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Respiratory Equipment and Gas Physics

The gas laws and the cylinders, piping, regulators, analyzers and monitors respiratory therapists use every day.

RESP-120 Year 1 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Respiratory Therapy

Course content

  1. 1Gas laws for respiratory careComing
  2. 2Physical properties of gasesComing
  3. 3Medical gas production and cylindersComing
  4. 4Piping systems and safetyComing
  5. 5Regulators and flowmetersComing
  6. 6Oxygen concentrators and liquid oxygenComing
  7. 7Gas analyzersComing
  8. 8Pulse oximetry and capnographyComing
  9. 9Equipment cleaning and disinfectionComing
  10. 10Electrical safetyComing
  11. 11Troubleshooting equipmentComing
  12. 12Equipment lab reviewComing

Description

The gas laws and the cylinders, piping, regulators, analyzers and monitors respiratory therapists use every day.

Part of the Health Sciences stream, typically taken in year 1.