General Catalog 2025-2026

CARD 2120 Diagnostic Tests and Pulmonary Function

This course exposes the student to advanced technology, pulmonary function tests, extraction of arterial blood, analysis of pH and arterial gases in blood, recognition and pharmacological treatment of fatal arrhythmias and electrocardiography. Introduction to the control of infections, maintenance, calibration, basic quality control and regulation for specialized equipment. Requires 15 hours of theory and 45 hours of lab.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

CARD 1210, 1220, BIOL 2151, 2154, CHEM 2110, PHYS 1013

Corequisite

CARD 2110, 2130, 2233, BIOL 2152.