Diagnostics Technology

Catalog description

Consists of three distinct class sections: a 12-Lead ECG interpretation section, a radiology section and a laboratory section. Provides a broad introduction to these topics that are expanded upon in the clinical medicine sections and clinical decision-making courses. The ECG interpretation section provides students with a systematic method of interpreting a 12-Lead ECG with respect to rate, rhythm and blocks, electrical axis determination, hypertrophy (atria and ventricles), ischemia/injury/infarction, and miscellaneous drug, electrolyte, disease, and pacemaker effects. The radiology section provides students with a systematic method of interpreting common radiographic studies seen in primary care. The laboratory section emphasizes the utilization of laboratory methods for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. The content focuses on those aspects pertinent to the provision of ambulatory primary care.