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Course Criteria
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5.00 Credits
5.00 Credits Prerequisite(s): RTT 112, RTT 113 Provides students with knowledge on all phases of adult critical care and continuous mechanical ventilation. Topics include: mechanical ventilation history, adult critical care, continuous mechanical ventilation, ventilator implementation, ventilation monitoring, ventilator weaning, and ventilator discontinuance. Southwest Georgia Technical College
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5.00 Credits
5.00 Credits Prerequisite(s): RTT 112, RTT 113 Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): RTT 212 Provides instruction in the theory, setup, operation, and maintenance of mechanical ventilators and equipment used to establish and maintain both adult and pediatric airways and emergency airway disorders. Topics include: mechanical ventilator theory, ventilator operation, ventilator maintenance, emergency airway disorders, adult airway establishment and maintenance, pediatric airway establishment and maintenance, fiber-optic bronchoscopy, thoracentesis, chest tube maintenance, and arterial blood gas sampling.
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2.00 Credits
2.00 Credits Prerequisite(s): RTT 112, RTT 113, RTT 193 Provides a study of advanced critical care techniques for hemodynamic and non-invasive monitoring. Topics include: arterial pressure monitoring, central venous catheters, pulmonary artery catheters, cardiac output measurement, and non-invasive monitoring techniques.
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1.00 Credits
1.00 Credits Prerequisite(s): RTT 193 Provides knowledge regarding normal and abnormal pulmonary functions. Emphasizes performance, interpretation, and evaluation of various pulmonary function studies. Topics include: pulmonary function testing, pulmonary function interpretation, pulmonary function evaluation, and blood gas analysis.
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3.00 Credits
3.00 Credits Prerequisite(s): RTT 193, RTT 212, RTT 213 Provides concepts on the processes of growth and development related to respiratory care from the fetus to the adolescent. Relates physiologic function to respiratory care including assessment, evaluation, and treatment. Topics include: fetal growth and development, neonatal growth and development, fetal assessment, fetal evaluation, neonatal assessment, neonatal evaluation, neonatal respiratory care, neonatal pathology, pediatric pathology, adolescent assessment, adolescent evaluation, and adolescent respiratory care.
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5.00 Credits
5.00 Credits Prerequisite(s): RTT 212, RTT 213 Review of respiratory therapy as it pertains to the national credential examinations administered by the NBRC. Emphasizes decision making and problem solving as they relate to clinical respiratory care. Topics include: medical ethics, basic computer literacy, CRTT exam preparation, and RRT exam preparation.
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2.00 Credits
2.00 Credits Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): RTT 210 Continues development of proficiency levels in skills introduced in Clinical Practices I and II with an emphasis on respiratory care of the critical patient. In addition, intermittent positive pressure breathing, chest physiotherapy, and airway care are introduced. Case presentations are required to integrate clinical and classroom theory. Topics include: intermittent positive pressure breathing, chest physiotherapy, airway care, medical gas therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, incentive spirometry, and patient assessment.
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2.00 Credits
2.00 Credits Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): RTT 218 Continues development of proficiency levels in skills introduced in Clinical Practices, I, II, and III. In addition, the student is introduced to critical respiratory care. Case presentations are required to integrate clinical and classroom theory. Topics include: intermittent positive pressure breathing, chest physiotherapy, airway care, medical gas therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, incentive spirometry, patient assessment, and basic respiratory care of the critical care patient.
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5.00 Credits
5.00 Credits Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): RTT 212, RTT 213, RTT 218 Continues development of skills required in the intensive care of the respiratory patient. Case presentations are required to integrate clinical and classroom theory. Topics include: basic respiratory care of critical care patients, tracheostomy care, ventilator monitoring, arterial blood collection, blood gas analysis, and EKG.
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10.00 Credits
10.00 Credits Prerequisite(s): RTT 219 Provides students with an opportunity for in-depth application and reinforcement of adult intensive care. In addition, students are provided an opportunity for application and reinforcement of pediatric and neonatal intensive care, advanced diagnostics, and rehabilitation/home care. Topics include: mechanical ventilation initiation; patient stabilization; critical care monitoring; hemodynamic measurement; hemodynamic evaluation; bronchial hygiene; weaning mechanics; extubation; arterial line sampling; and specialty rotation through pediatric/neonatal respiratory care, advanced diagnostics, and rehabilitation/home care. Southwest Georgia Technical College
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