This Tutorial touches on atherosclerosis, angina and MI

Learning outcomes

Tut 1

Of course the first bit is about a cardiovascular history and also what test and observations you do to get more infomation of a patient presention with a cardiovascular complaint

The first bit of this E-Case is all about a cardiovascular history

then differential diagnoses and choosing between Acute coronary syndrome, arrhythmia, and gastritis

you are expected to interpret blood test results

you are given the progression of atherosclerosis

Once again you are expected to interpret an ECG or two..

you are then expected to help provide a drug management plan for the patient

you are given charts and and ecg of a patient and are expected to interpret them

you are expected to understand tenectraplase, a treatment for clot breaking for MI

shown Vfib and expected to knwo what the steps of action are (defib)

difference between cardioversion and defibrillation

when to switch to teriary care

explaining ECGS an angiography

cadiac output over right atrial pressure graph

drug list

stable angina vs MI

IDL

You are instructed to read the paper: Ford E.S, Capewell S (2011) Proportion of the Decline in Cardiovascular Mortality Disease Prevention Versus Treatment: Public Health Versus Clinical Care. Ann. Rev. Public Health; 32:5-22

in preperation for a debate in tut 2

you are then asked about things that have contributed to the decline of CV deaths

you are asked what a green slip is

you are also asked to look at death rate in nz for ischaemic heart diseasew

Tut 2

you are asked a bit on troponin, managing MI after the case

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