RC - 532 Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics and Pulmonary Function Testing

An overview of the various areas comprising cardiopulmonary diagnostics to include normal and abnormal pulmonary function and related technology. The student will be given the opportunity to learn how to perform, interpret and evaluate various pulmonary function studies. In addition, the student will learn the operation and maintenance of pulmonary function and gas analysis equipment. Other topics include 12-lead ECG interpretation, nutritional assessment, sleep disorders and testing, stress and exercise testing, metabolic testing and noninvasive cardiology. Prerequisite: RCP 512 Credit Hours: (5)