VT Content Outline

The distribution of content on each examination matches the percentages shown in the major headings of the outline. An examinee’s score report will also display the major headings and provide performance feedback.

Vascular Technology (VT) Content Outline (Effective Summer 2013)

Anatomy & Physiology [20%]

  • Cerebrovascular
    • Cerebrovascular normal anatomy
    • Cerebrovascular Hemodynamics
  • Venous
    • Venous normal anatomy
    • Venous hemodynamics
  • Peripheral Arterial
    • Peripheral arterial normal anatomy
    • Peripheral arterial hemodynamics
  • Abdominal/Visceral
    • Abdominal/visceral normal anatomy
    • Abdominal/visceral hemodynamics

Pathology [19%]

  • Cerebrovascular
    • Cerebrovascular abnormal perfusion and physiology
    • Cerebrovascular postoperative (surgically corrected) anatomy
  • Venous
    • Venous abnormal perfusion and physiology
    • Venous postoperative (surgically corrected) anatomy
  • Peripheral arterial
    • Peripheral arterial abnormal perfusion and physiology
    • Peripheral arterial postoperative (surgically corrected) anatomy
  • Abdominal/Visceral
    • Abdominal/visceral abnormal perfusion and physiology
    • Abdominal/visceral postoperative (surgically corrected) anatomy

Patient Care [4%]

  • Communication

Integration of Data [10%]

  • Cerebrovascular
    • Cerebrovascular incorporate outside data (Clinical assessment, Health & Physical [H&P], Lab values, Risk factors)
    • Cerebrovascular interpretation (Differential diagnosis)
  • Venous
    • Venous incorporate outside data (Clinical assessment,Health & Physical [H&P], Lab values, Risk factors)
    • Venous interpretation (Differential diagnosis)
  • Peripheral Arterial
    • Peripheral arterial incorporate outside data (Clinical assessment, Health & Physical [H&P], Lab values, Risk factors)
    • Peripheral arterial interpretation (Differential diagnosis)
  • Abdominal/visceral
    • Abdominal/visceral incorporate outside data (Clinical assessment, Health & Physical [H&P], Lab values, Risk factors)
    • Abdominal/visceral interpretation (Differential diagnosis)

Protocols [33%]

  • Cerebrovascular
    • Cerebrovascular clinical standards and guidelines
    • Cerebrovascular measurement techniques
  • Venous
    • Venous clinical standards and guidelines
    • Venous measurement techniques
    • Venous non-sonographic techniques
  • Peripheral Arterial
    • Peripheral arterial clinical standards and guidelines
    • Peripheral arterial measurement techniques
    • Peripheral arterial non-sonographic techniques
  • Abdominal/Visceral
    • Abdominal/visceral clinical standards and guidelines
    • Abdominal/visceral measurement techniques

Physics & Instrumentation [5%]

  • Artifacts
  • Imaging instruments
  • Quality assurance/ Statistics

Treatment [7%]

  • Cerebrovascular
    • Cerebrovascular intraoperative procedures
  • Venous
    • Venous intraoperative procedures
  • Peripheral arterial
    • Peripheral arterial intraoperative procedures
    • Peripheral arterial sonographer role in procedures
  • Abdominal/visceral
    • Abdominal/visceral intraoperative procedures

Other [2%]

  • Traumatic injury
  • Miscellaneous conditions/tests

Please note: All percentages are approximate.

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