EG 107 - Respiratory and Cardiology

Credit Hours: 2

This course covers the specific pathophysiology, assessment and management of the respiratory and cardiac systems. Topics include obstructive airway diseases, mechanical and pharmacological airway management, dysrhythmia analysis, myocardial infarction, heart failure and vascular disorders and 12 Lead EKG recognition. Upon successful completion of this course and the required co-requisite EG 108, the student will receive the American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support certificate.
Prerequisites: EG 105, EG 106, basic EMT, math (AARLV2) and English (AWRLV3 & ARELV3)pretest codes or higher.
Corequisites: EG 108, EG 110
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Students seeking entrance into this course must be currently certified as a basic EMT and be admitted to the paramedic curriculum to register for this course.