Nuclear Medicine Procedures and Lab 1 NMED 2100

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

• Perform patient explanations while verifying patient preparation and contraindications for common skeletal, cardiac, and respiratory procedures. (2.1.5, 2.1.6, 4.2.3, NM.7.3)
• Verify the appropriateness of skeletal, cardiac, and respiratory 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 skeletal, cardiac, and respiratory clinical procedures. (2.2.5, NM.5.3, NM.7.3)
• Explain the steps of a standard protocol for skeletal, cardiac, and respiratory 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)
• Describe the expected radiopharmaceutical biodistribution and variants for skeletal, cardiac, and respiratory procedures using relational anatomy and physiology. (NM.5.1, NM.8.4, NM.8.5)
• Select optimal acquisition parameters for common skeletal, cardiac, and respiratory imaging procedures. (NM.7.6)
• Position patients for common skeletal, cardiac, and respiratory procedures using appropriate anatomical landmarks, positioning markers, and knowledge of relational anatomy. (NM.7.4, NM.8.8)
• Explain the effects, contraindications, routes of administration, and potential adverse reactions of pharmaceutical agents related to cardiac procedures. (4.2.3, NM 5.3, NM.6.3, NM.6.4, NM.6.8)
• Administer the appropriate radiopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, or radiation dose in accordance with protocol for skeletal, cardiac, and respiratory procedures. (NM.6.4, NM.7.5)
• Prepare and dispense interventional pharmaceutical agents for cardiac procedures. (NM.6.2)
• Recognize and respond appropriately to an adverse patient reaction during a skeletal, cardiac, and respiratory procedure. (NM.6.8)
• Perform post-acquisition processing, including annotations of routine and complex patient images for common skeletal, cardiac, and respiratory procedures. (NM.8.3, NM.8.8)
• Evaluate images for study completeness, normal, abnormal, and artifactual results for common skeletal, cardiac, and respiratory procedures. (NM.5.2, NM.8.2, NM.8.4, NM.8.5, NM.8.6, NM.8.7)
• Explain the clinical application for radiolabeled autologous red blood cells. (NM.4.7)
• Apply critical-thinking skills to solve common problems that arise in the imaging room for common skeletal, cardiac, and respiratory procedures. (1.3.3, NM.8.1, NM.8.7)​​

Effective as of Winter 2026