COPD/Emergency Respiratory Care
| Course Id | 230819 |
| Course Name | COPD/Emergency Respiratory Care |
| Course Catagory | Respiratory Care, Nursing and General Healthcare |
| Course Price | 33.54 |
| Course CEU | 3 |
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
- COPD Section — Upon successful completion, the learner will be able to:
- Define COPD and explain the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying its two primary phenotypes.
- Identify the symptoms, risk factors, and epidemiological prevalence of COPD in the United States.
- Describe current evidence-based guidelines for physician management and pharmacologic treatment of COPD.
- Articulate the need for improved patient and provider education to reduce COPD morbidity and mortality.
- Emergency Respiratory Care Section — Upon successful completion, the learner will be able to:
- Name three diseases associated with breathing emergencies and describe their clinical presentations.
- Identify three oxygen delivery devices and the expected FiO? each provides.
- Describe the emergency management of choking and airway obstruction in adults and children.
- Describe the emergency treatment of drowning and near-drowning patients.
- Describe the emergency treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning.