RESP 202A - Respiratory Care 3 Lab

2 Credits

Laboratory practicums include arterial punctures, arterial and venous vascular line maintenance, maintenance and proficiency testing of blood gas analyzers, flow-volume loops, carbon monoxide diffusion tests, lung volumes including FRC, ventilator circuit changes, application of contemporary ventilators to lung simulators, trouble-shooting patient-ventilator alarm situations, adjustment of ventilator parameters to specific clinical conditions, and critical care bedside spirometry.

Prerequisites: RESP 103A - Respiratory Care 2 and RESP 104 - Respiratory Care 2 Lab
Corequisite: RESP 201A - Respiratory Care 3 and RESP 241 - Clinical Experience 3