Critical and Long Term Ailments: COPD- Respiratory Emergencies
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: COPD
- Define and discuss what is meant by the term “COPD”
- Identify the symptoms, describe their frequency and prevalence in the U.S.
- Describe the current guidelines for physician care and COPD management
- Identify the study’s major conclusion, including the need for better education
Respiratory Emergencies
- Name three diseases associated with breathing emergencies
- Name three breathing devices and the expected oxygen delivery each provides
- Describe the emergency management of choking and airway obstruction
- Describe the emergency treatment of the drowning and near the drowning patient
- Describe the emergency treatment of patients with carbon monoxide poisoning
Neonatal Care
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify and discuss the stages of fetal lung development, summarizing its functions in utero and transitions at birth.
- Describe the development of fetal circulation.
Explain the role surfactant plays in the development of neonates. - Identify and discuss the stages of labor and delivery, complications that can occur, and preventive steps that can be taken.
- Explain how to interpret neonatal radiographs, and how to treat the most common respiratory diseases affect infants and children.
- Describe the markers for a high-risk pregnancy, and high-risk infants.
- Identify the clinical signs and appropriate treatments for common neonatal.