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, COMMON CAUSES
DEFINITION:
- Persistent drop in kidney function over 3 months
COMMON CAUSES:
- Hypertension
- Diabetes – the most common cause of end-stage renal disease
- Glomerulonephritis
- Acute kidney injury (AKI)
- Nephrotoxic agents (e.g., NSAIDs, aminoglycosides, bisphosphonate, cyclosporin/Tacrolimus, diuretics, lithium, mesalazine) – Structural/voiding issues (e.g., BPH/neurogenic bladder) – Recurrent calculi – Systemic conditions:
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Vasculitis
- Myeloma
- Family history of CKD
- Hereditary autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
- Cardiovascular disease
- Obesity and metabolic syndrome
- Gout