Curriculum
- 40 Sections
- 111 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
- 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
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS, INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
Acute limb ischaemia (< 2 weeks): Medical emergency requiring hospital admission – Pain
– Pallor
– Pulselessness
– Paraesthesia
– Power loss
– Cold limb
Intermittent claudication:
– Pain in lower limbs on walking/exercise
– Relief with rest within 10 minutes
Chronic limb ischaemia: – ABPI < 0.5
– Pain not relieved by rest
– Absent pulses
– Poor tissue viability
– Risk of non-healing ulcers/gangrene
– Dependent rubor/pallor on leg elevation
INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS
ABPI measurement
– PAD is diagnosed when ABPI ≤ 0.9 and needs urgent vascular assessment
– Chronic limb ischaemia (ABPI < 0.5) needs urgent vascular assessment – Normal level is 1-1.4 (compression stocking suitable at this level only) – Arterial Calcification is >1.4.