Course Description
10-515-113 RESPIRATORY LIFE SUPPORT ...focuses on management of adult ventilatory support. Emphasis is placed on promotion of evidence-based practice using established clinical practice guidelines and published research for its relevance to patient care. (Prerequisites: 10-515-172, Respiratory Therapeutics 2; 10-515-174, Respiratory/Cardiac Physiology; 10-515-175, Respiratory Clinical 1)
Course Typically Offered
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What will I learn?
- Assess the need for mechanical ventilation
- Explain general principles of mechanical ventilation
- Apply non-invasive mechanical ventilation
- Apply invasive mechanical ventilation
- Operate various ventilators
- Interpret waveforms and graphics
- Evaluate patient response to mechanical ventilation
- Apply weaning techniques to mechanically ventilated patients
- Analyze the legal and ethical implications of initiation, continuation, and withdrawal of life support
- Correlate mechanical ventilation strategies to various disease states
Class list
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Class Number: RESPTHER 10515113-1 - Respiratory Life Support