RSTH 202:Respiratory Care Fundamentals

Credit Hours: 4
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 3

Prerequisite(s): RSTH 203
Corequisite(s): RSTH 204, RSTH 210, RSTH 220, RSTH 226
Lecture/laboratory course covering the basic principles of respiratory care and the equipment utilized in therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. Content includes gas therapy, medical gas delivery systems, medication delivery, chest physiotherapy, arterial blood gas analysis, hyperinflation techniques, airway management, and patient assessment. Enrollment in Respiratory Therapy courses is limited to students who have applied, been interviewed and been selected for the Respiratory Therapy Clinical Program. (Fall semester only)