Respiratory Care Pharmacology (RST 1020)

Term: 2020 Fall Semester

Faculty

George Delisle DarnellShow MyInfo popup for George Delisle Darnell

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Kyle R KernShow MyInfo popup for Kyle R Kern

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Description

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Respiratory Therapy Program.
Designed to give the Respiratory Care student useful knowledge regarding medications used in treating patients with cardiopulmonary disorders and other medicine used in emergency situations and treating the critically ill. This will include various drugs, their indication, contraindications, dosage, method of delivery and mode of action. Many of the drugs studied are not prepared or administered by Respiratory Therapists but their actions do affect the patients cardiopulmonary status. Because of this, it is essential for the Respiratory Care student to have an understanding of these drugs.