Pharmacology of Radiology

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide basic concepts of pharmacology to the medical radiography student. Content includes chemical, generic and trade names for select drugs; pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles of select drugs; classification of drugs; action, effects, uses and side effects of select drugs on imaging procedures; categories of contrast agents; pharmacology of barium and iodine compounds; dose calculations for adult and pediatric patients; legal and ethical status of the radiographer's role in drug administration; and the radiographer's professional liability concerning drug administration. This course has a web-based component.