Clinical Physiology, Clinical Nuclear Medicine and Clinical NeurophysiologyLaajuus (8 ECTS)

Objective

Students combine theoretical foundations with disease diagnostics, treatment and monitoring. They justify the phases of the diagnostic laboratory testing process with evidence-based theoretical knowledge. Students provide patients with instruction and guidance before and during examinations in keeping with good practices. They understand the principles of tests and devices. Students perform tests in accordance with work instructions and assess the reliability of devices and test results as well as the technical success and results of tests. They perform maintenance measures on test equipment. Students justify and carry out quality management relating to tests. They comply with the principles of radiation protection, attend to radiation protection at individual and community levels and participate in practical work assignments relating to radiation protection. Students possess knowledge of radiopharmaceuticals, radiation protection, radiobiology, radiophysics and equipment technology, and use of radiation and related occupational safety and quality management, as required in patient-specific nuclear medicine examinations.

Content

The course includes the theory of clinical physiology, nuclear medicine and neurophysiology tests, guidance of patients relating to examinations, practical training, quality competence relating to tests, as well as the significance of tests to disease diagnostics, treatment and monitoring.

Clinical Physiology
Content
Key respiratory physiology tests (PEF, flow/volume spirometry, diffusion capacity); cardiovascular tests (blood pressure, long-term recording of blood pressure, long-term ECG recording, clinical exercise test); autonomous nervous system tests (orthostatic test) and oesophageal and gastric cardiac tests.

Clinical Neurophysiology
Content
Electroencephalography (EEG), electroneurography (ENG), electromyography (EMG), limited polysomnography (PSG) for adults, nocturnal polysomnography for children and quantitative sensory testing (QST).

Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Content
Radiation Act, Decree 423/2000, Regulatory (ST) Guides Nos. 1.7, 1.8, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1 and 7.5 of the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK); radiobiology lectures, radiation physics and nuclear medicine techniques and equipment, radiopharmaceuticals in patient diagnostics and treatments, key scintigraphic scans (SPECT, PET), quality control and compliance with the principles of good nuclear medicine laboratory practices.

Qualifications

Prerequisites: Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology; Pre-analytics and Customer Service; Medical Studies; Laboratory Techniques, Supplies and Working Methods

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students combine theoretical foundations with disease diagnostics, treatment and monitoring. They justify the phases of the diagnostic laboratory testing process with evidence-based theoretical knowledge. Students provide patients with instruction and guidance before and during examinations in keeping with good practices. They understand the principles of tests and devices. Students perform tests in accordance with work instructions and assess the reliability of devices and test results as well as the technical success and results of tests. They perform maintenance measures on test equipment. Students justify and carry out quality management relating to tests. They comply with the principles of radiation protection, attend to radiation protection at individual and community levels and participate in practical work assignments relating to radiation protection. Students possess knowledge of radiopharmaceuticals, radiation protection, radiobiology, radiophysics and equipment technology, and use of radiation and related occupational safety and quality management, as required in patient-specific nuclear medicine examinations.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to combine the theoretical foundations of clinical physiology, clinical nuclear medicine and clinical neurophysiology with disease diagnostics to a good standard. They justify the phases of the diagnostic laboratory testing process with evidence-based theoretical knowledge in general terms.
Students provide patients with instruction and guidance before and during examinations in keeping with good practices. They understand the principles of tests and devices to a good standard.
Students perform tests carefully in accordance with work instructions and diversely assess the reliability of devices and test results as well as the technical success and results of tests. They carry out maintenance measures on test equipment to a good standard according to instructions.
Students justify and carry out quality management relating to tests to a good standard. They comply with the principles of radiation protection carefully, attend to radiation protection at individual and community levels and participate in practical work assignments relating to radiation protection.
Students master a good standard of knowledge of radiopharmaceuticals, radiation protection, radiobiology, radiophysics and equipment technology, and use of radiation and related occupational safety and quality management, as required in patient-specific nuclear medicine examinations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students are able to combine the theoretical foundations of clinical physiology, clinical nuclear medicine and clinical neurophysiology with disease diagnostics to an excellent standard. They justify the phases of the diagnostic laboratory testing process diversely with evidence-based theoretical knowledge.
Students provide patients with excellent instruction and guidance before and during examinations in keeping with good practices. They understand the principles of tests and devices in depth.
Students perform tests very carefully in accordance with work instructions and diversely and critically assess the reliability of devices and test results as well as the technical success and results of tests. They carry out maintenance measures on test equipment thoroughly.
Students justify and carry out quality management relating to tests in a diverse and reliable manner. They comply with the principles of radiation protection very carefully, attend to radiation protection at individual and community levels to an excellent standard and participate in practical work assignments relating to radiation protection.
Students master an excellent standard of knowledge of radiopharmaceuticals, radiation protection, radiobiology, radiophysics and equipment technology, and use of radiation and related occupational safety and quality management, as required in patient-specific nuclear medicine examinations.