RAD 211 - Survey of Medical-Surgical Diseases
Description
This course presents the most commonly seen pathologies that radiographers will be imaging within all organ systems of the human body. Students learn how the disease processes work and are able to recognize the appearance on a diagnostic image. Students also learn how to aid the physician by adjusting images or patient positioning to best demonstrate the disease process.
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Radiologic Technology, A.A.A.S.
Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None
General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Define basic terms related to pathology.
- Describe the basic manifestations of pathological conditions and their relevance to radiologic procedures.
- Discuss the classifications of trauma.
- Describe imaging procedures used in diagnosing disease.
- List the causes of tissue disruption.
- Describe the healing process.
- Identify complications connected with the repair and replacement of tissue.
- Describe the various systematic classifications of disease in terms of etiology, types, common sites, complications, and prognosis.
- Describe the radiographic appearance of diseases.
- Identify imaging procedures and interventional techniques appropriate for diseases common to each body system.
- Identify diseases caused by or connected to genetic factors.
Course Outline:
I. The Pathologic Process
A. Definitions and Terminology, Classifications of Diseases, Causes of Diseases, Injury, Inflammation, Repair, Fundamental Tissue, and Altered Tissue Growth.
II. The Skeletal System
A. Anatomy, Physiology and Function, Pathology, and Imaging Strategies.
III. The Respiratory System
A. Anatomy, Physiology and Function, Pathology, and Imaging Strategies.
IV. The Gastrointestinal System
A. Anatomy, Physiology and Function, Pathology, and Imaging Strategies.
V. The Hepatobiliary System
A. Anatomy, Physiology and Function, Pathology, and Imaging Strategies.
VI. The Urinary System
A. Anatomy, Physiology and Function, Pathology, and Imaging Strategies.
VII. The Reproductive System
A. Anatomy, Physiology and Function, Pathology, and Imaging Strategies.
VIII. The Circulatory System
A. Anatomy, Physiology and Function, Pathology, and Imaging Strategies.
IX. The Nervous System
A. Anatomy, Physiology and Function, Pathology, and Imaging Strategies.
X. The Endocrine System
A. Anatomy, Physiology and Function, Pathology, and Imaging Strategies.
XI. Contrast Media and Their Use in Radiography
A. Classifications and Characteristics, Composition, Nonionic versus Ionic Contrast Media, Selection of Contrast Media, Complications of Barium, and Adverse Reactions of Iodinated Contrast Media.
Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
Yes
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 50-60%
Facilitated Discussion: 10-20%
Mediated Instruction: 10-20%
Group Work: 15-20%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: NA
Course-Specific Placement Test:
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A
Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
NA
Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 100567
Course CIP Code: 51.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment:
General Room Request: Classroom Close to Lab
School:
Department: Radiologic Technology
Discipline: RT
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below), Program Accreditation Requirement (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Certification/License Requirement: American Regisrty of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Professionally qualified through work experience in field: Individual must have knowledge and certification in diagnostic radiology with a minimum two year or 4000 hours in a hospital setting. Program Accreditation Requirements: Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
Major Course Revisions: Prefix
Last Revision Date Effective: 20250226T16:55:34
Course Review & Revision Year: 2029-2030
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