RET 2533C — Advanced Respiratory Care
The coursework focuses on areas to prepare students for the last term prior to graduation. Areas will include new areas as well as content areas that are important and/or have been de- termined to be weak in the present cohort’s understanding. This includes but is not limited to: New Areas - Medical reim- bursement, ethics and administration, home care and rehabili- tation of the cardiopulmonary patient, chest tubes, and clinical laboratory tests (homological). Review Areas – Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring, renal physiology, sleep apnea, ABG’s & patient management, mechanical ventilation. Stu- dents will be certified in AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support during the lab portion of this course.