This will be arranged at least two days prior to the scheduled exam. The special test may be essay and short answer format. No-shows for exams result in a failing grade for that test. These cannot be made-up. Review of exams with the instructor must take place within 2 weeks of taking the test.
Marks made on scantron forms take precedence over marks made on the exam.
Students will be able to discuss the differences and similarities between thoracic spine views and the PA chest radiograph. Students will understand the basic positioning steps and indications for standard and supplemental views of the chest. Students will understand the basic methods and indications for standard and special studies of the abdomen. The student will understand and be able to apply concepts of the basic diagnostic signs of pulmonary disease to pneumonia, lung masses, lobar and lobular volume loss, pleural based tumors and metastasis, rib metastasis a. The student will be able to identify elements of normal radiographic anatomy and anatomical relationships on the PA and lateral radiograph.