PARA2001 Pathophysiology of the Respiratory System

Dr Tim Rayner

2012

4.5

1 x 2-hour lecture weekly
1 x 2-hour tutorial fortnightly
1 x 6-hour independent study weekly

1 Admission into BHSP-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Paramedic)
1a Admission into BPARA-Bachelor of Paramedic Science
2 HLTH1004 - Human Bioscience
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a) and 2)

PARA2002 - Clinical Applications 1

HLTH2203 has been successfully completed

Basic Life Support

Assignments; Examination (40%); Tutorial participation.

This topic has been developed to enable students to work as pre-hospital health care providers. There is extensive theoretical and practical understanding of the functional and dysfunctional integrity of the Respiratory System. This topic is relevant to the core practice of the professional Paramedic Practice with a Respiratory focus. This course will develop students' critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills for paramedic management of respiratory emergencies.

This topic will explore respiratory emergencies through a discussion of the cause, pathophysiology, presentation and treatment of the major disorders. The topic is divided into the following modules:

Advanced respiratory physiology
Asthma and anaphylaxis
Advanced airway management
Thoracic trauma
Paediatric respiratory emergencies
Respiratory pharmacology

This topic runs as a co-requisite with PARA2002 Clinical Applications 1, which addresses the assessment of a patient with a respiratory disorder and the pre-hospital practice at an Advanced Life Support level

At the completion of this topic, it is intended that the participants will be able to:

Describe in detail the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system, including advanced principles of gas exchange, gas transport and cellular respiration
Compare and differentiate the aetiology and pathophysiology of asthma and anaphylaxis
Describe the aetiology, pathophysiology and complications of chronic respiratory disorders
Describe the aetiology and pathophysiology of non-cardiac pulmonary oedema
Describe injuries associated with thoracic trauma and the treatment of thoracic injuries
Identify the presentation of an airway obstruction and describe the emergency management
Describe the indications, techniques and complications of advanced airways and ventilatory support
Contrast the paediatric respiratory anatomy and physiology with that of an adult and discuss the practical implications of these differences
Recognise the Paediatric Patient with respiratory system compromise
Understand the implications and rationale of and for emergency management of patients with variety of respiratory conditions, acute or chronic or life threatening
Identify common drug groups used in the community for the management of respiratory disorders and deduce the possible influence these drugs will have on a patient's emergency presentation.

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2012 are no longer published.

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