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
DEFINITION,PREVALENCE & RISK FACTORS
DEFINITION
- Vascular disruption of coronary arteries
PREVALENCE
- 25% of all deaths in the UK
- 152,000 deaths per year
- Cost: NHS £9 billion, UK economy £19 billion annually
RISK FACTORS
Non-modifiable:
- Older age (>50)
- Male gender (CVD develops 10 years earlier)
- Ethnicity (South Asian)
- Family history of CVD
Modifiable:
- Smoking
- High non-HDL cholesterol
- Poor physical activity
- Unhealthy diet
- High alcohol intake – Overweight/obesity
ADDITIONAL COMORBIDITIES THAT INCREASE THE RISK OF CVD, INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS
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