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)
Topical Outline
- General Pharmacological
- Principles Metric System and Drug Dosage Calculations
- Pharmacology of the Autonomic Nervous System
- Medicated Aerosol Treatments
- Bronchodilators
- Mucokinetics and Surfactants
- Anti-Inflammatory and Antiasthmatic Agents
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Neuromuscular, Sedative, Anesthetic, and Analgesic Agents
- Therapeutic Medical Gases
- COPD: The Pharmacological Treatment of Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis, and Emphysema
- Pharmacologic treatment of Respiratory Infectious Disease
- Introduction to Infection Control
- Procedures Principles of Infection Control
- Microbiology and Pulmonary Infections
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