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  • 1.00 Credits

    RESP 1535 Respiratory Lab II (4LB)(1CR) Course material will include mechanical ventilation and patient monitoring, airway management, suctioning, tracheostomy care and EKG's. (First year spring semester.)Prerequisites: RESP 1507, RESP 1515, RESP 1518, RESP 1523.
  • 4.00 Credits

    RESP 1538 Respiratory Practicum II (16LB)(4CR) Continuation of skills training at our clinical sites and clinical simulation center. Additional skills in airway management and ventilator initiation will be introduced under direct supervision. Case studies will be researched and presented to the class. The student will also participate in critical thinking classes to improve their clinical decision making skills. See program handbook for clinical clock hours vs credit hours description. (First year spring semester.)Prerequisites: RESP 1507, RESP 1515, RESP 1518, RESP 1523.
  • 2.00 Credits

    RESP 1543 Respiratory Perinatal, Neonatal and Pediatrics (2L,2CR) Course material will cover prenatal, neonatal, and pediatric respiratory care. Prerequisite: RESP 1507, RESP 1515, RESP 1518, RESP 1523. (First year spring semester.)
  • 2.00 Credits

    RESP 1545 Respiratory Pathology (2L)(2CR) This course will cover common respiratory therapy disease pathologies that require special diagnostic evaluation techniques and treatment modalities. Course subject content will include airway management, EKG's, PFT's, HBO, bronchoscopy, chest tubes and the pathophysiology of the renal system. Prerequisites: RESP 1507, RESP 1515, RESP 1518, RESP 1505.
  • 2.00 Credits

    RESP 2500 Respiratory Specialty Practicum (12LB)(3CR) Continuation of skills training at our clinical sites, and clinical simulation center. During this clinical rotation, students will be exposed to mechanical ventilation in the adult critical care setting.
  • 3.00 Credits

    RESP 2507 Respiratory Therapy III (3L)(3CR) This course will continue in the study of mechanical ventilation with emphasis on advanced modes and management as well as operational overviews of ABG drawing and analysis. Students should have an understanding of some common pathophysiologies associated with critical care. (Second year fall semester.) Prerequisite: RESP 2500.
  • 2.00 Credits

    RESP 2510 Respiratory Pediatrics and Neonatology (2LB,2CR) Course material will cover prenatal, neonatal, and pediatric respiratory care. (First year spring semester.)Prerequisites: RESP 2500.
  • 2.00 Credits

    RESP 2515 Respiratory Pathology (2L,2CR) This course will cover pathophysiologic mechanisms and clinical manifestations commonly seen in critical care such as smoke inhalation and thermal injuries, chest and pleural trauma, manifestations and management of shock, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure and neurological diseases. Case studies will be reviewed encompassing respiratory pathology. Prerequisite: RESP 2500. (Second year fall semester.)
  • 1.00 Credits

    RESP 2545 Respiratory Lab III (4LB)(1CR) Course material will cover additional mechanical ventilation modalities along with ABG's drawing techniques. Clinical competencies will include newborn and pediatric respiratory care and ventilator management. The students will be required to complete NPR certification. (Second year fall semester.)Prerequisite: RESP 2500.
  • 4.00 Credits

    RESP 2548 Respiratory Practicum III (16LB)(4CR) Continuation of skills training at our clinical sites and clinical simulation center, with an emphasis on ICU, critical care and advanced ventilator management. The student will also participate in critical thinking classes to improve their clinical decision making skills. Case studies will be researched and presented. See program handbook for clinical clock hours vs credit hours description. (Second year fall semester.)Prerequisite: RESP 2500.