RCA 1056 - Application of Science in Respiratory Care

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program.
Formerly RCA 156 Applying the basic concepts of chemistry and physics in relation to the practices of Respiratory Therapy. Interpretation of laboratory data collected from an arterial and/or venous blood sample for identifying a patient’s homeostasis with oxygenation and ventilation to maintain a normal acid-base balance. Applying an index of O2 calculation to determine how gases are exchanged and transported from the atmosphere to the body for the assessment of the cardiopulmonary patient.