RCP 241 Advanced Cardiopulminary Diagnostics and Monitoring
This course provides an intensive study of diagnostic testing and monitoring techniques used in the clinical evaluation of the cardiac and pulmonary systems. Students learn to apply and evaluate the fundamentals and principles of pulmonary function testing, and to correctly perform pulmonary function testing procedures and interpret results. Critical care monitoring is also covered including methods, normal values and significance of measuring invasive and noninvasive patient data. Students learn normal values, calculation and significance of cardiac output. 12 (1.5 lecture hours and 1 laboratory hour) Prerequisite: RCP 231 with a minimum grade of C and RCP 239 with a minimum grade of C Corequisite: RCP 242 and RCP 249 Note: In addition to tuition, this course requires an additional variable tuition rate.