RESP 1042 - Pharmacology for Respiratory Care

3.0 Credits

Emphasis in this course is on respiratory care pharmacology. The course includes general principles and administration of medications used to treat respiratory diseases as well as interaction, pharmacologic action and effect, contraindications, and side effects. Drug dosage calculations will also be reviewed during the course.

Prerequisites: (2) RESP 1000 and RESP 1020

Lecture Hours: 3.0
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

1. Describe general pharmacological principles including the history and development of drugs, pharmokinetics, pharmodynamics, and routes of administration.

2. The student will identify bronchodilator medications; list their mode of action, recognize drug specific indications, and identify contraindications as well as adverse effects.

3. The students will list other medications that are used to treat patients with pulmonary disorders. These medications include anti-infective, mucolytic, therapeutic medical gases, as well as anesthetic and sedative agents.

4. The students will recognize the anatomy and physiology of the airway, neurotransmitter substances, and receptors of the autonomic nervous system.

5. Students will accurately perform drug dosage calculations.

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