MD2001 - Cardiovascular Medicine

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
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Available to level 2 students enrolled in the MBBS program.

This subject will focus on the normal development of the heart and vascular system and introduce the student to cardiovascular disease. Skills acquisition include: measurement and understanding of ECG, blood pressure, cardiac auscultation, the basic workings of the echocardiogram and other diagnostic modalities. The student will develop a heightened appreciation of the importance of scientific investigation to the advances in cardiovascular medicine.

Learning Outcomes

• appreciation of the importance of scientific investigation to the advances in cardiovascular medicine;
• introductory knowledge and understanding of clinical cardiovascular disease including stroke;
• knowledge and skills acquisition of ECG, blood pressure, cardiac auscultation, the basic workings of the echocardiogram and other diagnostic modalities;
• knowledge and understanding of the basic structure and function of the normal heart, the great vessels and vascular system;
• understanding of the foundational importance of basic science in health and disease.

Prerequisites:

Level 1 Medicine subjects

Availabilities
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Census Date 06-May-2005
Coordinator:	Professor Geoffrey Dobson
Lecturers:	Anna-Marie Babey, jc122670, Professor Richard Hays.
Contact hours:	13 hours
Assessment:	(80%); (20%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	This subject is assessed within an integrated assessment program for all Year 2 subjects. The assessment as detailed below, is the integrated assessment schedule for all Level 2 subjects. Students must participate in all formative assessment tasks to be eligible to sit the summative assessments. Attendance at clinical placements is mandatory and completion to a satisfactory level is required.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.