Etiology, symptomatology, pathology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of these disorders are presented. A basic orientation to patient assessment techniques used to obtain a patient medical history and physical examination. Discussion of pulmonary disease integrates assessment information with laboratory and radiographic data. Course emphasizes critical thinking skills in the application of diagnostic findings and utilizes case studies, class discussions, and extensive study guides. Course includes indications, complications, hazards, equipment needed, side effects, and assessment for medical gases, humidity, aerosols, airway clearance, hyperinflation therapy, and pharmacologic agents.
Course emphasizes patient assessment and critical thinking skills.
Concurrent enrollment in Resthy 2140. Also includes the theory of invasive and non invasive monitoring technology, and equipment decontamination. Includes determining the need for ventilatory support, the associated physiology and how ventilatory support is initiated, maintained, monitored, and discontinued. Recommending and modifying basic therapies will be emphasized utilizing patient assessment skills and review of patient medical history. Concurrent enrollment in Resthy 2140.