2025-2026 Academic Catalog

RESP 2120 CRITICAL RESPIRATORY CARE

Credits

2

Provides students with knowledge on all phases of adult critical care and continuous mechanical ventilation. Topics include: mechanical ventilation history, principles of mechanical ventilation, continuous mechanical ventilation, ventilator implementation, ventilation monitoring, ventilator weaning, ventilator discontinuance and special techniques.

Lecture Hours

15

Lab Hours

30

Prerequisite

Program Admission,, RESP 1120, RESP 1130

Corequisite

None