3credit hour(s)Prerequisite:RESP 1140 + RESP 1250 + RESP 1520 + RESP 1312 + RESP 1592L + RESP 1250L Corequisite:RESP 2180 + RESP 2310 + RESP 2192L + RESP 2120L + RESP 2194L Presents basic concepts of adult care medicine including adult intensive care and pathophysiology of diseases, introduction to concepts of positive pressure ventilation and advanced airway care. Introduction to positive pressure mechanical ventilation equipment and procedures related to basic critical care medicine for adults using state of the art equipment and computer simulations in the learning laboratory.