2019-2020 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    May 01, 2024  
2019-2020 Catalog and Student Handbook [Archived Catalog]

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RCT 252 - Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care


Credits: 4

The Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care course studies the etiology, pathophysiology, presentation and treatment of common neonatal and pediatric pulmonary diseases. Fetal lung development and the birth process will be reviewed giving special emphasis to pulmonary changes, complications, and newborn assessment. Disease presentation and treatment will in part be presented, practiced and assessed by various computer training programs. Neonatal mechanical ventilation techniques will be discussed. Pediatric advanced life support (PALS) provider training will be provided. (NT)

3 hrs. lecture 3 hrs. lab.

Prerequisite(s): RCT 221 , RCT 242  and RCT 293 .



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