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CPS 1111
Cardiopulmonary Sciences Seminar 1
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1 QH |
Introduces the beginning cardiopulmonary sciences student to the various areas
of study within the major. Examines the role of each profession in health-care
delivery. Orients students to the department, the college, and the University.
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CPS 1112
Cardiopulmonary Sciences Seminar 2
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1 QH |
Reviews the goals, policies, and procedures of the co-op program. Studies the
referral process, co-op options, and professional issues within the
cardiopulmonary sciences program and the two concentrations within the program
(exercise physiology and respiratory therapy). Gives students an opportunity to
learn effective job search strategies through developing rsums, preparing for
interviews, identifying work values, and understanding how to make informed
choices. Students analyze cases of communication, problem solving, ethical and
workplace issues, and learn
of appropriate coping mechanisms and resources available to assist them.
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CPS 1113
Cardiopulmonary Sciences Seminar 3
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1 QH |
Introduces cardiopulmonary sciences students to the various areas of study
within the major. Focuses on each concentration within the department to enable
students to make informed decisions about their career choices. Prereq.
Sophomore status.
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CPS 1115
Basic Life Support and Cardiac Assessment
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2 QH |
Provides cardiopulmonary science students with basic life support (BLS) and
cardiac assessment skills. Offers information about (1) coronary artery
disease, (2) cardiopulmonary anatomy and physiology, (3) actions for survival,
and (4) technical aspects of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and foreign
body airway obstruction clearance for adults, children, and infants. Includes
BLS modules recommended by the American Heart Association (AHA) for health-care
providers. A BLS health-care provider card is issued by the AHA to students who
successfully complete the course. Also gives students the opportunity to learn,
practice, and demonstrate proper techniques for obtaining heart rates, blood
pressure monitoring, and basic EKG procedures. Integrates both lecture and lab
sessions. Requires students to participate in one out-of-class session at
either the Wellness Office, the Cardiovascular Health and Exercise Clubs, or a
Community/Campus Health Fair.
A professional seminar required for transfer students in the Cardiopulmonary
Science Department. Substitutes for CPS1111 and CPS1112. Focuses on an
introduction to the University and the college in the first half of the course.
Prepares students for participation in the cooperative education program in the
second half.
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CPS 1211
Practicum in Respiratory Care
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4 QH |
Provides clinical experience in hospitals. Focuses on respiratory care for
noncritical patients. Emphasizes infection control, medical gas administration,
humidification of medical gases, aerosol therapy, chest physiotherapy, deep
breathing treatments, and the administration of aerosol medications. Prereq.
CPS1320 and CPS1321. CPS1301 and CPS1332 taken concurrently.
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CPS 1301
Professional Practice Laboratory 1
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1 QH |
Provides practice in basic care skills through laboratory exercises and
simulation of patient-care situations. Prereq. CPS1211 and CPS1332
concurrently.
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CPS 1302
Professional Practice Laboratory 2
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1 QH |
Provides students with hands-on experience in working with respiratory therapy
equipment. Sets up simulated patient-management problems in the lab to provide
problem-solving experience. Prereq. CPS1211, CPS1301, and CPS1433 concurrently.
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CPS 1314
Practicum in Respiratory Care 2
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6 QH |
Focuses on treating patients with more complex cardiorespiratory disorders. The
second course in a sequence of three directly related to the clinical practice
of various modalities of respiratory care. Prereq. CPS1211, CPS1302, and
CPS1433 concurrently.
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CPS 1315
Practicum in Respiratory Care 3
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6 QH |
Provides clinical experience in hospitals. Emphasizes respiratory care for
adult, pediatric, and neonatal critical patients. Reviews advanced
respiratory-care topics such as airway care, mechanical ventilation, and
positive end expiratory pressure. Prereq. CPS1314, CPS1403, and CPS1434; and
CPS1404 and CPS1576 concurrently.
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CPS 1320
Advanced Cardiopulmonary Physiology
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4 QH |
Provides detailed information relating to cardiopulmonary physiology in the
normal, diseased, and stressed state. Discusses the mechanics of regulatory
control and interaction between the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
Prereq. PAH1202 and PAH1204 or equivalent and completion of CPS courses through
quarter 5.
Introduces clinical diagnostic procedures employed in evaluating
cardiopulmonary patients and description of the etiology, pathophysiology,
diagnosis, and treatment of major cardiopulmonary diseases. Prereq. CPS1320,
PAH1202, and PAH1204 or equivalent.
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CPS 1332
Introduction to Respiratory Care
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4 QH |
Focuses on the theory and application of medical gas administration and
humidity/aerosol therapy. Basic to all other professional respiratory therapy
courses. Prereq. CPS1301 and CPS1321.
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CPS 1403
Professional Practice Laboratory 3
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1 QH |
Provides students with hands-on experience with respiratory therapy procedures.
Sets up simulated patient-management problems in the lab to provide
problem-solving experience. Prereq. CPS1302 and CPS1434 concurrently.
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CPS 1404
Professional Practice Laboratory 4
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1 QH |
Provides students with an opportunity to acquire experience in working with
respiratory therapy life support equipment. Sets up simulated critical-care
problems in the lab to provide problem-solving experience. Prereq. CPS1403 and
CPS1576 concurrently.
Introduces research methodology and scientific writing. Reviews the literature
on topics related to the cardiopulmonary sciences. Emphasizes analyzing data
and critiquing written research. Prereq. Statistics.
Discusses clinical topics and respiratory-care problems encountered during
clinical practice in the hospitals. Prereq. CPS1314 concurrently.
Discusses clinical topics and critical-care problems encountered during
clinical practice in the hospital. Prereq. CPS1315 concurrently.
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CPS 1433
Respiratory Care for the Medical and Surgical Patient
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4 QH |
Continues the introduction to respiratory therapy, as the didactic portion of
beginning clinical experience on noncritical patients. Focuses on
respiratory-care problems following major surgery and those problems related to
medical patients. Prereq. CPS1211, CPS1302, CPS1314, and CPS1332.
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CPS 1434
Respiratory Care for the Critical Patient
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4 QH |
Focuses on respiratory-care problems encountered with patients in intensive
care units. The last in a sequence of three directly related to the theory of
respiratory therapy procedures; designed as the didactic portion of clinical
experience on critical patients. Prereq. CPS1315, CPS1403, and CPS1433
concurrently.
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CPS 1516
Advanced Clinical Seminar 1
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1 QH |
Complements CPS1571. Discusses current clinical problems related to
life-support system problems encountered in the
hospital. Prereq. CPS1641 concurrently.
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CPS 1517
Advanced Clinical Seminar 2
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1 QH |
Complements a professional elective taken concurrently. Discusses current
clinical problems and research related to problems encountered in the hospital.
Prereq. CPS1642 concurrently and CVT status.
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CPS 1518
Advanced Clinical Seminar 3
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1 QH |
Complements CPS1511. Discusses current clinical problems and emphasizes
research related to critical-care problems. Prereq. CVT senior status.
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CPS 1571
Advanced Life Support Systems 1
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4 QH |
Introduces students to selected techniques of advanced cardiac life support
applied to the critically ill patient. Prereq. Senior status in CPS.
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CPS 1576
Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care
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4 QH |
Provides students with an understanding of the methods and techniques of
respiratory therapy for neonatal and pediatric patients. Emphasizes mechanical
ventilation, newborn care, and the respiratory distress syndrome. Prereq.
CPS1315 and CPS1404 concurrently; RT senior status.
Investigates the science of human motion and anatomic and mechanical principles
as they relate to an understanding of skillful, efficient, and purposeful human
motion. Examines the internal and external forces acting on a human body and
their effects. Prereq. PHY1201, PHY1501; PAH1202 and PAH1204 or equivalent.
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CPS 1613
Laboratory in Clinical Exercise Testing and Prescription
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4 QH |
Presents a didactic and lab experience in assessing cardiopulmonary function,
and muscular strength and endurance, as well as body composition, in a variety
of clinical syndromes. Gives students the opportunity to prescribe exercise
programs for a variety of special clinical populations. Prereq. CPS1615 and
CPS1619.
Studies basic and intermediate electrocardiography, including cardiac function,
lead systems, rate, rhythm, axis, infarction, ischemia, hypertrophy, effects of
cardiovascular drugs, and effects of exercise. Prereq. CPS1615, PAH1202,
PAH1204 or equivalent.
Studies the immediate and long-range effects of exercise on the human body,
emphasizing the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, muscles, and
metabolism. Includes physical fitness, body composition, and selected
components of motor performance. Covers assessment techniques and training
principles. Introduces indirect open-circuit calorimetry and EKG monitoring.
Includes a laboratory. Prereq. PAH1202 and PAH1204.
Studies the role of exercise in health and disease, including acute and chronic
effects of exercise upon the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and metabolic systems
of individuals with cardiovascular, pulmonary, or metabolic diseases.
Specifically explores therapeutic benefits of exercise intervention and
rehabilitation for individuals with heart disease, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, diabetes, obesity, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis,
osteoporosis, and low back pain. Prereq. CPS1615.
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CPS 1618
Cardiopulmonary Assessment
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5 QH |
Provides students with an opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of
physiological principles and concepts related
to clinical cardiopulmonary assessment. Integrates lecture topics with
practical laboratory experiences in physical examination techniques, and basic
pulmonary function assessment. Prereq. CPS1320 and CPS1321.
Exercise Prescription and Programming in Cardiovascular Health
Focuses on skills needed to develop individualized exercise prescriptions for
apparently healthy patients. Concentrates on the design, implementation, and
evaluation of fitness and wellness programs for individuals and groups in a
corporate or commercial setting. Prereq. CPS1320 and CPS1615 concurrently.
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CPS 1622
Clinical Exercise Physiology Practicum 1
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6 QH |
Provides a professional field assignment in a clinical setting designed to help
prepare students in their professional career choice. Students will complete a
rotation in exercise testing and/or cardiac rehabilitation. During the course,
students assume more patient-care responsibility and develop the skills
necessary to function independently. Prereq. Completed CPS course work through
quarter 9 in Exercise Physiology curriculum.
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CPS 1623
Clinical Exercise Physiology Practicum 2
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6 QH |
Offers a professional field assignment in a clinical setting designed to help
prepare students in their professional career choice. Students complete a
rotation in one of the following: exercise testing, cardiac rehabilitation,
pulmonary rehabilitation, diabetic rehabilitation, or nonclinical adult
fitness/health promotion. During the course, students assume more patient-care
responsibility and develop the skills necessary to function independently.
Prereq. CPS1622.
Prepares clinical exercise physiology students for employment in a variety of
settings through the development of case studies, discussion of current
internship experiences, and guest lecturers. Presents opportunities for
certification, continuing education, and graduate programs for future career
and academic choices.
Prereq. CPS1623 concurrently.
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CPS 1625
Administration of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Programs
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4 QH |
Studies the administration of clinical cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation
programs. Specifically, the policies and procedures, staffing, and facility
requirements necessary to develop and manage a rehabilitation program.
Discusses the issues of reimbursement, budget, utilization review, quality
assurance, and documentation necessary for cost-effective administration of a
rehabilitation program. Prereq. CPS1615, CPS1622, and CPS1623 concurrently.
Studies the systems approach to teaching health science. Covers developing
instructional goals based on needs assessments, behavioral learning objectives,
instructional strategies, and evaluation instruments. Emphasizes using
criterion-referenced measurement strategies to evaluate mastery of clinical
skills. Prereq. CPS junior status.
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CPS 1641
Fundamentals of Cardiac Catheterization
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4 QH |
Covers cardiovascular technology and basic concepts such as medical aseptic
technique. Introduces concepts related to cardiac output studies, shunt
determinations, and electrophysiology. Examines the fundamental principles of
intracardiac waveforms and cardiac catheterization. Prereq. CPS1320 and
CPS1321.
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CPS 1642
Advanced Cardiac Catheterization
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4 QH |
Covers advanced cardiac catheterization interventional techniques such as
coronary angioplasty, stents, and atherectomy. Introduces new technologies such
as coronary rotablator and lasers. Includes other techniques such as the
intraaortic balloon pump, cardiac pacemakers, and cardiac studies using biopsy,
pericardiocentesis, and electrophysiology. Prereq. Senior year status, CPS1516,
CPS1641, and CPS1644 concurrently.
Provides a comprehensive course in adult echocardiography, including an
introduction to basic cardiac embryology and cardiac physics. Outlines and
discusses M-Mode, 2-D, and color Doppler techniques. Covers transducer
positions and echo features of normal versus abnormal echo findings in valvular
heart disease, prosthetic heart valves, pericardial disease, and cardiac
tumors. Prereq. Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2, Pathophysiology, or equivalent.
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CPS 1644
Cardiovascular Technology Internship
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6 QH |
Provides cardiovascular technology students with an opportunity to develop,
practice, and master skills required to assist with diagnostic and
interventional procedures in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Prereq.
CPS1642 concurrently.
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CPS 1645
Practicum in Cardiovascular Technology 2
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6 QH |
Provides cardiovascular technology (CVT) students with a clinical opportunity
to develop procedural skills for assisting with cardiac catheterization and
echocardiography. During the practicum, the student assumes greater CVT
responsibility and develops the technical skills necessary to function
independently. Emphasizes students' ability to assist the physician, evaluate
the patient's clinical status and update the physician, and problem-solve to
meet the needs of the patient. Prereq. CPS1643 concurrently.
Offers directed study in a student's major wherein in-depth investigation of a
special interest area is undertaken. Requires students to submit a written
research proposal for approval by a faculty adviser and at least one faculty
consultant.
Offers directed study in a student's major wherein in-depth investigation of a
special interest area is undertaken. Requires students to submit a written
research proposal for approval by a faculty adviser and at least one faculty
consultant.
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