Paramedic Cardiology
Credits: 4
Course Number: 10-531-916
Course Description
10-531-916 PARAMEDIC CARDIOLOGY ...this course teaches the paramedic student to integrate assessment findings with principles of cardiovascular anatomy, physiology, epidemiology, and pathophysiology to formulate a field impression and implement a comprehensive treatment plan for a patient with a cardiovascular complaint. (Corequisites: all 10-531-XXX courses in the current semester)
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Most NWTC classes are offered in 8-week sessions. Learn more about how our class schedule can help you succeed.
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What will I learn?
- Examine the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system.
- Demonstrate the assessment of a cardiovascular patient.
- Characterize the precipitating causes, morbidity/mortality, pathophysiology, assessment findings, management, and communication strategies associated with cardiac disease
- Characterize the precipitating causes, morbidity/mortality, pathophysiology, assessment findings, management, and communication strategies associated with coronary syndrome
- Characterize the precipitating causes, morbidity/mortality, pathophysiology, assessment findings, management, and communication strategies associated with acute myocardial infarction/angina
- Characterize the precipitating causes, morbidity/mortality, pathophysiology, assessment findings, management, and communication strategies associated with heart failure
- Characterize the precipitating causes, morbidity/mortality, pathophysiology, assessment findings, management, and communication strategies associated with non-traumatic cardiac tamponade
- Characterize the precipitating causes, morbidity/mortality, pathophysiology, assessment findings, management, and communication strategies associated with hypertensive emergencies
- Characterize the precipitating causes, morbidity/mortality, pathophysiology, assessment findings, management, and communication strategies associated with cardiogenic shock
- Characterize the precipitating causes, morbidity/mortality, pathophysiology, assessment findings, management, and communication strategies associated with cardiac arrest
- Characterize the precipitating causes, morbidity/mortality, pathophysiology, assessment findings, management, and communication strategies associated with vascular disorders
- Manage the care of a cardiovascular patient.
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