Chiropractic Doctor


Xray 150 - 153
4.0

Melanie Osterhouse, DC, DACBR

$80.00 USD

Downloadable Course in PDF, Text


Hour 1

  • Examine common orthopedic hardware on plain film and what needs to be reported
  • Explain Xray findings which require Orthopedic referral and the various options
  • Determine when advanced imaging is appropriate and what modality to use
  • Discuss possible complications when finding orthopedic hardware

Hour 2

  • Discuss congestive heart failure: diagnosis, imaging, and treatment
  • Understand the imaging and treatment of multiple myeloma
  • Understand the nature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, specifically emphysema
  • Evaluate the use of DXA in the diagnosis of osteoporosis
  • Determining appropriate care for patients with osteoarthritis

Hour 3

  • Determining common geriatric conditions that need special consideration in a patient assessment
  • Identifying diabetic foot complications, specifically Charcot's foot
  • Analyzing bone metastasis in the elderly, specifically carcinomas
  • Understanding thoracic and abdominal aorta aneurysms and aorta dissections
  • Explaining pneumonia, specifically community acquired pneumonia, from a clinical perspective

Hour 4

  • Determining the risk factors, diagnostic imaging and pathophysiology of atherosclerosis
  • Assessing patient risk for developing hip fractures
  • Understanding prevention and diagnosis of lung cancer
  • Identifying normal anatomy of the disc and what goes wrong in degenerative disc disease
  • Reviewing common orthopedic hardware found in elderly patients

Approved States/Territories
  • AKAlaska
  • BCBritish Columbia
  • COColorado
  • CTConnecticut
  • DEDelaware
  • DCDistrict of Columbia
  • GAGeorgia
  • GUGuam
  • HIHawaii
  • IDIdaho
  • ILIllinois
  • INIndiana
  • IAIowa
  • KSKansas
  • KYKentucky
  • MEMaine
  • MBManitoba
  • MDMaryland
  • MAMassachusetts
  • MIMichigan
  • MNMinnesota
  • MOMissouri
  • MTMontana
  • NENebraska
  • NVNevada
  • NBNew Brunswick
  • NHNew Hampshire
  • NJNew Jersey
  • NMNew Mexico
  • NYNew York
  • NCNorth Carolina
  • NDNorth Dakota
  • NSNova Scotia
  • OHOhio
  • ONOntario
  • OROregon
  • PAPennsylvania
  • PRPuerto Rico
  • RIRhode Island
  • SCSouth Carolina
  • SDSouth Dakota
  • TNTennessee
  • TXTexas
  • UTUtah
  • VTVermont
  • VIVirgin Islands
  • VAVirginia
  • WAWashington
  • WVWest Virginia
  • WYWyoming
  • YTYukon


Approved Countries
  • ARARGENTINA
  • AUAUSTRALIA
  • CHSWITZERLAND
  • ESSPAIN
  • GRGREECE
  • HKHONG KONG
  • HUHUNGARY
  • KYCAYMAN ISLANDS
  • LILIECHTENSTEIN
  • NANAMIBIA
  • NLNETHERLANDS
  • NZNEW ZEALAND
  • PAPANAMA
  • SESWEDEN
  • SGSINGAPORE
  • UKUNITED KINGDOM
  • ZWZIMBABWE