RESP 2433 - Pediatrics & Perinatology

Description
A laboratory course designed to provide the student with practical experience in initiating, monitoring, and managing oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, CPAP, and mechanical ventilation in children. Emphasis is placed on common cardiopulmonary disorders of the neonate and pediatric patient and the respiratory therapeutics used in managing such disorders.

Pre-Requisite
Acceptance into the Respiratory Therapy program of study.

3 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
32 lecture hours 16 lab hours

5 Faculty Load Hour(s)

Semesters Offered
Fall

ACTS Equivalent
N/A

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes

Examine the stages of fetal lung development
Relate surfactant levels to fetal lung maturity
Examine the effect of the birth process on removal of fetal lung fluid and associated complications
Outline the stages of heart development and the fetal shunts
Examine the changes associated with extaruterine life as it relates to vascular pressures in the placenta, umbilical vein, fetal shunts, right-side heart chambers, left-side heart chambers, pulmonary artery, lungs, aorta, and umbilical arteries
Evaluate maternal medical history for associated pregnancy and newborn risk factors
Recommend pulmonary interventions based on clinical findings during the birth process.
Perform comprehensive neonatal and pediatric pulmonary and physical assessments
Formulate treatment plans for neonatal and pediatric patients
Interpret radiographic findings of the neonatal and pediatric patient
Determine underlying pulmonary complications based on blood gas finding
Perform arterial and capillary blood samples
Perform noninvasive monitoring of neonatal and pediatric patients
Recommend therapeutic modalities for neonatal and pediatric patients
Perform mechanical ventilation for neonatal and pediatric patients

General Education Outcomes Supported

Students develop higher order thinking skills.
Students demonstrate information literacy.