RESP 1324: Respiratory Procedures I

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Subject:
Respiratory Therapist
Credit hours: 4 Lecture hours: 4 Lab hours: 0
PCS code (Local ID):
Occupational/Technical
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Course Description

This course provides students with an introduction to respiratory care and the basic skills and equipment associated with this health care field. The respiratory skills that will be learned are patient assessment, diagnostic testing and interpretation, humidity and aerosol therapy, medical gas therapy and professional behavior. Basic physics for the respiratory therapist will be introduced. The student also will learn the function, application, and maintenance of common respiratory equipment. Emphasis will be on production, storage, and delivery of medical gases, humidifiers, nebulizers, and oxygen appliances.

Corequisite(s)

MATH 1142

Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s)

BIOL 1564 or BIOL 2654

Course Fee
$200
Topical Outline
  1. History of Respiratory Care
  2. Definition of terms
  3. Factors Which Affect the Population’s Health\
  4. Changes in the Field of Respiratory Care
  5. Professional Organizations Which Relate to Respiratory Care
  6. Patient Assessment (Eleven Weeks)**
  7. Preparing for the Patient Encounter
  8. The Medical History and The Interview
  9. Cardiopulmonary Symptoms
  10. Vital Signs
  11. Fundamentals of the Physical Examination
  12. Neurologic Assessment-Clinical Laboratory Studies
  13. Pulmonary Function Testing
  14. Chest Imaging
  15. Basic Physics for the Respiratory Therapist
  16. Energy and Matter
  17. States of Matter
  18. Physical Properties of Matter
  19. The Gas Laws
  20. Fluid Mechanics
  21. Principles of Electricity
  22. Manufacture, Storage, and transport of Medical Gases
  23. Properties of Medical Gases
  24. Storage and Transport of Medical Gases
  25. Administering Medical Gases: Regulators, Flowmeters, and Controlling Devices
  26. Regulators and Flowmeters
  27. Devices for Administering Medical Gases
  28. Humidity and Aerosol Therapy
  29. Humidity Therapy
  30. Aerosol Therapy

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  • Interpret results and values from the respiratory assessment, and various special procedures
  • Describe professional, legal, and ethical behavior associated with respiratory therapists within the healthcare setting.
  • Describe the function, application, and maintenance of common respiratory equipment