RC 2013 - Respiratory Care Instruction

Lec. 3; Cr. 3

Application of patient physical assessment and study in respiratory physiology which includes mechanics of breathing and control of ventilation. Theory and application of airway management, chest physiotherapy, oxygen supply systems, oxygen analyzers, regulators, blood gas analyzers, pulmonary function testing and cardiopulmonary resuscitative methods.

Prerequisite(s): Selective admission into the Respiratory Care Program.
Corequisite(s): RC 2011 , RC 2012 and RC 2014 .