Components: Theory
Credit Hours: 3
Course Schedule: Semester
This course will focus on cases involving patients who receive cardiovascular diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, bronchoscopy procedures and pulmonary function testing. The cardiovascular procedures include electrocardiography, holter monitoring, echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, coronary artery bypass grafts, intra-aortic balloon counter pulsation, and coronary valve replacement. The cases will also include pulmonary function testing, exercise testing, and bronchoscopy. Students will discuss the pathophysiology and diagnostic procedures related to each case. Relevant laboratory exercises will be conducted. ACLS will also be included as a part of this course (ACLS will taught by outside agency).