RES 237 - Respiratory Care III

3 Credit Hours

The course is designed to develop a solid, practical knowledge of respiratory care within the critical care and diagnostics laboratory settings. Lecture topics include initiation, maintenance, and discontinuance of ventilatory support, non-invasive and invasive cardiopulmonary monitoring of the critically ill patient, chest x-ray interpretation, and basics of pulmonary function testing. Laboratory exercises will be provided for these modalities.

Prerequisite(s): BIO 255, MAT 110 (or MAT 150 or MAT 160, or MAT 210), PSY 130 or SOC 130, and RES 227 with a 2.0 or better and a cumulative of 2.5 or better.

Semesters Offered: Summer