Detailed Outline (RPhS)
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Duties and Tasks |
Percent |
Knowledge Required |
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A |
Maintain Information, Facility, and Safety |
10% |
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1 |
Perform Universal Precautions |
Alarm System Function; Archival Equipment; Archive Procedures; Arterial Disease; Available Supplies; Biohazard Protocol; Communicable Diseases; Complementary Imaging; Computer Access Systems; CPR; Emergency Equipment; Emergency Procedures; Equipment Functions And Limitations; Equipment Performance; Ergonomics; Facility Accreditations; Facility Layout; Facility Policy; HIPAA Regulations; Insurer Requirements; Lymphatic Disease; Manufacturer's Recommendations; Medical Statistics; Medical Tests; MSDS; National Standards; Operating Budget; OSHA Regulations; Patient Conditions; Physics; Potential Hazards; Quality Improvement; Record Release Policies; Red Flag Rules; Repair Protocols; Risk Management; Room Limitations; Scope Of Practice; Service Equipment Contracts; Service Number; State Requirements; Sterile Technique; Technical Support; Test Objectives; Universal Precautions Manual; Vasculitis |
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2 |
Triage Patient Status |
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3 |
Inspect Electromechanical Equipment |
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4 |
Perform Preventive Maintenance |
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5 |
Optimize Workspace |
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6 |
Implement Continuous Quality Improvement |
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7 |
Secure Patient Information |
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8 |
Archive Medical Records |
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B |
Diagnose Patients |
20% |
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1 |
Obtain Patient Information |
Abdominal Veins; Air Plethysmography; Ankle/Brachial Indices; Arterial Anatomy And Pathophysiology; Arteriography; CEAP Classification; Circulatory Diseases; Coagulopathy; Coding; Color Flow Doppler; Complementary Imaging; Continuous Wave Doppler; CT Scan; Duplex Ultrasound; Electronic Medical Records; Embryology; Facility Financial Policies; Facility Insurance Policies; Hemodynamics; HIPAA Regulations; Insurance Restrictions; Intravascular Ultrasound; LASER Doppler; Limb Volume Measurement; Limitations Of Diagnostic Tests; Lymphangiography; Medical Diseases; Medicine; MRI; MRV; Pathophysiology; Pelvic Veins; Photo Plethysmography; Plethysmography; Pulsed Wave Doppler; Red Flag Rules; Release Of Medical Records; Segmental Pressures; Spectral Doppler; Test Availability; Thoracic Veins; Toe/Brachial Indices; Upper Extremity Vascular And Lymphatic Conditions; Vasculitis; Venography; Venous Disability Scores; Venous Pressure Measurement |
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2 |
Perform Patient History |
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3 |
Perform Physical Exam |
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4 |
Establish Differential Diagnoses |
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5 |
Design Diagnostic Plan |
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6 |
Analyze Patient Data |
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7 |
Evaluate Post-Treatment Status |
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C |
Perform Diagnostic Test |
30% |
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1 |
Confirm Indications for Study |
Abdominal Veins; Adverse Reactions; Air Plethsmology; Anatomy; Arterial Anatomy And Pathophysiology; Arterial Diseases; Cardiac Diseases; Embryology; Hemodynamics; Impedance Plethysmography; Knobology; LASER Doppler; Lymphatic Diseases; Neuropathies; Other Incidental Findings; Pathophysiology; Pelvic Veins; Photo Plethysmography; Plethysmography; Segmental Pressures; Sequelae Of Diseases; Thoracic Veins; Transcranial Doppler; Ultrasound Artifacts; Ultrasound Physics; Ultrasound Protocols; Ultrasound Safety; Vascular Malformations; Vaso Vagal Response; Venous Diseases; Venous Pressures |
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2 |
Position Patient |
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3 |
Select Appropriate Equipment |
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4 |
Select Appropriate Transducer |
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5 |
Select Instrumentation Settings |
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6 |
Perform Study Protocol |
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7 |
Document Exam Findings |
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8 |
Store Test Images |
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9 |
Consult Unusual or Abnormal Findings |
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10 |
Give Patient Discharge Instructions |
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D |
Treat Patients Non-Surgically |
12% |
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1 |
Provide Conservative Treatment |
Adverse Effects; Alternative Treatment; Arterial Disease; Arterial Pressure; Benefits Of Conservative Therapies; Calf Strengthening Exercises; Cardiac Disease; Cellulitis; Complication And Morbidity; Compression Devices; Compression Therapy; Contact Allergies; Contraindications; Disease Progression; Documentation Procedures; Emergency Protocols; Evaluation Of Treatment Outcomes; Exercise; Health Risks; Hyperpigmentation; Lipedema; Long; Medium; And Short Stretch Materials; Lymphatic System; Lymphedema; Lymphedema Specialists; Manual Lymphatic Drainage Based Complex Decongestive Therapy; Measurement Devices; Non-Compliance Results; Non-Stretch Materials; Paradoxical Embolization ; Patient Challenges; Patient Preferences; Perforators; Peripheral Neuropathies; Pharmaceuticals; Phlebitis; Physical Therapy Providers; Resuscitation Procedures; Reticular Veins; Right To Left Shunts (E.G. Pfo); Sclerotherapy Agents; Support Hose Fitting; Telangiectasias; Transillumination; Treatment Failures; Treatment Options; Ulcerations; Ulcers; Universal Precautions; Varicose Veins; Vascular Malformations; Venous Diseases; Venous Matting |
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2 |
Perform Visual Sclerotherapy |
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3 |
Provide Compression Therapy |
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4 |
Treat Lymphedema |
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5 |
Arrange Physical Therapy |
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E |
Treat Patients Surgically |
28% |
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1 |
Obtain Informed Consent |
Abdominal And Pelvic Anatomy; Adverse Effects; Alternative Treatments; AMA Guidelines; Ambulatory Phlebectomy Protocols; Anatomy; Anesthesia; Cardiac Disease; Chest Vein Anatomy; Circulatory Anatomy And Physiology; Complications; Contraindications; Embolization Agents; Endovenous Chemical Ablation; Facility Standards; FDA Approved Drugs And Devices; Foam Sclerotherapy; Intraabdominal Venous Embryology; Intraoperative Endovascular Therapy; Ionizing Radiation; IRB Rules; Laser Ablation; Laser Safety; Long-Term Expectations; Mechanical Treatment; Medical Ethics; Medical Liability; Minimally Invasive Saphenous Sparing; Open Venous Sparing Protocols; Open Venous Thrombectomy Protocols; OSHA Regulations; Ovarian Vein Reflux; Paradoxical Embolization; Pelvic Venous Insufficiency; Percutaneous Venous Thrombectomy; Pulmonary Embolism; Radiation Safety; Radio Frequency Ablation; Right To Left Shunt (E.G. PFO); Risk-Benefit Ratio; Sclerosing Agents; State Legal Guidelines; Sterile Technique; Subfascial Endoscopic Perforator Surgery; Supporting Staff; Suppurative Thrombophlebitis; Surgical Equipment; Thermal Ablation; Thoracic Veins; Thrombolysis; Treatment Benefits; Treatment Modalities; Treatment Of Deep Vein Thrombosis; Treatment Of Superficial Thrombophlebitis; Universal Precautions; Upper Extremity Anatomy; Upper Extremity Vascular And Lymphatic Diseases; Venous Angioplasty; Venous Bypass Protocols; Venous Disease; Venous Ligation Protocols; Venous Reconstruction Protocols; Venous Stenting; Venous Stripping Protocols |
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2 |
Perform Open Surgical Procedure |
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3 |
Perform Minimally Invasive Treatment |
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4 |
Perform Ultrasound Guided Procedures |
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Total |
100% |
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