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Dec 04, 2024
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2023-2024 SCC Catalog Archived
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RES 246 - Respiratory Pharmacology Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 3 Clinical Hours: 0 Credits: 2
Description: 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 website 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.
An overall grade of C or higher is required for transferability.
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.
For SCC Online Courses: If the course you are taking is online, please review the SCC Online Course Policies that include:
- Identity Verification
- Required materials for all online courses
- Mandatory Attendance Requirement
- Orientation and Support
- Proctored Exams
Standard SCC Course Policies: Please review the Standard Course Policies on the following topics:
- Academic Integrity
- Add/Drop period
- Attendance
- Classroom Conduct
- Equal Access
- IT Access
- Online Behavior
- Online Confidentiality
- Services For Students with Disabilities
- Student Concerns
- Student Help Services
- Withdrawals
Official Course Syllabus 2023-2024
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