THE CARDIAC MODULE
The module will be delivered as multiple separate modules for ease of your preparation. The cardiac module has the following chapters or submodules:
- CVS physiology
- IHD
- VHD
- CARDIAC TRANSPLANT
- HYPERTENSION
- CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS
- CARDIOMYOPATHIES
- INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS
- CARDIAC FAILURE
- PACEMAKER AND CIEDs
Cardiopulmonary bypass Module
The ‘Cardiopulmonary bypass module' (part of the Applied or Clinical CVS manual) is designed to help the candidates understand this complex topic focusing on:
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- The basic CPB circuitry.
- Myocardial injury and preservation during CPB.
- Conduct and complications of CPB.
- The perioperative considerations surrounding the management of a patient undergoing CPB.