RAD 184LB - Radiographic Positioning IV Lab

1. Produce optimal radiographic images for the routine positions of the cranial and facial bones using the energized laboratory equipment. 
2. Analyze and apply physics principles to completed images produced in the laboratory using CR/DR production.
3. Assess potential patients for conditions which may indicate or contraindicate the appropriateness of an exam.
4. Demonstrate how an standard procedures may be modified to adapt for non-routine patients
5. Demonstrate clinical exam competence through positioning, selection of technical factors, and utilization of radiation protection during a simulated patient scenario.

1. Describe, demonstrate, identify, and critique images for anatomic location, function, anatomy, and routine positions for the skull and cranial bones, facial bones and paranasal sinuses.
2. State four reasons for learning good patient assessment skills.
3. Demonstrate how to take a history appropriate to a specific procedure using the informed inquiry format.
4. State the normal values for temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration for an adult and child.
5. List the emergency actions a radiographer would take for spinal/head injuries, trauma patients, shock, and various medical emergencies.
6. Discuss aseptic techniques and standard precautions for the patients and technologists safety.

1. Routine and Trauma Skull Positioning
2. Routine and Trauma Facial Bones Positioning
3. Routine and Trauma Nasal Bones and Zygomatic Arches Positioning
4. Routine and Trauma Orbits and Mastoids Positioning
5. Routine and Trauma Mandible and TMJ Positioning
6. Routine and Trauma Sinus Positioning