Cardiology

Common Conditions and Presentations

• Conditions:

  • Acute Coronary Syndromes
  • Acute Pulmonary Oedema
  • Aortic Dissection
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Atrial Flutter
  • AV Nodal Re-entry Tachycardia
  • AV Re-entry Tachycardia
  • Essential Hypertension
  • Heart Failure
  • Hypercalcaemia
  • Hyperkalaemia
  • Hypertension
  • Hypotension
  • Infective Endocarditis
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Obesity
  • Pericarditis
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Secondary Hypertension
  • Sepsis
  • Stable Angina
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Ventricular Tachycardia

• Emergencies:

  • Advanced Life Support

• Investigations:

  • ECG Interpretation
  • Echocardiogram

• Physiology:

  • Cardiac Action Potential
  • Cardiac Anatomy
  • Cardiac Cycle

• Presenting Complaints:

  • Arrhythmias
  • Chest Pain
  • Collapse, Syncope, Mechanical Falls
  • Shortness of Breath, Cough and Haemopytsis

• Procedures:

  • Angiography
  • Lung POCUS
  • Transcutaneous Pacing

• Topics:

  • Sodium and Potassium Homeostasis

Medications

• Antiarrhythmics
• Anticoagulants
• Antihyperglycaemics
• Diuretics
• Drugs in Cardiac Arrest
• Inotropes
• Lipid Lowering Therapy