RC 2015 - Respiratory Care Science II

Lec. 4; Cr. 4

An advanced course in airway management and mechanical invasive and non-invasive ventilation. Instruction in the management of patients requiring assisted and controlled ventilation as it refers specifically to respiratory care problems associated with general medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory disease, general surgery, and thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Included are discussions of basic and advanced life support methods and the critical care techniques of the newborn and adult care patient.

Prerequisite(s): RC 2011 , RC 2012 , RC 2013 , and RC 2014 .
Corequisite(s): RC 2016 and RC 2017 .