This course will teach the students to appropriately assign evaluation and management codes based on the physician documentation using 1995, 1997 and 2021 E/M Coding guidelines. Students will abstract information from healthcare documentation and assign appropriate levels of service.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 5 and 10. Students will use the sociological perspective to examine the relationship between the social and physical environment. The course evaluates the ways in which the environment, sustainability, resources, and conflict are embedded within broader cultural, social, health, economic, and political contexts. Students will seek to understand environmental stewardship and social justice while considering intersections of race, ethnicity, class, and gender.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 6 and 10. In this hands-on course, students will learn how to safely use materials, tools and theatrical equipment to complete a variety of projects and will be required to complete lab hours working with the tools and techniques learned in class. Students do not need prior experience, but skills with tools or an interest in building would be beneficial. Students will also explore traditional theatre production practices and more environmentally sustainable practices, including benefits and challenges.

Students will continue to build on the ultrasound scanning skills learned in ECHO1100. Content includes the development of a full adult transthoracic echocardiography scanning protocol. In addition, students will learn the required measurements to determine the severity of cardiovascular disease.

Students will apply the principles of ultrasound, sound propagation, pulsed-echo instrumentation, image formation, transducers and system operation to the interpretation of sonographic information and image methodology. Integrating these theories and abstract principles with their practice clinical applications will be emphasized.

Students will continue to build on the ultrasound scanning skills learned in ECHO1105 and ECHO1115. Content includes continued skill enhancement of a full adult transthoracic echocardiography scanning protocol. In addition, students will continue to master the content of the required measurements to determine the severity of cardiovascular disease.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 2 and 6. Students will explore screen printing processes, techniques and materials, including image-making, stencil production, editioning and mixing ink.

Standard sheet metal fittings will be constructed in this class. Familiarity with sheet metal shop equipment and various tools will be gained through the layout and construction of sheet metal projects. All fittings in this class will be found in standard duct applications.

Dental Assisting students will be introduced to techniques and processes for exposing digital full mouth series and extra-oral digital radiographs on skulls, manikins and patients. Students will utilize these techniques and processes to expose digital radiographs and evaluate them for diagnostic value according to M State Dental Criteria for Radiographic Acceptability.

Students will apply skill sets previously learned specific to Case New Holland equipment and will also be introduced to curriculum skill sets to be delivered in future semesters. Skill sets will be identified in a training plan developed by industry and instructor.