RSCR 0245 - Cardiopulmonary Care & Diagnostics I

4 Credit Hours

This a foundational course beyond the introductory level in Respiratory Therapy clinical information gathering, clinical data analysis, clinical data interpretation, recognition of disease signs and symptoms, and development of therapeutic care plans for cardiopulmonary abnormalities and illnesses. Content from introductory courses in the Respiratory Therapy program sequence is applied, expanded, added to, and extended to clinical scenarios, questions, discussions, and research in this class. Arterial blood gases, pulmonary function tests, electrocardiograms, complete blood counts, electrolytes, radiographs, therapeutic plans and disease management are key content areas of the course.

Pre-requisites: Respiratory Care program sequence.