RCBS 324 - Patient Assessment and Disease Management (3)

Fundamentals of respiratory assessment will be covered to include review of existing data in the patient record, patient history, physical examination, oximetry, blood gases, respiratory monitoring, pulmonary function assessment, laboratory studies, chest and upper airway radiographs, ventilation/perfusion scans, bedside EKG interpretation, and cardiovascular monitoring. Respiratory care management of chronic/extended diseases and conditions will be practiced with special emphasis on chronic intermittent obstructive lung disease (asthma), chronic obstructive lung diseases, restrictive lung diseases, and heart failure. Prereqs: RCBS 310 and RCBS 312. Offered: Fall.