Curriculum
- 40 Sections
- 111 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
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- CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSESSMENT & PREVENTION3
- SMOKING CESSATION3
- LIPID MODIFICATION & CVD PREVENTION2
- FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA4
- HTN3
- HTN IN PREGNANCY3
- T1DM3
- T2DM4
- ANGINA3
- CHEST PAIN2
- CARDIAC ARREST – BLS• Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: ~60,000 cases/year, <10% survival rate • Early defibrillation (3-5 mins): increases survival by 50-70%1
- POST MI – SECONDARY PREVENTION2
- TIA & STROKES 84
- BLACKOUTS & SYNCOPE3
- AAA3
- PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE3
- BREATHLESSNESSEMERGENCY ACTION: - If SpO2 <94% (not baseline): give oxygen and call 999.2
- DVT3
- PULMONARY EMBOLISM4
- COMPRESSION STOCKINGS2
- VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY2
- SUPERFICIAL VEIN THROMBOSIS3
- VARICOSE VEINS3
- ANTICOAGULANT’S3
- ANTI-PLATELETS3
- HEART FAILURE4
- INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITITS3
- RheumaDc fever, MyocardiDs & PericardiDs3
- CARDIOMYOPATHY3
- Valve diseases & other structural abnormalities2
- ATRIAL FIBRILLATION4
- ECG’S1
- PALPITATIONS3
- CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD)3
- ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION 262
- PMR & GCA4
- RAYNOUD’S3
- VARICOCELE3
- TIREDNESS & FATIGUE IN ADULTS2
BLACKOUTS & SYNCOPE, PREVALENCE, ETIOLOGY
DEFINITION
– Blackouts: Transient loss of consciousness (LOC): short duration with amnesia, loss of response, abnormal motor functions with complete recovery – Syncope: Transient LOC due to cerebral hypoperfusion: rapid onset, short duration, spontaneous complete recovery.
PREVALENCE
- Vasovagal episodes: the most common cause of syncope
ETIOLOGY
ETIOLOGY
3 main groups:
- Non-syncopal: epilepsy, seizures, psychogenic causes
- Life-threatening: MI, cardiac arrhythmias, head trauma, occult bleeds, AAA, aortic dissection, cardiac tamponade, subarachnoid haemorrhage, status epilepticus, adrenal crisis –
- Reflex causes: vasovagal episodes, situational, carotid sinus syndrome, cardiac syncope, orthostatic hypotension.
