CARDIORESPIRATORY CARE (CRC)

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CRC 301 Fundamentals of Respiratory Therapy I 8 cr
Discusses the history of the profession and the structure of the professional association. Chest physical assessment and technical aspects, such as oxygen/aerosol therapy, oxygen analyzers, oxygen toxicity, and decontamination/isolation techniques will be areas receiving major emphasis. Special fee: $25.00.

CRC 302 Fundamentals of Respiratory Therapy II 4 cr
Respiratory therapy treatment modalities such as IPPB, medicated aerosol therapy, incentive spirometry, and chest physical therapy are discussed. Respiratory mechanics related to those modalities are also included. Ventilator classification, the clinical application of mechanical ventilators, and the management of patients on mechanical ventilation are also presented. Special fee: $22.00.

CRC 303 Principles of Mechanical Ventilation 4 cr
The management of patients on mechanical ventilators, classification, mechanisms, alarm systems, humidification systems, and clinical applications of adult and pediatric/infant ventilators are discussed.

CRC 312 Clinical Observation and Practicum I 4 cr
Course serves as the clinical counterpart of CRC 301 and CRC 302. Will entail observation and demonstration of oxygen, humidity/aerosol therapy and intermittent therapy.

CRC 313 Clinical Observation and Practicum II 4 cr
Course serves as the clinical counterpart of CRC 303 and CRC 330. Will entail the observation and demonstration of principles of mechanical ventilation, arterial blood gas monitoring, and neonatal respiratory care.

CRC 314 Integrated Basic Sciences 2 cr
Medical Terminology is presented. In addition, qualitative and quantitative aspects of chemical and physical laws are discussed as they relate to cardiopulmonary physiology and respiratory therapeutic modalities. Included is a review of metric system, logarithms, scientific notation and exponents.

CRC 315 Pediatric Respiratory Care 4 cr
Covers pediatric intensive care, pediatric respiratory emergencies, chronic pediatric respiratory diseases, fetal lung development, fetal circulation, changes at birth, neonatal intensive care, neonatal respiratory disease and its management, congenital defects, and other related areas.

CRC 320 Respiratory Anatomy and Physiology 4 cr
The structure and function of the respiratory system. Emphasis will be placed on the physiologic ramifications associated with respiratory therapeutic intervention.

CRC 321 Acid-Base Physiology 4 cr
A lecture course that deals with interrelating the pulmonary and renal systems and how these two systems influence and control the body's acid-base status.

CRC 322 Respiratory Pathophysiology 4 cr
Course includes the study of pulmonary pathophysiology with particular emphasis on the application of principles, as they apply toward the rationale for respiratory therapeutic intervention.

CRC 330 Cardiopulmonary Testing and Monitoring 4 cr
Covers diagnostic procedures and interpretation including acid-base balance, arterial puncture techniques, blood-gas analysis, pulmonary function testing, and chest radiography.

CRC 340 Pharmacology 4 cr
Various pharmacological groups of particular interest to respiratory therapists will be presented with emphasis on drugs that affect the respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous, and renal systems.

CRC 415 Research Methodology 2 cr
A survey of research designs, methods, and evaluative techniques, applicable to basic and clinical studies.

CRC 419 Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory 1 cr
The laboratory component of CRC 420. Students will observe and perform cardiovascular testing and monitoring on patients in clinical settings. Aspects of biomedical instrumentation will be included. ACLS certification is also included. Special fee: $100.00.
420 Cardiovascular Physiology 4 cr Discusses the physiology of the heart and the vasculature. Will serve as the basis for understanding cardiovascular pathophysiology.

CRC 421 Adult Critical Care Practicum 8 cr
Clinical training in the following therapeutic procedures will occur: endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring, and chest radiography.

CRC 422 Clinical Specialty: Pulmonary Function 8 cr
and Rehabilitation Provides the student with the opportunity to develop pulmonary function and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation skills. Cardiovascular stress testing and monitoring, patient physical conditioning, patient nutrition, and home care will be included.

CRC 423 Clinical Specialty: Neonatal Respiratory 8 cr
Care (W) Clinical course involving two integrated phases: (1) an assimilation of basic and advanced knowledge of neonatal respiratory care and (2) clinical practice and demonstration of clinical proficiency.

CRC 424 Clinical Specialty: Cardiovascular Diagnostics 8 cr
Clinical course which allows students to develop and refine skills in invasive (Swan-Ganz catheterization, central venous pressure monitoring, and counterpulsation) and noninvasive (electrocardiography, echocardiography, and exercise stress testing), cardiovascular diagnostic procedures.

CRC 428 Cardiovascular Pathophysiology 4 cr
Presents a variety of cardiovascular diseases. Emphasis will be placed on pathophysiology. Diagnosis and treatment will also be discussed.

CRC 435 Cardiopulmonary Management Practicum 3 cr
Provides the student with experiences and projects pertaining to the management of a respiratory therapy and cardiopulmonary department. Some management functions include: JCAH respiratory therapy standards, staff scheduling, departmental budgeting, quality assurance, evaluation of personnel, purchasing, and grievance procedures.

CRC 436 Cardiopulmonary Education Practicum (W) 3 cr
The history of respiratory therapy and cardiopulmonary technology education including the accreditation and credentialing processes will be presented. General educational principles and projects will receive major emphasis. These principles and projects include the construction and instructional objectives, the development of didactic and clinical instructional strategies, the construction of evaluative instruments and some aspects of curriculum planning. Developing and delivering instructional units will be among the various projects assigned.

CRC 437 Cardiopulmonary Research 8 cr
Allows the student to design and implement an experiment in the area of cardiovascular physiology or clinical cardiopulmonary technology.

CRC 494 Directed Study (W) 4 cr
Offers students the opportunity to 1) survey the latest information on any aspect of cardiovascular or respiratory physiology in the medical literature, or 2) present a state-of-the-art report on any facet of respiratory or cardiopulmonary therapeutic intervention, 3) design and perform a research project. The work involved in this course will extend over, at least, three successive academic quarters. Special fee: $25.00.

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