Nuclear Medicine Procedures 2 NMED 3100

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Outline the appropriate information needed to explain gastrointestinal and endocrine clinical procedures to a patient or support persons. (2.1.6)
• Verify the appropriateness of gastrointestinal and endocrine clinical procedures by reviewing clinical history. (2.2.1, 4.2.1, 4.2.2)
• Explain the necessary pre- and post-procedure instructions to optimize patient outcomes for gastrointestinal and endocrine clinical procedures. (2.2.5, NM.5.3, NM.7.3)​
• Describe the expected radiopharmaceutical biodistribution and variants for gastrointestinal and endocrine clinical procedures using relational anatomy and physiology. (NM.5.1, NM.8.4, NM.8.5)
• Explain the effects, contraindications, routes of administration, and potential adverse reactions of pharmaceutical and dietary agents related to gastrointestinal and endocrine clinical procedures. (NM 5.3, NM.6.3, NM.6.4, NM.6.8)
• Explain the steps of a standard protocol for gastrointestinal and endocrine clinical procedures using all relevant clinical data. (NM.7.1, NM.7.3, NM.7.4, NM.7.5, NM.7.7, NM.1.5, NM.1.6)
• Explain the steps of therapeutic endocrine clinical procedures using all relevant clinical data. (NM.7.2, NM.7.3, NM.7.5, NM.1.5, NM.1.6)
• Assess gastrointestinal and endocrine images and data for normal, abnormal, and artifactual results. (NM.5.2, NM.8.4, NM.8.5, NM.8.6, NM.8.7, NM.8.8)
• Verify that endocrine and gastrointestinal images (and data) are accurate and decide if further images are required. (NM.7.7, NM.8.2)​

Effective as of Fall 2026