RT 255 — Fundamentals of Spirometry Technical Skills Lab (1 cr)
This course is the first in a sequence of three courses developing the technical skills required for entry into the pulmonary diagnostic clinical sites. The student will learn how to assemble and calibrate a spirometer, how to perform and measure a non-forced vital capacity, how to perform and measure a forced vital capacity, how to perform and measure maximum voluntary ventilation, how to perform and measure flow-volume loops. Prerequisite: Successful completion of previous term. (SCC)
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