RC 288 - Fundamentals of Pulmonary Function Testing

3 units
2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab per week to be arranged
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 will review the fundamental procedures and equipment used to measure pulmonary function in non-symptomatic populations and in populations of people with chronic pulmonary diseases. Experience with exhaled air data collection will be provided through hands-on procedures at the college and at health service organizations’ diagnostic laboratories. Skills to be learned will include performance of public health screening and diagnostic pulmonary function testing.