Clinical Physiology, Clinical Neurophysiology and Clinical Nuclear MedicineLaajuus (10 cr)

Objective

Learning outcomes
As a student you are able to guide and instruct patients in a client-centric manner in clinical physiology, neurophysiology and nuclear medicine examinations and explain the pre-analytical factors associated with the examinations. You can explain the significance of these examinations in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of diseases. You can explain the principles of clinical physiological, neurophysiological and nuclear medicine examination methods and devices. You comply with quality management principles when conducting clinical physiological, neurophysiological and nuclear medicine examinations. You are able to register the heart’s electrical activity and perform a high-quality ECG registration, as well as registering the most common special leads. You can name the sources of errors in ECG registration, recognise artifacts on an ECG tracing and know how to remove them. You recognise a normal electrocardiogram and the most common anomalies. You can describe ECG findings that require immediate treatment. You know how to measure blood pressure. You also know the other common heart and blood circulation examinations and their purposes.
You are familiar with the basics of pulmonary function tests. You can describe the acceptance criteria for pulmonary function tests and are able to identify sources of errors in them. You can explain the importance of patient guidance for the reliability of pulmonary function tests. You recognise the changes caused by asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the values produced by a spirometry test.
You are familiar with the theory of EEG registration and the most common artifacts in an EEG. You know how to place EEG electrodes according to the 10–20 system. You know the basics of an electroneuromyography (ENMG), evoked potential tests and sleep studies.
You comply with the principles of radiation protection and attend to radiation protection at the individual and community level. You possess the necessary knowledge of radiopharmaceuticals, radiation protection, radiobiology, radiophysics and equipment technology, as well as the use of radiation.

Content

Contents
Clinical Physiology: key cardiovascular tests, key respiratory physiology tests, key oesophageal and gastric cardiac tests, autonomous nervous system tests
Clinical Neurophysiology: Electroencephalography (EEG), electroneuromyography (ENMG), evoked potential tests (VEP, SEP, BAEP), polysomnographies (PSG)
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Radiation Act, Decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health on the medical use of radiation (423/2000), regulatory guidelines issued by the authorities, radiobiology, radiophysics and nuclear medicine techniques and equipment, radiopharmaceutical substances, key scintigraphic scans, quality control
PET

Qualifications

Prior competence
Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology, Pre-analytics, Clinical Treatment in Clinical Laboratory Work, Methods in Laboratory Work, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, Immunology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Basics of Medicine, Work Placement at Health Care Laboratories I

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criteria
0–5
Assessment framework, see the appendix.
Assessment criteria for advanced level are applied.