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Course Listings 2017-2018 281 RES222 LEC + Lab 1 Credit 1 Period Respiratory Care Fundamentals III Standards of the American Heart Association for Basic Life Support. Procedures and skills for teaching cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Prerequisites: Health care provider CPR card RES224 3 Credits 3 Periods Respiratory Care Clinical Seminar Causes of disease and their impact on the human body. Common physiologic effects of disease on body systems. Role of the Respiratory Therapist and the members of a multidisciplinary health care team in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Cultural implications in prevention and treatment of disease. Prerequisites: Admission into the Respiratory Care program or admission into the Polysomnographic Technology program. RES226 4 Credits 27 Periods Respiratory Care Clinical II Clinical application of all prerequisite respiratory care course work with emphasis on adult critical care and neonatal/pediatric. Performance of general floor and critical care procedures. Advanced patient assessment and monitoring. Prerequisites: Admission into the Respiratory Care program. RES230 LEC 3 Credits LEC 3 Periods / LAB 1 Credit LAB 3 Periods Respiratory Care Fundamentals IV Advanced respiratory care therapy and assessment techniques to include hemodynamic monitoring, performance and interpretation of pulmonary function testing. Assisting physicians during special procedures. Development of advanced respiratory care plans and clinical research techniques. Equipment operation, quality assurance, and maintenance. Use of effective communication skills with members of the health care team and patients. Prerequisites: Admission into the Respiratory Care program. Corequisites: RES232. RES232 4 Credits 27 Periods Respiratory Care Clinical III Clinical application of all prerequisite respiratory care course work with emphasis on adult critical care and neonatal/pediatric care. Basic and critical care therapeutics, advanced patient assessment and monitoring. Assisting physician during special procedures. Increased responsibility for total patient care, work organization and time management. Prerequisites: Admission into the Respiratory Care program. RES235 2 Credits 2 Periods Respiratory Care Pharmacology II Pharmacologic principles specific to the care of the respiratory patient in the acute care environment to include: cardiac and renal agents, blood pressure and antithrombotic agents, neuromuscular, anesthetic, sedative, analgesic agents. Prerequisites: Admission into the Respiratory Care program. RES240 LEC 3 Credits LEC 3 Periods / LAB 1 Credit LAB 3 Periods Respiratory Physiology Physiology of the respiratory, cardiovascular and renal systems as related to oxygenation and ventilation of the human body. Physiologic mechanisms of breathing. Role of capillary circulation in fluid regulation. Impact of respiratory care procedures on the organ systems. Prerequisites: Admission into the Respiratory Care program or admission into the Polysomnographic Technology program. RES270 2 Credits 2 Periods Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care Neonatal and pediatric respiratory care to include development, anatomical and physiological differences, assessment, basic respiratory care procedures, mechanical ventilation and common disorders and conditions. Specific computer and communication skills. Prerequisites: Admission into the Respiratory Care program.