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Nov 22, 2024
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PHA 119 - Diagnostic ModalitiesSemester Hours: 2
Summer
This course encompasses diagnostic imaging modalities, clinical laboratory medicine and basic clinical procedural skills. The student learns basic clinical laboratory determinations and values and their correlation with normal and disease states. Practical sessions are given in urinalysis, hematology and microbiology. The student is introduced to various imaging modalities and their role in clinical medicine. An emphasis on conventional radiography with discussion of ultrasound, computerized axial tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear medicine. Practical sessions in sterile technique, phlebotomy, intravenous catheterization, insertion of nasogastric catheters, urinary catheterization and injections.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Open only to students enrolled in the professional phase of the Physician Assistant Studies Program. No liberal arts credit.
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