RES 246 - Respiratory Pharmacology

Class: 1 Lab: 3 Credits: 2
This course includes a study of pharmacologic agents used in cardiopulmonary care.

Course Topics:

Sources of drugs, effects of drugs on the body and factors that alter drug effects
Physiology of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
Outlining the mechanism of action of adrenergic, antiadrenergic, cholinergic, anticholinergic drugs, and aerosolized antimicrobials
Explaining the mechanism of action of respiratory care medications
Analyzing a case study and recommend the appropriate respiratory care medication to administer
Given a case study, appropriately modifying the medication regimen
Recognizing the side effects to respiratory care medications
Analyzing the medication regimen for a case study patient and deducing if the regimen is appropriate.

Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn Web site

Required Materials:
Students are expected to have viewed the video presentations prior to class and come to class prepared with their text.

Grading System:
The standard mathematical procedure of rounding will be applied to arrive at a whole number percentage in the final grade calculation.

A grade of “C” or higher is required to continue in the associate degree program.

A 90 - 100
B 80 - 89
C 70 - 79
D 60 - 69
F 0 - 59

Student Learning Outcomes:

Summarize the general pharmacological principles.
Diagram the sources of drugs, effects of drugs on the body and factors that alter drug effects.
Compare and contrast the physiology of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous.
Outline the mechanism of action of adrenergic, antiadrenergic, cholinergic, anticholinergic drugs, and aerosolized antimicrobials.
Explain the mechanism of action of respiratory care medications.
Analyze a case study and recommend the appropriate respiratory care medication to administer.
Given a case study, appropriately modify the medication regimen.
Recognize side effects to respiratory care medications.
Analyze the medication regimen for a case study patient and deduce if the regimen is appropriate.

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Official Course Syllabus
2022-2023