FUNDAMENTALS OF RESPIRATORY CARE I

4.0 HR. (OC) Prerequisite: Admission to the Respiratory Therapist Program. This course is a beginning study of the elementary techniques used in respiratory care. Included in this course are hyperinflation therapy, chest physiotherapy, medical gas therapy, aerosol therapy, humidity therapy, gas cylinders and regulators, and basic sciences for respiratory care. Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week.