Objectives

• Chest x-ray 
  • Normal anatomy
  • Pleural effusion
  • Pneumonia
  • Lobe location
  • CHF
  • COPD
  • Atelectasis
  • Pulmonary nodules
• CT chest 
  • Normal anatomy
  • Pulmonary nodules
• Indications and limitations of echocardiograms – including 
  • Trans thoracic vs. trans esophageal
  • Chamber size
  • Valve disease
  • Pericardial effusions
• Mechanisms, indications and limitations of certain nuclear medicine tests 
  • HIDA scan
  • Bone scan
  • Tagged RBC scan
  • Myocardial perfusion and function scans
  • Bone densitometry scan
  • V/Q scan
• Use and utility of radiology in the work-up of 
  • Cardiac ischemia
  • Common cancers
  • GI bleeding
  • Pulmonary emboli
  • DVT

Method of incorporation of the material in the clerkship:

Lectures

1. Radiology: by General Radiology faculty
2. Radiology: by General Radiology faculty
3. Radiology: by General Radiology faculty
4. Nuclear Medicine by Nuclear medicine faculty

Small Group Case Discussions

• Most sessions discuss imaging aspects of the case

Ward Rounds and Patient Management Sessions

• Patient management involves imaging studies review in most

Web Resources

• Radiology Curriculum

Evaluation

• Six clinical questions which incorporate images are included in the final examination.