RAD3062

Sexuality, sonographic methods 1 and sonographic professional skills

Objectives Students will develop an understanding of the role of ultrasound in medicine and the scanning methods associated with obstetric and gynaecological examinations. On completion of this subject students will have a thorough understanding of the reproductive organs, mammary glands, pregnancy, the development of the human embryo, the endocrine system and the physiology of hormonal action. Introductory genetics addressed in RAD1031 will be expanded to include inheritance and the inheritance of sex. The subject will extend students' understanding of professional behaviour and the concept of ethics with application to sonography and introduces the student to the application of the law and legal procedures in hospitals. Completion of this subject will enable student to describe the legal obligations of hospitals, identify and describe various medico-legal situations and differentiate between and describe appropriate legal terms. Through the case study method, students will learn the principles of effective professional communication with patients so that all invasive medical imaging examinations can be conducted in an appropriate manner.

Synopsis Embryology of the musculoskeletal system, the central nervous system, the cardiovascular system, the lymphatic, respiratory, gastrointestinal and genito-urinary systems. The endocrine glands, chemistry of hormones, receptors and hormone specificity, hormonal interactions, control of hormonal secretions, the hormones of the putuitary gland, the thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, pancreas, ovaries and testes, the pineal gland and the thymus. Structure and physiology of the male and female reproductive systems, including the mammary glands. Pregnancy and development of the foetus. Genotype and phenotype and the inheritance of sex. Sonographic and radiographic anatomy of the female reproductive system and the developing foetus. Sonographic representation of pathology associated with the female reproductive system and the developing foetus. Scanning techniques associated with obstetric and gynaecological examinations. The hysterosalpingogram and urethrogram. History and development of Victorian and Australian law pertinent to hospital settings. Statute law, case law, tort law and property law. Hospital applications of trespass to the person and to the property. Vicarious liability, negligence, criminal law in the medical setting, consent and hospital/medical insurance.

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