Overview
The Respiratory Therapy education program, Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy (B.Sc. RT), started in July 2017 under the Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore at 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). The B.Sc RT Degree course consists of 3 years of coursework and one year of clinical rotations (internship).??
The scope of respiratory therapy includes:
- Clinical assessment of patients with cardiorespiratory disorders.
- Administration of medical gases including oxygen, helium, and nitric oxide.
- Provision of humidification of respired gases.
- Administration of respiratory drugs such as bronchodilators, mucolytics, mucokinetics.
- Chest physiotherapy, postural drainage, and clearance of secretions.
- Performing and interpreting pulmonary function tests and ABG.
- Initiation, maintenance, and weaning patients off mechanical ventilation.
- Pulmonary rehabilitation program (including cessation of smoking).
- Perform and assist with emergency cardiac life support elsewhere.
Key Features
- Learning through direct hands-on practice with adequate supervision from experts from the field.
- Advanced equipment, simulation labs, and intensive care units provide the students with the latest treatment strategies and better learning.
- Industrial support for demonstration of the latest technology and equipment.
- Advanced?ICUs and equipment and support from the Anaesthesiology, Emergency, Paediatrics, Neonatology, Pulmonary, and Sleep Medicine departments which makes the department independent in the treatment of patients and the students get to learn about all kinds of cases.
Core Competencies
- Medical ICU
- Neonatal and Paediatric ICU
- Casualty ICU
- Trauma triage
- PFT
- Sleep studies
Programs
The Department of Respiratory Therapy, Mangalore offers the following programs:
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BSc RT (Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy)
MSc RT (Adult Respiratory Care)
Program Education Objectives (PEOs), Programs outcomes( POs), Course outcomes(Cos)
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