Course Overview
This online course introduces the student to the fundamentals of specialized imaging and interventional procedures in medical imaging focusing on technical aspects and patient care. Students will learn about pharmaceuticals required during specific procedures. Students will also focus on radiographic presentation for specific procedures such as examinations and interventions of the skeletal system, non-vascular structures, urinary, gastrointestinal system and biliary system as well as imaging related post-insertion of lines and tubes. Students will also learn about key patient considerations when working with pediatric patients. The curricula are illustrated and delivered through online learning modules, discussions, audiovisual aids, and student assignments.
Prerequisite(s)
- All term 1 Medical Radiography courses.
Credits
2.0
- Not offered this term
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Provide appropriate information about interventional procedures to patients and support persons, and methods to verify understanding.
- Adapt procedural explanations for patients and support persons according to their capacity to verify understanding.
- In a given scenario obtain a patient history from patient or support persons
- Advise and provide patients of necessary pre- and post- procedure care instructions.
- Describe course of action for patients with contraindications before an examination.
- Adapt protocol and procedure in response to a patient's condition during an examination.
- Apply corrective measures to improve image quality (diagnostic and technical) when necessary.
- Recognize and respond to conditions requiring urgent action.
- Evaluate results to determine if further images are required.
- Recognize normal, variant and abnormal results for specialized procedures including pathologies and artifacts.
- Given a scenario, describe how to prepare a patient and plan and adapt for an imaging procedure based on patient's condition and clinical environment.
- Describe fundamentals of advanced and emerging and techniques.
- Describe pharmaceuticals commonly prescribed during special procedures.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2024
Related Programs
Radiographic Procedures 2 (MRAD 2410) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Health Sciences
- Medical Radiography
Diploma Full-time
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