WM350 Laboratory and Imaging

WM350 Laboratory and Imaging                

3 Units/30 Hours
Prerequisites: WM301, WM302, WM303, WM304

This course provides a basic understanding of medical imaging, clinical laboratory, and diagnostic tests. Through this course, students will learn the procedures for ordering diagnostic imaging, and radiological and laboratory tests. This course will examine how to incorporate the data and reports from each of the tests into clinical records and analysis. This course will examine blood, urine, stool tests, and microbiological studies. An overview of normal radiographic anatomy, common pathologies, X-Ray, CT, MRI, PET, Ultrasound, and Nuclear Medicine will be covered.