Fri) – carotid long & transverse, measurement & labeling
• Week 4: Communication (verbal/non-verbal), consent, culture & religion; Book Chapter 33 (pp.37−6737{-}67); introduce vascular Color & PW Doppler
• Week 5: Continue Doppler waveform measurement techniques
• Week 6: Exam 2 (Mon); Protocol 2 (Fri) – vascular Doppler criteria; transition to Echo module
• Week 7: Guest lecturer (Dean Vinci) – Foley catheters & IV placement basics
• Week 8: Echo anatomy lecture (PSLA, RVOT, RVIT) if not covered Week 7
• Week 9: Exam 3 (Mon); Protocol 3 (Fri) – basic echo views & labeling
• Week 10: Parasternal Short-Axis (PSSA) views; cardiac phases (isovolumic contraction/relaxation)
• Week 11: Continue echo, advanced views, practice for final protocol
• Week 12: Final Exam (Mon); Protocol 4 earlier in week; course wrap-up

Instructor Support & Communication Policy

• Encourages questions; no question is “dumb”
• Frustration points:

  • Repeating the same unanswered question immediately after receiving the answer
  • Not listening while explanations are given or diagrams are on board
    • Office 119119 open for 1-on-1 help; schedule via e-mail
    • E-mails answered weekdays; expect ≤11-hr delay if instructor is away from computer
    • Weekends: no e-mail responses

Ethical & Practical Implications Discussed

• Privacy, gowning & non-exposure protocols when scanning peers
• Religious accommodations respected with prior notification
• Professional conduct is evaluated; attitude issues may affect learning environment
• Talk in lab should treat peer models as real patients – fosters clinical mindset
• Repetitive strain injury prevention: switching hands & ergonomics

Key Reminders & Tips

• Anything the instructor verbalizes (even if not on slides) is testable ➜ Take notes!
• Read assigned textbook chapters – some exam items only appear there or are spoken in lecture
• Breach of dress-code (both scrub pieces) → no lab entry
• Download & test Respondus before Exam 1; bring charging cable & ID
• Practice labeling, measurement & probe orientation outside scheduled lab hours if possible
• Rotate partners, machines, and hands each lab to avoid surprise skill gaps during protocols
• Seek help early (Weeks 1–4) to prevent cumulative confusion later (Weeks 6–12)