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Y1B2M4 - Cardiovascular System
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Anatomy1 listed topic
- Circulatory systemLearning objectivesJustify general plan of systemic, portal and lymphatic circulatory system.Compare blood vessels according to their size sand functions with examples of each type.Describe various types of anastomoses with example and their Clinical significance Heart and coronary circulationDescribe anatomical position, borders, surfaces and external features of heart.Outline the main internal features of various chambers of heartDescribe the arterial supply, venous drainage and nerve supply of heart.Define dominance of heartDefine angina pectoris and myocardial infarction, and explain their anatomical basis in case of coronary artery disease.Explain anatomical basis of cardiac referred pain in case of ischemic heart diseaseDefine angioplasty, angiographyLocate sites of auscultation of various heart sound son chest wall of a subjectIdentify features of heart on a model.
Physiology5 listed topics
- potentialLearning objectivesAppreciate the physiological arrangement of right and left hearts along with the parallel arrangement of systemic circulation.Recognize physiological anatomy of cardiac muscles, its functional syncytium and intercalated discDifferentiate between cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscles based on macro-, microscopic and functional differences, action potentials.Distinguish ionic changes in different phases of
- action potential within cardiac muscleLearning objectivesCorrelate the phases with ionic changes during pacemaker action potential in heartComprehend cardiac impulse transmission Cardiac cycleIllustrate pressure and volume changes during various phases of cardiac cycle Control of Local Blood flowDistinguish between acute and chronic control of local blood flow.Conceptualize active and reactive hyperemiaRelate the blood flow control to total peripheral resistance Cardiac output and venous returnUnderstand the determinants of cardiac output and factors affecting cardiac output.Appreciate the mechanics of low and high cardiac outputs along with their effects on heart.Comprehend the factors affecting stroke volume, heart rate and total peripheral resistanceList the functions of veinsIdentify factors regulating venous return and significance of venous reservoirs.Appreciate the equality of Cardiac output and venous return.
- Arterial blood pressureLearning objectivesComprehend the determinants of arterial pressure, factors affecting and mechanisms regulating blood pressure on short- and long- term basis.Recognize mean arterial pressure and its significance.Comprehend the individual and integrative role of baroreceptors, chemoreceptor, volume receptors, arterial natriuretic factors and Renin- angiotensin -aldosterone system in regulation of arterial pressureUnderstand the characteristics of regional circulations (skeletal muscles, pulmonary, coronary & cerebral) and factors regulating thereof Circulatory ShockDiscriminate various types of shock, its types and
- stages of developmentLearning objectivesDifferentiate between compensated and uncompensated shock.Recognize the short term and long-term compensatory mechanisms in circulatory shock.Diagnose and treat various types of shock based on clinical scenarios ECGDraw and label normal ECG showing various waves, segments and intervalsUnderstand significance of waves, segments and intervals of ECGCalculation of heart rate and various intervals and segmentsAppreciate relationship between vector and lead, type and locations of leads and principles for vector analysis in abnormal heart
- biomedical significance of phospholipidsLearning objectivesRecord the Blood Pressure of an SP using palpatory and auscultatory methodExamine the Radial PulseRecord & Interpret normal ECG by placing all the chest and limb leads on an SPExamine the Heart Sound on Pulmonary, Aortic, Mitral and Tricuspid areas
Medical Biochemistry2 listed topics
- Lipid chemistry & metabolismLearning objectivesDefinition, classification and biomedical function of lipidsGlycolipids, Sphingolipids and their biochemical significanceFatty acids, chemistry, classification and biochemical functionsMobilization & transportation of Fatty AcidsBeta oxidation and energy calculationSteroids, sterol e.g. cholesterol, their chemistry & functions and clinical significanceKetogenesis and KetolysisMechanism and utilization of Ketone bodies and their significanceLipoprotein metabolism & clinical significanceDefine and explain Hypercholesterolemia in relation with the pathophysiology of atherosclerosisMediterranean dietDescribe the role of cardiac biomarkers inDiagnosis of MIPhospholipids - Chemistry, classification and
- biomedical significance of phospholipidsLearning objectivesEstimation & clinical interpretation of Lipid profile using Micro lab (TAGs & Total Cholesterol)Estimation & clinical interpretation of Creatine Kinase (CK)