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  • CVT 231: Concepts in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

    4.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Provides the student with a thorough discussion of adult congenital heart defects and cardiac pathologies commonly encountered in the cardiovascular patient with known congenital heart disease. The course emphasizes the student's comprehension of adult congenital defects and then allows them to apply their knowledge in evaluating each pathology comprehensively during an echocardiographic examination. Each examination is reviewed by a cardiologist to ensure that the appropriate assessment of each pathology is in accordance with the standards established by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). Signature of the Cardiovascular Technology Program Director is required. Prerequisite: CVT 228 and 230 with grades of C or higher. Prerequisite:    CVT 228 & CVT 230
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  • CVT 232: Congenital Heart Disease: Clinical Experience

    4.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Continues the skills covered in CVT 228 to ensure the student has gained a high level of competency with both normal and abnormal cardiovascular echocardiographic findings. This course is an additional clinical rotation of the adult cardiac sonography program, which enables the student to complete 360 hours in an adult congenital or pediatric echocardiographic laboratory. The student is expected to independently complete echocardiograms under the direct supervision of the clinical instructor in patients with congenital heart defects. Signature of the Cardiovascular Technology Program Director is required. A course fee is required. Prerequisite: CVT 228 and 230 with grades of C or higher. Corequisite: CVT 231. Prerequisite:    CVT 228 & CVT 230 & CVT 231 Corequisite:    CVT 231
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  • CVT 233: Pediatric Hemodynamic Assessment

    4.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Provides the student with an in-depth review of congenital abnormalities encountered in the pediatric patient. The course covers normal and abnormal physiology of the fetal and pediatric heart, cardiac embryology and development, congenital pathologies, and acquired pathologies, as well as cardiac hemodynamics and calculations encountered in the evaluation of pediatric congenital heart defects. A course fee is required. Signature of the Cardiovascular Technology Program Director is required.
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  • CVT 234: Pediatric Surgical and Specialty Procedures

    2.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Provides an introduction to pediatric surgery, palliative surgical procedures, and corrective surgical procedures commonly encountered in the pediatric patient. The course also covers common specialty procedures performed on the pediatric patient including Pericardiocentesis, cardiac catheterization, device occlusion procedures, transesophageal echocardiography, balloon atrial septostomy, saline contrast, exercise and pharmacologic stress testing, and special considerations for the sedated pediatric patient. Signature of the Cardiovascular Technology Program Director is required. Corequisite: CVT 233. Prerequisite:    CVT 233 Corequisite:    CVT 233
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  • CVTE 103: Surveying I

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    An introduction to land surveying methods and field procedures. The course focuses on the operation and care of surveying instruments, the collection of field data, and the preparation of base plans. Surveying types studied include topographic, construction, boundary surveys, control traverses and benchmark level loops. A course fee is required. Corequisite: MATH 161 or higher.
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  • CVTE 110: Civil Engineering Graphics

    2.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    An integration of hand and computer drafting. Students study the basics of civil engineering drafting on the board, followed by the AutoCAD application. The topics covered include civil engineering scale, basic geometric shapes, measuring angles, definition of slope, introduction of a plan view and cross section. The AutoCAD part of the class focuses on basic commands, scales, line types, colors, layers, dimensioning, placing text, and the file management. A course fee is required.
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  • CVTE 207: Drainage

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Emphasizes hydraulics and hydrology as applied to storm sewer design. This course covers design storm determination and drainage area delineation, Rational Formula and Manning's Formula, pipe design and pipe alternates, computation of actual depths and velocities in pipes, setting inverts for sewer main line and laterals, inlets, capacities, bypasses, and outfall protection. The student is introduced to the PennDOT Design Manual 2, Chapter 10 Drainage, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Agency Manual, PennDOT Roadway Construction (RC) Standards, and the PennDOT Publication 408 section that relates to roadway/highway drainage design. A course fee is required. Prerequisite: CVTE 102 and 105. Prerequisite:    CVTE 103 & CVTE 212 & ARCH 214
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  • CVTE 208: Strength of Materials

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Emphasis on axial stress and strain, shear, riveted and welded connections, torsion, beam stresses and deflections, columns, resilience and toughness of materials, yield, combined stress, shear and moment diagrams. The computer is used in solving problems. Prerequisite: GTEC 201 with a grade of C or higher. Prerequisite:    GTEC 201
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  • CVTE 208: Strength of Materials

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Emphasis on axial stress and strain, shear, riveted and welded connections, torsion, beam stresses and deflections, columns, resilience and toughness of materials, yield, combined stress, shear and moment diagrams. The computer is used in solving problems. Prerequisite: GTEC 201 with a grade of C or higher. Prerequisite:    GTEC 201
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