Lecture topics

· Adult historical and physical assessment

· Respiratory management of pulmonary hypertension

· Difficult airway management- devices and techniques

· Tracheotomy devices and management

· Anesthetic agents

· Current airway pharmacology

· Cardiovascular pharmacology

· Shock, replacement fluids and buffer therapy

· Mechanical circulatory support

· Hemodynamic monitoring

· Advanced assessment techniques

· Independent lung ventilation

· ARDS/ALI

· Lung protective strategies

· Current ventilator modes and controls

· Weaning adults from mechanical ventilation

· Neuromuscular conditions

· Pulmonary vascular disease

· Hemoglobin abnormalities

· Upper airway obstruction

· Obstructive sleep apnea

· Lung clearance techniques

· Geriatric respiratory care

· Assessment of oxygenation and acid-base balance

· Interpretation of the chest radiograph

· ECG monitoring

· High-frequency oscillatory ventilation

· Neonatal ventilation

· Fetal growth and development

· Perinatal monitoring

· Assessment of the newborn

· Assessment of the pediatric patient

· Respiratory management of the newborn

· Congenital heart disease

· Neonatal pulmonary conditions

· Selected pediatric conditions

· Ethics in clinical practice: medical devices

· Ethics in clinical practice: end-of-life issues

· Bioterrorist threats

· Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia

· Instructional skills for healthcare professionals

· Evidence-based practice

· Research methods

· Systematic reviewing methods

· Respiratory therapeutics for nursing personnel

· Mechanical ventilation for nursing personnel