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
DURATION CATEGORIES, CARDIOVASCULAR CAUSES
DURATION CATEGORIES
– Acute: seconds to minutes
– Subacute: hours to days
– Chronic: weeks to months
CARDIOVASCULAR CAUSES
– Heart failure
– Silent MI
– Acute pulmonary oedema
– Arrhythmias
RESPIRATORY CAUSES
– Asthma/COPD
– Pulmonary embolism
Lung cancer
– Pleural effusion
– Bronchiectasis (CF and non-CF)
– Pulmonary fibrosis
– PE
OTHER CAUSES
– Anaemia
– Diaphragmatic splinting (ascites/pregnancy/obesity)
– Psychogenic
– Hypothyroidism
– Anaphylaxis
– Neurological (MND, Guillain-Barré)
– Medication-induced (calcium channel/beta blockers).