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
MONITORING, MANAGEMENT, COMPLICATIONS TO MONITOR FOR:
MONITORING:
- Regular Tests:
– Renal function: creatinine, eGFR, ACR – FBC for renal anaemia – Bone profile:
- Calcium
- Phosphate
- Vitamin D
- PTH
- BP Management Targets:
- ACR <70: <140/90
- ACR >70: <130/80
- Age >80: <150/90
MANAGEMENT
- primary care management: o Support
o Manage risk factors and comorbidities e.g., hypertension and diabetes o Avoid
NSAIDs o Start ACEi/ARBs o Offer influenza and pneumococcal vaccines
- ACE inhibitor/ARB if ACR >30, if ACR <30, then treat as normal – Atorvastatin 20mg OD for primary prevention – Consider SGLT2 inhibitors:
- Dapagliflozin
- Empagliflozin
COMPLICATIONS TO MONITOR FOR:
- Hypertension
- Cardiovascular disease
- AKI
- Renal anaemia
- End-stage renal disease
- Bone mineral disorders
- Secondary/tertiary hyperparathyroidism