Lower Extremity Radiographs

AMIC’s Lower Extremity Radiographs course provides training to produce lower extremity radiographs. The course includes instruction to complete radiographs of the toes, foot, calcaneus, ankle, lower leg, knee, patella, femur, hip, pelvis, sacrum, coccyx, and sacroiliac joints. The course provides factual video information and more importantly hands on demonstrations. The online format allows 24/7 access to the course in the convenience of your home or office simply by using the log in/out feature. This course takes at least 5 hours to complete.

OBJECTIVES for the course:

• Prepare the patient for and perform the radiographic examinations.
• Radiographic views, patient position, body part position, and central ray projection will be demonstrated.
• Equipment needed to perform the radiograph will be demonstrated.

By the end of this section, the participant should be able to:

1. Prepare for and perform lower extremity radiographic examinations.
2. Describe the radiographic view (s).
3. Define patient position.
4. Define body part position.
5. Identify the necessary central ray.
6. Identify and match medical terms related to positioning patients for radiographic examinations.
7. Identify external landmarks used in radiographic positioning.
8. Identify the equipment needed to complete the radiographic examination.

Instructions to complete the Lower Extremity Radiographs Course

The course can be completed in three easy steps for each lesson; watch the videos and Powerpoints, and complete the review quizzes and final exam. All review quizzes must be completed within 30 minutes and a score of at least 70% along with passing the final exam with a score of 75% in order to earn the course certificate. Three attempts are allowed to pass the final exam. If you exceed the three attempts to pass the final exam simply renew your online course subscription.