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 & ETIOLOGY
DEFINITION
- Sensation of awareness of heartbeat: irregular, fast or forceful beating – Can be regular or irregular
PREVALENCE
- Common presentation in primary care
ETIOLOGY
Multiple causes include:
- Cardiac: atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation, ectopics, pacemaker/ICD related
- Structural heart issues: valve issues, heart failure, cardiomyopathies
- Psychological: anxiety, depression, somatisation
- Systemic: hyperthyroidism, hypoglycaemia, pheochromocytoma, Cushing’s, pregnancy, menopause, fever, anaemia, orthostatic hypotension
- Drug-related: sympathomimetics, anticholinergics, beta-agonists, beta-blocker withdrawal
- QT prolonging medications: macrolides, citalopram, itraconazole, risperidone, TCAs – Substances: alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, ecstasy.