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NUPH 49600 - Case Studies In Clinical Nuclear Medicine


Credit Hours: 1.00 or 2.00. Introduction to the clinical applications of radiopharmaceutical drug products and the associated practice of nuclear medicine, through analysis of a series of current clinical case studies. Factors examined include: patient medical history, with emphasis on recent diagnostic procedures and pharmacotherapy; radiopharmaceutical selection, dosage, and preparation; possible contraindications for the nuclear medicine procedure and associated interventional agents; diagnostic findings; and the impact of study outcome on subsequent patient treatment. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.