RESP164

This course addresses cardiopulmonary assessment and diagnostic procedures. Additional topics include laboratory studies, electrocardiographs, pulmonary function studies, invasive and non-invasive blood gas monitoring, sleep studies, radiographic interpretation and invasive and non-invasive techniques of airway clearance and sampling. Students will practice skills in the college laboratory and will care for groups of patients in a clinical setting.(Prerequisites: RESP-161 and RESP-162; Corequisites: RESP-163 and RESP-165; Prerequisite or Corequisite: BIOL-112)