RTH 241 Critical Care Therapeutics*

A study of critical care principles and procedures in adult patients. Topics include airway management, mechanical ventilation waveform graphics, selected mechanical ventilators and their troubleshooting, care of mechanically ventilated patients, alternative modes of mechanical ventilation, and home mechanical ventilation. 

3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.

*

Credits

4

Prerequisite

RTH 112, RTH 162, RTH 235, and RTH 246; and concurrent enrollment in RTH 245 and RTH 251.