RESP 420 Cardiopulmonary Physiology and Monitoring

Study of cardiopulmonary anatomy, physiology and monitoring of functionality. The study includes but not limited to ventilatory mechanics, gas transport, natural and chemical regulation of breathing, circulation, blood flow and pressure, cardiac output and the monitoring of each of these topics.

Disease and therapeutic interventions often alter cardiopulmonary physiology. When the respiratory therapist is treating disease, he or she must monitor and trend the effects of the prescribed intervention on the cardiopulmonary system. This course will focus cardiopulmonary interactions utilizing current monitoring theories and technology.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (3)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will respond to articles related to a respiratory therapy issue within a Discussion thread. Each thread must be 450–500 words and include integration of the student’s Christian beliefs. Outside research may be used to respond to the prompt. The student will also reply to at least 2 classmates’ threads in 250–300 words each.

Quizzes (8)

Four quizzes are based on the Learn material for the Module: Week. Each of these quizzes will contain 5 multiple-choice, multiple-answer, and/or true/false questions and have a time limit of 2 hours.

The other four quizzes contains 60 multiple-choice questions based on the material in 2 Module: Weeks’ readings, videos, and PowerPoint presentations. Each quiz must be completed in 2 hours.