RET 2450 - Cardiopulmonary Assessment

College of Health Sciences

Credit(s): 2
Contact Hours: 32
Effective Term Spring 2018 (540)

Requisites

Prerequisite RET 1485 with a minimum grade of C

Course Description

The integral components of data collection, assessment, and evaluation necessary for effective treatment of patients with cardiopulmonary disorders will be covered in detail in this course. Patient interview, physical examination, laboratory data review, and chest radiograph interpretation will be emphasized.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will explain the components of a complete cardiopulmonary assessment of a patient with pulmonary and/or cardiac disease by:
    1. listing the steps involved in interviewing a patient and obtaining a complete patient history.
    2. explaining the clinical relevance of a patient's general appearance.
    3. identifying the clinical significance of abnormal breath and heart sounds.
    4. differentiating the clinical significance of cough type, sputum amount and sputum character.
    5. contrasting asymmetrical chest movement, tactile fremitus, crepitus, chest tenderness and tracheal deviation.
    6. describing pulse rhythm and force.
    7. explaining the importance of, and procedures involved in care plan development.
  2. The student will describe the use of advance testing in the assessment of patients with cardiopulmonary disease by:
    1. contrasting the different types of laboratory tests.
    2. describing the clinical significance of abnormal results in chest percussion and auscultation.
    3. explaining the role of, and procedure for thoracentesis in the care of a patient with respiratory disease.
    4. identifying the procedures for and interpretation of hemodynamic monitoring.
    5. interpreting normal and abnormal ECG tracings.
    6. contrasting the different types of radiographs, including chest radiographs, atypical views, lateral neck images.
    7. comparing the quality of radiographs, and the radio graphic presentation of different types of cardiac and pulmonary abnormalities, including abnormal heart size and position.
    8. discussing the use of radiographs to assess the presence, position and relevance of foreign bodies and catheters.
  3. The student will discuss the clinical significance of intracranial pressures by:
    1. listing the values for normal and abnormal intracranial pressures.
    2. describing the physiological impacts of abnormal intracranial pressures.
    3. describing the equipment and modalities used to treat abnormal intracranial pressures.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 75% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

DBT 10/17/95 Effective Session 19961 SCNS assigned #2/8/96 3 Year Review 2000 Flexible Delivery 2001. 3 Year Review 2004. 3 Year Review 2008. C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Fall 2008 (400).
C&I Approval: 08/17/2017, BOT Approval: 09/19/2017, Effective Term: Spring 2018 (540)

Related Programs

  1. Respiratory Care (RESC-AS) (640) (Active)
  2. Respiratory Care: CRT Transitional (CRT-RESC-AS) (640) (Active)