Maricopa Community Colleges  NMT230   19906-20032 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/22/03
NMT230 19906-20032 LEC 5 Credit(s) 5 Period(s)
Nuclear Medicine Clinical Studies II
Computers in nuclear medicine. In-depth study of anatomy/physiology, pathology, and clinical imaging, radiopharmaceuticals, equipment, techniques, indications, patient preparation and image interpretation for the digestive, genitourinary, hepatobiliary, brain, and cardiac systems. Prerequisites: NMT210, or permission of program director or department chair.
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NMT230   19906-20032 Nuclear Medicine Clinical Studies II
1. Explain the nuclear medicine computer system to include software and principles for data analysis techniques. (I)
2. Explain the general anatomy and physiology of the digestive system. (II)
3. Describe different pathological conditions of the digestive system to include malabsorption syndrome, neoplasms, Meckel's Diverticulum, salivary gland disorders, gastritis, pancreatitis, gastroesophageal reflux, gastrointestinal bleeding, and other specific forms of pathology. (III)
4. Explain the different imaging procedures of the digestive system to include rationale, indications, patient preparation, radiopharmaceutical, equipment, technique, special considerations, image interpretation, and other specific imaging techniques. (IV)
5. Describe gastrointestinal (G.I.) absorption measurement studies to include the triolein-oleic acid, G.I. protein loss, G.I. blood loss, and the Shilling tests. (V)
6. Describe the general anatomy and physiology of the genitourinary system. (VI)
7. Describe different pathological conditions of the genitourinary system to include neoplasms, glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis, vascular disease, polycystic disease, obstruction, trauma, disorders due to transplantation, renal failure, epididymitis, orchitis, torsion, neoplasms, and other specific forms of pathology. (VII)
8. Explain imaging of the genitourinary system to include rationale, indications concentration and excretion rates for the kidney, patient preparation, radiopharmaceutical, equipment, technique, special considerations, image interpretation, and other specific imaging techniques. (VIII)
9. Explain the general anatomy and physiology of the hepatobiliary system. (IX)
10. Describe different pathological conditions of the hepatobiliary system to include infections, circulatory disorders, cirrhosis, cholecystitis, neoplasms, hepatitis, congenital abnormalities, and other specific forms of pathology. (X)
11. Explain the different imaging procedures of the hepatobiliary system to include rationale, indications, patient preparation, radiopharmaceutical, equipment, technique, special considerations, image interpretation, and other specific imaging techniques. (XI)
12. Explain the general anatomy of the brain to include anatomical parts, function, ventricular system, and blood supply of the brain. (XII)
13. Describe different pathological conditions of the brain to include hydrocephalus, CSF leakage, cerebral atrophy, trauma, vascular disease, congenital conditions, infections, rhinorrhea, otorrhea, and other specific forms of pathology. (XIII)
14. Explain imaging of the brain to include rationale, indications, patient preparation, radiopharmaceutical, equipment, technique, special considerations, image interpretation, and other specific imaging techniques. (XIV)
15. Explain the general anatomy and physiology of the cardiac system. (XV)
16. Describe different pathological conditions of the cardiac system to include coronary heart disease, congenital abnormalities, valve disease, infectious disease, pericardial effusion, arteriosclerosis, hypertensive heart disease, aneurysms, and other specific forms of pathology. (XVI)
17. Explain the different cardiac imaging studies to include rationale, indications, patient preparation, radio-pharmaceutical, electrocardiogram tracing, equipment, considerations, image interpretation, and other specific imaging techniques. (XVII)
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NMT230   19906-20032 Nuclear Medicine Clinical Studies II
    I. Nuclear Medicine Computer System
        A. Software requirements
        B. Data analysis techniques
          1. Time activity curves
          2. Quantification and indexing
          3. Other
      II. Anatomy and Physiology of the Digestive System
          A. Mouth and salivary glands
          B. Esophagus
          C. Stomach
          D. Small intestine
          E. Large intestine
          F. Pancreas
          G. Peritoneum
          H. Physiology
        III. Pathological Conditions of the Digestive System
            A. Malabsorption syndrome
            B. Neoplasms
            C. Meckel's diverticulum
            D. Salivary gland
            E. Gastritis
            F. Pancreatitis
            G. Gastroesophageal reflux
            H. Gastrointestinal bleeding
            I. Other forms
          IV. Imaging of the Digestive System
              A. Rationale
              B. Indications
              C. Patient preparation
              D. Radiopharmaceutical
              E. Equipment
              F. Technique
              G. Special considerations
                1. Pediatrics
                2. Geriatrics
              H. Image interpretation
              I. Other imaging techniques
            V. Gastrointestinal Absorption Measurement Studies
                A. Triolein-oleic acid test
                  1. Triglyceride composition
                  2. Radiopharmaceutical
                  3. Procedure
                  4. Evaluation of results
                B. G.I. protein loss test
                  1. Hypoproteinemia
                  2. Radiopharmaceuticals
                  3. Procedure
                  4. Evaluation of results
                C. G.I. blood loss test
                  1. Purpose
                  2. Radiopharmaceuticals
                  3. Procedure
                  4. Evaluation of results
                D. Shilling test
                  1. Biorouting of vitamin B-12
                  2. Vitamin B-12 deficiency
                  3. Radiopharmaceuticals
                  4. Single isotope procedure
                  5. Dual isotope procedure
                  6. Evaluation of results
                  7. Pitfalls to shilling test
              VI. Anatomy and Physiology of the Genitourinary System
                  A. Kidney
                    1. Nephron
                    2. Proximal tubule
                    3. Loop of henle
                    4. Distal tubule
                  B. Ureter
                  C. Bladder
                  D. Urethra
                  E. Physiology
                  F. Male reproductive anatomy
                  G. Female reproductive anatomy
                  H. Male hormones
                    1. Function
                    2. Regulation
                  I. Female hormones
                    1. Function
                    2. Regulation
                VII. Pathological Conditions of the Genitourinary System
                    A. Neoplasms of kidney/bladder
                    B. Glomerulonephritis
                    C. Pyelonephritis
                    D. Vascular disease
                    E. Polycystic disease
                    F. Obstruction
                    G. Trauma
                    H. Disorders due to transplantation
                    I. Renal failure
                    J. Epididymitis
                    K. Orchitis
                    L. Torsion
                    M. Neoplasms of reproductive system
                    N. Other forms of pathology
                  VIII. Imaging of the Genitourinary System
                      A. Rationale
                      B. Indications
                      C. Concentration and excretion rates
                        1. Radionuclide renogram
                        2. Radiopharmaceutical
                        3. Dosage
                        4. Steps of procedure
                      D. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) study
                        1. Radiopharmaceutical
                        2. Dosage
                        3. Steps of procedure
                      E. Patient preparation
                      F. Radiopharmaceutical
                      G. Equipment
                      H. Technique
                      I. Special considerations
                        1. Pediatrics
                        2. Geriatrics
                      J. Image interpretation
                      K. Other imaging techniques
                    IX. Anatomy and Physiology of the Hepatobiliary System
                        A. Liver
                        B. Gallbladder
                        C. Blood supply
                        D. Physiology
                      X. Pathological Conditions of the Hepatobiliary System
                          A. Infections
                          B. Circulatory disorders
                          C. Cirrhosis
                          D. Cholecystitis
                          E. Neoplasms
                          F. Hepatitis
                          G. Congenital abnormalities
                          H. Other forms of pathology
                        XI. Imaging of the Hepatobiliary System
                            A. Rationale
                            B. Indications
                            C. Patient preparation
                            D. Radiopharmaceutical
                            E. Equipment
                            F. Technique
                            G. Special considerations
                              1. Pediatrics
                              2. Geriatrics
                            H. Image interpretation
                            I. Other imaging techniques
                          XII. Anatomy of the Brain
                              A. Anatomical parts
                              B. Function
                              C. Ventricular system
                              D. Blood supply
                            XIII. Pathology of the Brain
                                A. Hydrocephalus
                                B. CSF leakage
                                C. Cerebral atrophy
                                D. Trauma
                                E. Vascular disease
                                F. Congenital conditions
                                G. Infections
                                H. Rhinorrhea and otorrhea
                                I. Other forms of pathology
                              XIV. Imaging of the Brain
                                  A. Rationale
                                  B. Indications
                                  C. Patient preparation
                                  D. Radiopharmaceutical
                                  E. Equipment
                                  F. Technique
                                  G. Special considerations
                                    1. Pediatrics
                                    2. Geriatrics
                                  H. Image interpretation
                                  I. Other imaging techniques
                                XV. Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiac System
                                    A. Anatomy of the heart
                                    B. Anatomy of great vessels
                                    C. Cardiac physiology
                                  XVI. Pathological Conditions of the Cardiac System
                                      A. Coronary heart disease
                                      B. Congenital abnormalities
                                      C. Valve disease
                                      D. Infectious disease
                                      E. Pericardial effusion
                                      F. Arteriosclerosis
                                      G. Hypertensive heart disease
                                      H. Aneurysms
                                      I. Other forms of pathology
                                    XVII. Cardiac Imaging Studies
                                        A. Rationale
                                        B. Indications
                                        C. Patient preparation
                                        D. Radiopharmaceutical Electrocardiogram tracing
                                        E. Equipment
                                        F. Technique
                                        G. Data processing
                                        H. Data display
                                        I. Special considerations
                                          1. Pediatrics
                                          2. Geriatrics
                                        J. Image interpretation
                                        K. Other imaging techniques
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