ANES 104 - Anesthesia Technology Lab II

3 Total Credits
This course offers an opportunity to build on competencies learned during Anesthesia Lab I and practice advanced anesthesia competencies including but not limited to: advanced airway management, advanced anesthesia machine troubleshooting, advanced anesthesia equipment set up, maintenance and trouble shooting, advanced physiological monitoring including arterial lines, central and pulmonary artery lines, and assisting the anesthesiologist. Intubation strategies and rapid response to airway management crisis, and care and use of emergency airway management devices are covered. Hemodynamic monitoring equipment set up, maintenance and troubleshooting are also covered.

Prerequisite(s): ANES 101 and ANES 108 with a 2.0 or higher

Course Outcomes

Recognize and properly use advanced airway equipment.
Respond appropriately to advanced airway management.
Troubleshoot advanced anesthesia machine problems.
Set up, maintain, and troubleshoot advanced physiological monitoring (arterial lines, central lines, pulmonary artery lines, blood warmers) while assisting the anesthesia provider.
Understand multiple intubation strategies and respond rapidly to airway management.
Set up hemodynamic monitoring equipment and troubleshoot.
Describe what drugs are necessary for different procedures.