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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