Course Description
This course will provide the student with an in-depth understanding of airway pharmacology and a general knowledge of the most common drugs used in the care of cardiopulmonary patients. The student will be instructed in the proper protective procedures both for the patients and themselves. This includes a general understanding of clinical microbiology as well as specific skills in a variety of infection control procedures.
Prerequisite(s)
RESP 1331, RESP 1113, RESP 1324, and MATH 1142 - Must be completed prior to taking this course. BIOL 1564 or BIOL 2654 completed with a grade of C or better - Must be completed prior to taking this course.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Apply knowledge of all respiratory medications
- Distinguish different delivery methods of respiratory medications
- Identify medications used for anesthesia and analgesia
- Determine proper infection control procedures.
- Determine which bacteria, viruses, and fungi cause respiratory diseases and what medication can treat each
Topical Outline
1. General Pharmacological
2. Principles Metric System and Drug Dosage Calculations
3. Pharmacology of the Autonomic Nervous System
4. Medicated Aerosol Treatments
5. Bronchodilators
6. Mucokinetics and Surfactants
7. Anti-Inflammatory and Antiasthmatic Agents
8. Anti-Infective Agents
9. Neuromuscular, Sedative, Anesthetic, and Analgesic Agents
10. Therapeutic Medical Gases
11. COPD: The Pharmacological Treatment of Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis, and Emphysema
12. Pharmacologic treatment of Respiratory Infectious Disease
13. Introduction to Infection Control
14. Procedures Principles of Infection Control
15. Microbiology and Pulmonary Infections