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Feb 12, 2025
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Fall 2016 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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RC 120 - Principles of Respiratory Care II Credit Hours: 3
This course will introduce the concept of positive pressure ventilation. Topics to be covered include the following: acid-base balance and assessing the need for mechanical ventilation; basic understanding of mechanical ventilation; physiology of positive pressure ventilatory support; initiation and adjustment of mechanical ventilation; and non-invasive positive pressure ventilation.
Course Outcomes Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of arterial blood gas samples;
- identify various components of an arterial blood gas;
- identify the cause of changes in arterial blood gas parameters;
- classify arterial blood gas samples; and
- recognize how to correct changes using mechanical ventilation.
- demonstrate an understanding of the physiology of ventilatory support;
- what are the effects of mechanical ventilation on oxygenation, ventilation, and lung mechanics;
- what are the effects of positive pressure ventilation on other body systems;
- what are complications and hazards of providing mechanical ventilatory support; and
- how to minimize the adverse effects of mechanical ventilation.
- demonstrate a basic understanding of mechanical ventilators;
- the basic design features of ventilators;
- how to classify ventilators and how they work;
- what constitutes a mode of ventilation;
- how to classify and understand modes of ventilation;
- when to use the basic modes of ventilatory support;
- how selected modes of ventilatory support are applied;
- identify and interpret various ventilator waveform graphics;
- describe the theory behind the use of high frequency ventilation; and
- describe indications for high frequency ventilation.
- demonstrate and understand the initiation and adjustment of ventilatory support;
- what are the indications for mechanical ventilation;
- how to identify and assess patients who need ventilatory support;
- how to choose an appropriate ventilator to begin ventilatory support;
- how to select an appropriate mode of ventilation given a patient’s specific condition and ventilatory requirements;
- what are the appropriate initial ventilator settings, based on a patient assessment, for beginning mechanical ventilation;
- how to assess a patient after initiation of ventilation; and
- how to adjust the ventilator on the basis of the patient’s response.
- demonstrate an understanding of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation; and
- how noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) is defined;
- what are the goals of and indications for NPPV;
- how to select patients for NPPV;
- what factors are predictive of success during NPPV;
- how to differentiate patient interfaces, types of ventilators, and their modes of ventilation;
- how to initiate and manage NPPV in the acute care setting; and
- what complications are associated with NPPV and the possible solutions.
Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Respiratory Care Program or permission of the department, RC 110, RC 111, RC 112, RC 114. All Respiratory Care coursework must be taken in sequential order. S (N)
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