Novak B Part 1 MF1 Cardiovascular
Activity
Tutorial
Tutorial
Novak B. is a 55-year-old man with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hyperlipidemia. He presents himself at your office because he has been experiencing chest pain for several days, but has been reluctant to come to the office. He first noted it 6 weeks ago while shoveling snow. The discomfort was mid-sternal and radiated to his jaw. It resolved with rest. Since then, he has noted 3 similar episodes each occurring while climbing the 2 flights of stairs from his basement to the bedroom. Upon further questioning, he also tells you that he feels cramps in both of his calves whenever he walks for more than 500 meters. If he stops walking, his symptoms resolve within 2-3 minutes. On examination, he is mildly obese. His pedal artery and posterior tibial artery pulses are significantly decreased in volume bilaterally. The remainder of the examination is normal. You diagnose him with angina and prescribe aspirin, a beta-blocker, a statin and nitroglycerin. You also make a referral to a dietician.
Curriculum Block
Cardiology / Medical Foundation 1 / Part 1 / Week 3
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Objectives
General Objectives
- Describe the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis.
- Recognize the factors that promote coronary atherosclerosis ("risk factors").
- Describe the pathophysiology behind common clinical presentations of atherosclerotic disease including stable angina, unstable angina and myocardial infarction (including complications of acute myocardial infarction).
- Recognize non-coronary atherosclerosis, and what clinical syndromes that may result as a consequence of atherosclerotic involvement of the peripheral vascular system.
- Explain the general principles of myocardial cell metabolism and know the determinants of myocardial oxygen consumption - MVO2
- Recognize the structure of myocardial cells and the mechanism by which they contract.
Global Objectives
Assessments
End-Unit Tutorial Assessment
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)
Tags
Basic Sciences
Pharmacology
Physiology
Therapy
Cohort Year
2010
Curriculum Block
Cardiology
Medical Foundation 1
Part 1
Week 3
Curriculum Week
Part 1
Week 9
Discipline
Cardiology
Family medicine
Longitudinal Discipline
Immunology
MCC Presentations
Chest Pain
McMaster Program Competencies
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.4 Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resource allocation, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations
MeSH
Adrenergic beta-Agonists [D27.505.696.577.050.100.200]
Angina Pectoris [C23.888.646.215.500]
Aspirin [D02.241.511.390.700.075]
Atherosclerosis [C14.907.137.126.307]
Cardiovascular System [A07]
Chest Pain [C23.888.646.215]
Coronary Artery Disease [C14.280.647.250.260]
Coronary Circulation [G09.330.100.324]
Diabetes Mellitus [C19.246]
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 [C19.246.300]
Heart [A07.541]
Hyperlipidemias [C18.452.584.500.500]
Hypertension [C14.907.489]
Myocardial Ischemia [C14.280.647]
Neurotransmitter Agents [D27.505.696.577]
Nitroglycerin [D02.640.636]
Obesity [C23.888.144.699.500]
Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
Physiological Effects of Drugs [D27.505.696]