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R C 421 - Advanced Topics in Ventilator Management

5 Credits


This is the 2nd course (of 2) in ventilator management in the intensive care units. Advancing assessment skills are emphasized to include patient- ventilator interaction, hemodynamic monitoring, oxygenation optimization strategies and ventilator management based on disease process and best practices. Strategies with ARDS are focused on with students gaining insight to lung protection. 

Pre-requisite(s) RC 410 with min. 2.5
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program BAS - R C
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Winter Day
Designed to Serve students in Respiratory Care program
Active Date 20190610T09:32:26

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 24
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Course Outline
1. Advanced patient assessment

2. Identify and choose the appropriate ventilator parameters and modes for the patient disease process.

3. Discuss ventilator graphics and waveforms

4. Management strategies and current best practices with ARDS

5. Weaning and discontinuation of mechanical ventilation

Student Learning Outcomes
Students will explain and demonstrate the most common strategies and methodologies of advance patient assessment on mechanical ventilation

Students will differentiate and describe the meaning of various forms of mechanical ventilator graphics and waveforms

Students will describe the management strategies of ARDS using airway pressure thresholds, low tidal volumes, permissive hypercapnia and ECMO

Students will explain the criteria and process of weaning and discontinuation from mechanical ventilation



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