Areas covered include chemistry, physics, microbiology and mathematics.
112 - Patient Assessment 3 credits Patient Assessment provides an understanding of how the patient assessment procedures of medical record review, patient interview, and physical examination are performed and how this information and information from radiological examination and laboratory assessment can be used to evaluate a patient's health status and response to treatment. Ventilation, circulation, blood gas transport, and acid-base balance are closely examined. Fetal pulmonary and cardiovascular development are also studied. Each pathological process will be discussed with regard to etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. I provides classroom instruction and laboratory practice for the equipment used to provide general respiratory care.