Learning Outcomes

Description of learning outcomes

Subject area: Radiology (MEDRAD)

Course: Radiology and nuclear medicine

Responsible for course: Department of Surgical Sciences

This course includes two clinical specialisations: radiology and nuclear medicine / PET. The primary learning aim is to give students basic competence in how to use imaging and image-guided therapy in a safe and cost-effective manner as primary doctors.

Knowledge

1. General principles for reading images from different modalities.
2. Indications for imaging and image-guided therapy, and clinical work-up of the most common clinical problems.
3. Preparation of patients for the different examinations.
4. Practical training in the use of imaging procedures.
5. Reading of images of patients with acute diseases and other serious diseases:

• Thoraxradiology: consolidation, pneumonia, pleural fluid, pneumothorax, cardiomegali, heart failure, trauma, tumour, lung-embolus, aortaaneurysm, aortadissection.
• Uro-genital and vascular radiology: stone disease, infections/abscesses, hydronephrosis, renal insufficiency, hematuria, acute ischemi, bleeding, trauma, pyelostomi, venous tormbus, claudicatio, angioplastic, stents.
• Pediatric radiology: acute pneumonia, acute abdomen in newborn and young children, urinary tract infections, congenital hip-dyspalsia child abuse.
• Neuroradiology: trauma in head and neck, strokes, CNS bleeding, tumours, hydrocephalus, infections in head and neck. Degenerative diseases of columna (ischias, spinal stenosis).
• Musculoskeletal radiology: fractures, luxations, arthritt/arthrosis, avascular necrosis, epifysiolysis, tumours, infections, dysplastic diseases and normal variants.
• Gastrointestinal radiology: rupture of gut, ileus, acute cholecystitis, pancreatitis, diverticulitis, abscesses, ischemi, tumours, hepatic diseases, free fluid.
• Nuclear medicine: functional examinations of organs, hyperthyreosis, hydronephrosis, coronary ischemia, lung embolus, Parkinson¿s disease, skeletal metastases, staging of cancer by PET.

1. Radiation protection.
2. Side-effects of contrast media for radiography, CT and MR.
3. Contraindications of MR.
4. How to make adequate referrals to specialists.

Skills

1. Knowledge of electronic viewing tools such as RIS, Pacs, Pacs-web and limited use of them.
2. Capable of adequate reading of images of the most common diseases in primary care.
3. Capable of writing an adequate referral
4. Capable of choosing the most adequate radiologic examination for a specific clinical problem.

General competence

• the ability to show respect and empathy towards patients
• as a medical doctor, know how to document what has been found and treated, particularly when something is not according to a normal setting.
• know about patients¿ legal rights in order to be able to give correct information when necessary.
• develop skills and attitudes to create good professional contact with the patient
• develop good working relations with other groups of health care personnel.