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RTH 121LB Basic Therapeutics Lab
1 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lab)
This is the Lab portion of RTH 121.
Corequisite(s): RTH 110, RTH 112, RTH 121, RTH 246
Offered: Fall.
RTH 123 Basic Assessment and Monitoring
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Study of patient assessment and monitoring of the cardiopulmonary impaired patient. Includes bedside respiratory
assessment, clinical laboratory studies assessment, oxygenation and ventilation, pulmonary function measurements,
clinical application of chest radiography, and basic interpretation of electrocardiogram tracing.
Prerequisite(s): RTH 110, 112, 121, and 246.
Corequisite(s): RTH 123LB, RTH 124, RTH 125LC, RTH 162
Information: This course is open only to those students who have been admitted to the RTH program.
Offered: Spring.
RTH 123LB Basic Assessment and Monitoring Lab
1 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lab)
This is the Lab portion of RTH 123.
Corequisite(s): RTH 123, RTH 124, RTH 125LC, RTH 162
Offered: Spring.
RESPIRATORY THERAPY
RTH 124 Pharmacology for Respiratory Care
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Principles of pharmacology and drug receptor theory as it relates to patients with cardiopulmonary disease. Includes
general principles of pharmacology, drug dose calculations, central and peripheral nervous system, bronchodilators, drugs
used to control airway mucus and edema, and drugs used in the management of ventilator patients and patients with
cardiorespiratory disorders.
Prerequisite(s): RTH 110, 112, 121, and 246.
Corequisite(s): RTH 123, RTH 123LB, RTH 125LC, RTH 162
Information: This course is open only to those students who have been admitted to the RTH program.
Offered: Spring.
RTH 125LC Clinical Procedures I
1 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lab)
Clinical application of all prerequisite and concurrent respiratory care course work. Includes hospital/clinical site
orientations, review of hospital respiratory department administration, departmental policies, procedures, reporting
system, and medical record data entry, utilization of the medical record to retrieve information, therapist observation,
medical gas therapy, and patient assessment and monitoring. Also includes aerosol therapy administration, hyperinflation
therapy, evaluation of the effectiveness of therapy, and patient care plans.
Prerequisite(s): RTH 110, 112, 121 and 246.
Corequisite(s): RTH 123, RTH 123LB, RTH 124, RTH 162
Information: This course is open only to those students who have been admitted to the RTH program.
Offered: Spring.
RTH 135LC Clinical Procedures II
6 cr. hrs. 24 periods (24 lab)
Continuation of RTH 125. Includes infection control procedures, medical asepsis, equipment disinfection, and processing,
aerosol and humidity therapy, medical gas therapy, IPPB therapy, incentive spirometry, and chest physiotherapy. Also
includes airway management and care, basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation, arterial blood gases, and case study
presentation.
Prerequisite(s): RTH 123/123LB, 124, 125LC, 162.
Information: This course is open only to those students who have been admitted to the RTH program.
Offered: Summer.
RTH 162 Principles of Mechanical Ventilation
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Introduction to the concepts of mechanical ventilation for the adult patient. Includes establishing the need for mechanical
ventilation, non-invasive versus invasive mechanical ventilation, the physiologic basis of ventilatory support, physical
principles of positive pressure ventilation, physical assessment of the critically ill patient, and respiratory monitoring in the
intensive care unit.
Prerequisite(s): RTH 110, 112, 121/121LB, 246.
Corequisite(s): RTH 123, RTH 123LB, RTH 124, RTH 125LC
Information: This course is open only to those students who have been admitted to the RTH program.
Offered: Spring.
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