Course Overview
Provides a conceptual framework for understanding mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics related to specific drug categories and pharmaceuticals encountered in nuclear medicine practice. Case studies are used to foster critical thinking and develop problem solving strategies that address concerns regarding effects, risks, contraindications and interactions of pharmaceutical agents. Students will be encouraged to examine patient-oriented scenarios and propose solutions that support patient care, risk management and best practices.
Prerequisite(s)
- BHSC 4406 or Diploma of Nuclear Medicine Technology.
Credits
3.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the responsibilities of the nuclear medicine technologist as related to drug administration in the clinical setting.
- Describe the responsibilities of the nuclear medicine technologist as related to evaluating the appropriateness of drug treatment in the nuclear medicine clinical setting, such as consideration of concurrent drug therapy, drug allergies, special populations, drug-disease and drug-food interactions for those agents to be administered by the nuclear medicine technologist.
- Explain how an anaphylactic drug reaction, drug allergy or serious adverse drug reaction that occurs in the clinical setting should be handled to ensure patient safety.
- Describe the main effects, basic mechanism of action, common dose ranges and any potentially serious adverse reactions associated with medications typically administered in the nuclear medicine department.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2009
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