RC 327 - Pathophysiology V: Neonatal and Pediatric Disease

3 Credits

This course is designed to introduce learners to neonatal and pediatric respiratory care beginning with fetal development through early childhood. The focus will be on normal development physiology and contrasting disease processes. This course will include introductions to disease management.

Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program BAS - RC
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Winter Day

Designed to Serve Students enrolled in the BAS in Respiratory Care
Active Date 20240531T14:29:33

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 24
Contact Hours: Lecture 33
Total Contact Hours 33
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Course Outline

Fetal growth, development, and transition to extrauterine life
The birth process
Recognition of diseases and malformations
Supporting families during high stress
End of life care and personal support skills
Assessment of the young child and airway emergencies

Student Learning Outcomes
Define fetal respiratory development stages.

Outline difficult birth procedures and respiratory management.

Identify neonatal pathophysiology of prematurity, select malformations and congenital diseases.

Apply appropriate pharmacologic strategies to manage pediatric/perinatal disease.

Analyze case based scenarios to determine the underlying pediatric perinatal disease process.

Formulate a care plan based on a case based scenarios.