Critical Care Principles of Respiratory Care

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The focus of this course is on the management of the advanced and difficult airway, advanced mechanical ventilation strategies, and assisting the physician performing bedside critical care procedures. Topics include advanced airway management and tracheostomy care, advanced techniques in mechanical ventilation, advanced hemodynamic monitoring, and identification of both beneficial and adverse effects of PPV. Students will recognize how to assist a physician performing the following procedures: Bronchoscopy, Chest Tube insertion and monitoring, Arterial Line Insertion, Central- line insertion and Hemodynamic Monitoring, Conscious Sedation and Cardioversion.