Outline

Arthritis

• Anatomy of a Joint
• Osteoarthritis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Gout or Gouty Arthritis 

Hepatitis

• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C
• Other Forms of Hepatitis

Tuberculosis

• Three Levels of Infection
• Transmission
• Signs, Symptoms and Complications
• Disease of Many Organs
• Diagnosis and Differentials
• Treatment
• Recent Strategies and Approaches

Alzheimer's

• Types of Alzheimer’s
• Lenz’s Law
• Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Imaging Modalities used for Diagnosis
• Causes of Dementia

Parkinson's

• Anatomy of the Brain
• Functions of the Brain
• The Limbic System
• Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

Objectives

1. Understand how as a healthcare worker you can reduce the risk of contracting diseases through education in the most commonly occurring types of pathological conditions. 
2. Review synovial joint anatomy.
3. Name the causes of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and gout.
4. List the symptoms for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and gout.
5. Discuss the tissue change that occurs due to the inflammatory process during osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and gout.
6. Describe radiographic findings for the arthritis types of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid and gout. 
7. Distinguish the difference between Hepatitis A, B, non-infectious Hepatitis and Hepatitis C, and explain the radiographer’s role in diagnosing Hepatitis.
8. Define the three levels of infection during the stages of tuberculosis and how it is transmitted.
9. Understand what type of disease Alzheimer's is
10. Discuss Lenz's Law
11. Understand the stages of Alzheimer's disease
12. Understand imaging modalities used for diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
13. Understand the causes of dementia
14. Discuss the anatomy of the brain and understand the functions and task of the brain.