RSTH 275:Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics

Credit Hours: 2
Lecture hours per week: 2
Lab hours per week: 0

Prerequisite(s): RSTH 202, RSTH 204, RSTH 210, RSTH 220, RSTH 226
Corequisite(s): RSTH 221, RSTH 225, RSTH 235, RSTH 270
This course is designed to familiarize the student with techniques used to clinically assess a patient both subjectively and objectively. It also introduces the student to assessment of various invasive monitoring systems used in the healthcare environment. Topics include, but are not limited to the following: pulmonary function testing, polysomnography, Swan-Ganz catheterization, CVP and arterial lines, intracranial pressure monitoring,chest drainage and cournter-pulsation. Enrollment in Respiratory Therapy courses is limited to students who have applied, been interviewed and been selected for the Respiratory Therapy Clinical Program. (Spring semester only)