REST 2300. Basic Modalities in Respiratory Care I (3) F Theory and clinical application of basic therapies. Course includes indications, complications, hazards, equipment needed, side effects, and assessment for medical gases, humidity, aerosols, airway clearance, hyperinflation therapy, and pharmacologic agents. Course emphasizes patient assessment and critical thinking skills. Concurrent enrollment in REST 2140. REST 2310. Basic Modalities in Respiratory Care II (3) F Theory and clinical applications of airway management and artificial ventilation, including IPPB and introduction to modes of mechanical ventilation. Also includes the theory of invasive and non invasive monitoring technology, and equipment decontamination. REST 2320. Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation (2) Sp Course provides a basic understanding of essentials for mechanical ventilation. Includes determining the need for ventilatory support, the associated physiology and how ventilatory support is initiated, maintained, monitored, and discontinued. REST 2330. Entry Level Respiratory Therapy Review (1) Sp Course is a comprehensive review intended to prepare the student for the entry-level certification/licensure examination. The material covered is based on the examination matrix provided by the National Board for Respiratory Care (N.B.R.C.). REST 2500/3500. Survey of Polysomnography (1) F, Sp Introdudion to polysomnography as a profession. Course includes an overview of the polysomnogram, sleep disorders as they affect the general population, typical employment in the field, and employment opportunities. Also includes an introduction to the professional organization of sleep and requirements to become a registered polysomnographic technologist (R.PSG.T). Students taking REST 3500 are required to write a 6-10 page paper outlining the assessment of sleep disorders or neurodiagnostics. Students taking REST 2500 cannot take REST 3500 for credit. Prerequisites: medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology or completion of respiratory therapy program or CRT, RRT., or R.N. credential. REST 2501/3501. Anatomy and Physiology of Sleep (3) Sp Introdudion to the anatomy and physiology of the neurologic, cardiac, and respiratory systems during sleep. Basic anatomy and physiology of wake-sleep cydes are studied, with emphasis on changes that occur during varying stages of sleep and during common sleep disorders. Introdudion to the EEG, EOG, EKG, EMG, and other polysomnography data recorders. Students taking REST 3501 are required to write a 6-10 page paper outlining physiologic components affecting quality of sleep. Students taking REST 2501 cannot take REST 3501 for credit. Prerequisites: medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology or completion of respiratory therapy program or C.R.T., R.RT, or RN. credential. REST 2502/3502. Introduction to Sleep Disorders (2) Sp Course provides an overview of the history of sleep medicine, normal sleep physiology, effects of the sleep-wake stage, sleep disorders and abnormal sleep physiology, and an introduction to polysomnography (induding patient interaction, sensor and lead placements, and instrumentation). Course also introduces the fundamentals of therapeutic interventions utilized to treat sleep disorders. Students taking REST 3502 are required to r a 6-10 page paper outlining the implications for assisted ventilation to sleep disorders. Students taking REST 2502 cannot take REST 3502 for credit. Prerequisites: medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology or completion of respiratory therapy program or C.R.T., RRT., or R.N. credential. 325 REST 2503/3503. Instrumentation and Computers in Polysomnography (2) Sp Course provides study of equipment, instrumentation, and recording devices utilized in polysomnography. Includes EEG waves, signal pathway and derivation of waves, impedance, sensitivity time constants, amplifiers, filters, calibration, electrodes, artifacts (both equipment and patient-generated), computer basics, and monitoring devices. Students taking 3503 are required to write a 6-10 page paper outlining specific instrumentation in polysomnography assessing sleep disorders. Students taking REST 2503 cannot take REST 3503 for credit. Prerequisites: REST 2500/3500 and REST 2502/3502 or medical terminology, human anatomy and human physiology. REST 2505/3505. Therapeutics of Managing Sleep Apnea (2) Sp Course provides current therapies and interventions for treatment of sleep apneas. Interventions include positive airway pressure therapy (nocturnal CPAP and bi-level CPAP), surgery, and dental devices. Patient compliance and outcomes of these treatments are included. Students taking REST 3505 are required to write a 6-10 page paper outlining strategies managing sleep apnea. Students taking REST 2505 cannot take REST 3505 for credit. Prerequisites: REST 2501/3501 and REST 2502/3502 or medical terminology, human anatomy and human physiology. REST 2520. Principles of Pharmacology (2) Sp Introduction to pharmacology, including general principles, autonomic and central nervous system agents, and cardiovascular agents. Also includes drugs used in managing renal, GI tract, endocrine, and infectious or neoplastic diseases and disorders. REST 2700. Clinical Applications (4) F Clinical rotations in various medical settings performing skills learned and pra diced in REST 2140. Recommending and modifying basic therapies will be emphasized utilizing patient assessment skills and review of patient medical history Concurrent enrollment in REST 2140. REST 2710. Specialty Clinical Experiences (1) Sp Clinical rotations in various medical settings providing the opportunity to observe and partidpate in various specially areas within the profession, including PFTs, cardiac testing, EKGs, ABGs, and long- term artifidal airway care. Concurrent enrollment in REST 2160. REST 2720. Clinical Applications (3) Sp Clinical rotations in various medical settings performing skills learned and practiced in REST 2140. Initiating, monitoring, and weaning from mechanical ventilation will be emphasized utilizing patient assessment skills. Case studies will be used to pra dice critical tWnking skills in the management of ICU patients. Concurrent enrollment in REST 2160. REST 2800. Independent Projects (1-3) F, Sp Projects must meet departmental and professional goals and standards and must have instructor approval prior to beginning project; enrollment by permission only. REST 2830. Directed Readings (1-2) F, Sp Readings must meet departmental and professional goals and standards and must have instructor approval prior to beginning enrollment by permission only. REST 2920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-3) F, Sp Consult semester schedule for current offerings. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on student transcript. 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