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Mar 08, 2025
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MCCC College Catalog 2024-2025
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RTH 116 - Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiology
Credit Hours: 4
Billable Contact Hours: 4
Prerequisites: RTH 100 , RTH 102A , RTH 104
Corequisite: RTH 102B , RTH 110 , RTH 111
Session Cycle: WI
This course gives the student an introduction to common cardiopulmonary diseases and conditions encountered by respiratory therapists. Topics include lung defense mechanisms, cardiopulmonary manifestation of disease, obstructive and restrictive lung diseases, review of microorganisms causing pulmonary infections, and pulmonary diseases/conditions encountered in the critically ill patient population.
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