Current Practices in Renal Imaging
Program Description
Nuclear medicine renal imaging provides an assessment of a patient's urinary
function. This program will allow nuclear medicine professionals to
understand how renal imaging and the radiopharmaceuticals are used in the
diagnosis of kidney disease.
This is a knowledge based activity for pharmacists. Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the basic anatomy and physiology of the kidney as it relates to
renal imaging.
2. Explain radiopharmaceutical pharmacokinetics as they relate to renal anatomy
and physiology to provide a basis for radiopharmaceutical choice in specific
disease states.
3. Explain the basic renogram and summarize quantitative parameters in scan
interpretation.
4. Describe diuresis renography and suggest steps that can be taken to minimize
non-diagnostic or false positive studies.
5. Describe the features of ACE inhibition renography with a focus on the
physiological basis of the test, the difference between renal artery stenosis
and renovascular hypertension, diagnostic criteria, the implications of a
positive test.
Faculty
Nicki Hilliard, PharmD, BCNP
Professor of Nuclear Pharmacy
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
CE Accreditation
Pharmacists:
 The
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy is accredited by
the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing
pharmacy education.
0004-9999-08-100-H01-P
This program
provides pharmacy participants up to 2 contact hours
The program is provided at no cost to participants for a limited time. Statements of credit will be
issued online upon successful completion of the post-test (> 70% correct).
Initial Release Date: 10-1-2008
/ Expiration Date: 10-1-2011
Nuclear Medicine Technologists:
VOICE credit available soon
Physicians: CME credit available
soon
Funding
This program is supported by an educational grant from Covidien, Inc.
Instructions
- Complete the Current Practices in Renal Imaging online lesson
- For CE credit enroll in the Moodle learning management system and
complete the quiz & program evaluation
- For technical help contact Christina Munoz at
cmunoz@salud.unm.edu.
Click Here to start
If you are interested in providing an educational grant for the development
of continuing education, please contact via email
Nicki Hilliard or 501-686-6398
Coming soon....
Drug-Radiopharmaceutical Interactions
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