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Course: |
RCA 251
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Title: | Critical Care II |
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Long Title: | Critical Care II |
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Course Description: | Focuses on selected topic areas in critical care. Includes both technical and management concerns in the intensive care setting. |
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Min Credit: | 3 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
I. Select Topics in Positive Airway Pressure Therapy
A. PEEP Therapy
B. Continuous Flow Systems
C. Pressure Support Ventilation
D. Inverse Ratio Ventilation/APRV
E. High-Frequency Ventilation
II. Problem Solving
A. Defining a problem
III. Select Patient Care Topics
A. Surgical Patient
B. COPD Patient
C. Neurologic Concerns
D. Renal Concerns
IV. Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit
A. Technical Principles of Hemodynamic Monitoring
B. Clinical Application of Hemodynamic Monitoring
C. Capnography
D. Chest Tubes
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Select Topics in Positive Airway Pressure Therapy
A. PEEP Therapy
B. Continuous Flow Systems
C. Pressure Support Ventilation
D. Inverse Ratio Ventilation/APRV
E. High-Frequency Ventilation
II. Problem Solving
A. Defining a problem
III. Select Patient Care Topics
A. Surgical Patient
B. COPD Patient
C. Neurologic Concerns
D. Renal Concerns
IV. Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit
A. Technical Principles of Hemodynamic Monitoring
B. Clinical Application of Hemodynamic Monitoring
C. Capnography
D. Chest Tubes
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