RC 292 - Advanced Clinical Application and Interpretation of Blood Gases

2 units
2 hours lecture
Enrollment Limitation: Students must be admitted to the El Camino College Respiratory Care Program or be graduated from an accredited respiratory care program.
Credit, degree applicable
This course provides instruction in respiratory clinical application of blood gases. Topics include the fundamentals of acid-base and respiratory physiology assessment and interpretation of blood gas values blood gas values applied to patient care validation of results with other modalities and appropriate methods to collect, analyze, and report blood gas results.