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Pump Function

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Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology
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Curriculum Block
Part 1 Medical Foundation 1 Cardiology
Curriculum Week
Part 1
Discipline
Cardiology
MeSH
Heart [A07.541]

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Child Objectives
  • 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.
  • Describe the normal anatomy and function of the pericardium and the pathophysiology of cardiac tamponade.
  • Explain the concepts of afterload and preload (Frank-Starling relationship) and their effects on ventricular performance.
  • Explain the assessment of cardiac pump function using diagnostic tests.
  • Describe Wigger's diagram as a way of understanding the hemodynamic changes that occur in each of the cardiac chambers during the cardiac cycle.
  • Describe the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of congestive heart failure.
  • Describe the normal anatomy of the atrioventricular and semilunar valves and how they function.
  • Describe the pathophysiologic consequences and clinical presentations of the common types of valvular lesions.
  • Develop a mechanism-based approach to the management of congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy and valvular lesions.
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