Students explore the fundamentals of pharmacology, including an overview of drug classifications, their modes of actions, and their applications. Students examine pharmacology involving the respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, and neurological systems, with emphasis placed on respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Students focus on how specific drugs cause their effects, why they would be used in a clinical setting, and under what situations they could be used. Content is tailored for Respiratory Therapy, and material studied in this course is further applied and reinforced in subsequent Respiratory program courses. Prerequisite: Admission to Semester 2 of the Respiratory Therapy program
Students explore the fundamentals of pharmacology, including an overview of drug classifications, their modes of actions, and their applications. Students examine pharmacology involving the respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, and neurological systems, with emphasis placed on respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Students focus on how specific drugs cause their effects, why they would be used in a clinical setting, and under what situations they could be used. Content is tailored for Respiratory Therapy, and material studied in this course is further applied and reinforced in subsequent Respiratory program courses. Prerequisite: Admission to Semester 2 of the Respiratory Therapy program
