Respiratory Therapy Course
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Pulmonary Anatomy & Physiology
Structure and functional dynamics of the respiratory system, gas exchange, regulation of breathing, and acid-base regulation.
Cardiovascular Anatomy & Physiology
Structure and function of the heart, cardiac conduction, hemodynamics, and regulation of blood pressure.
Microbiology
Cell classification, bacterial and viral structure, microbial control, infection transmission, healthcare-associated infections, and immune defense.
Pulmonary Pathophysiology
Infectious, obstructive, restrictive, inflammatory, malignant, vascular, and sleep-related pulmonary disorders with diagnosis, signs and symptoms, treatment, and respiratory therapy considerations.
Cardiovascular Pathophysiology
Congenital heart defects, valvular dysfunctions, cardiomyopathies, inflammatory heart diseases, and coronary artery disease with pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostics, and treatment concepts.
Pharmacology
Principles of drug actions, receptor pathways, and medication administration.
Patient Assessment
Clinical assessment techniques for evaluating respiratory patients.
Cardiac Diagnostics I
ECG fundamentals: 12-lead acquisition, paper measurements, waveform interpretation, and lead anatomy.
Cardiac Diagnostics II
Advanced cardiac imaging and monitoring: echocardiography (TTE and TEE), Doppler, stress echo, and hemodynamic assessment.
Pulmonary Diagnostics I
Pulmonary function testing fundamentals: spirometry, flow-volume loops, lung volumes, DLCO, bronchoprovocation, CPX, MVV, respiratory muscle strength, FeNO, walk testing, oxygen titration, bronchoscopy, and sleep studies.
Pulmonary Diagnostics II
Arterial and capillary blood gas sampling, acid-base and gas exchange, ABG analyzers, and pulmonary imaging (chest x-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, V/Q, PET).
Respiratory Therapeutics
Medical record documentation, physician orders, EMR workflows, therapeutic respiratory gases, medical gas storage and delivery, oxygen delivery devices, humidification systems, medication delivery devices, aerosol therapy, controlled breathing, hyperinflation therapy, airway clearance, flow metering, air-oxygen blending, cylinder duration, Heliox delivery, oxygen concentrators, and module exam preparation.
Community Health
Alternative and post-acute respiratory care settings, home oxygen and ventilator support, pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation, patient education, health promotion, and disease prevention.
Critical Care I
Airway management, manual ventilation, artificial airways, tracheostomy care, suctioning, intubation, extubation, airway emergencies, ICU oxygenation and ventilation monitoring, neurologic and systemic monitoring, and pleural emergency procedures.
Critical Care II
Mechanical ventilation fundamentals through weaning: indications, modes, NIV, initiation, monitoring, graphics, patient transport, and ventilator discontinuation.