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RSP 271 Introduction to Oxygen Therapy 3 cr. Goals and administration of medical gas therapy; evaluation of its effects. Mechanisms of external respiration, oxygen transport and hypoxmia. Laws and clinical guidelines governing use. Limitations, complications and contraindications. Lab practice with equipment.