STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Logic of Respiratory Physiology

         A.      Nature of Gases

         B.      Nature of Gas Flow in the Airways

         C.      Structural Aspects of the Alveolus

         D.      Alveolar Gases

         E.      External Respiration

         F.      Oxygen Transport

         G.      Internal Respiration

         H.      Carbon Dioxide Transport

 II.     Mathematical Expressions of External and Internal Respiration

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      The Logic of Respiratory Physiology and its Delineation by Specific Natural PhilosophyConcepts

         A.      Nature of Gases

         B.      Nature of Gas Flow in the Airways

         C.      Structural Aspects of the Alveolus

         D.      Alveolar Gases

         E.      External Respiration

         F.      Oxygen Transport

         G.      Internal Respiration

         H.      Carbon Dioxide Transport

 II.     Mathematical Expression of Internal and External Respiration

 III.    Essential Homeostatic Concepts in Respiratory Care and Their Evaluation

         A.      Nature of Dialectic Understanding

         B.      Evaluation of Acid/Base Balance

         C.      Evaluation of Oxygen Respiration

         D.      Evaluation of the Ventilatory Pump

         E.      Terminology Considerations

 IV.     Application of the Logic of Respiratory Physiology to Organism in Different Enviornmental Situations.

         A.      Low Pressure Problems

         B.      High Pressure Problems.

 V.      Application of Homeostatic Concepts in Patient Care Settings

 VI.