Cardiology

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Makes the diagnose and follow the causes, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of heart diseases such as coronary artery disease, heart failure, hypertension, heart valve diseases, endocarditis and cardiac arrhythmias, prevention practices and pericarditis, myocarditis and cardiomyopathies
2) Knows the cardiovascular structure and function changes in cardiovascular and other systemic diseases
3) Reinforces the basic complaints and physical examination findings in cardiovascular diseases ans gains the ability to take a detailed and reliable history of the cardiovascular system and performs a complete and detailed cardiac physical examination
4) Gains the ability to request accurate invasive and non-invasive diagnostic methods according to symptoms and interprets the results obtained with these methods
5) Diagnoses diseases such as hypertension and hyperlipidemia, which are common in the community and need to be resolved at the level of family medicine, organizes ans follows the evidence-based pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments, and applies the preventive methods
6) Applies the diagnosis, follow-up and prevention methods of heart failure, applies emergency intervention and emergency treatments in acute heart failure.
7) Recognizes and follows the adult congenital heart diseases.
8) Makes the preliminary diagnosis and correct guidance in pulmonary hypertension by diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of pulmonary embolism and venous thrombotic disease.
9) Refers the patient to the relevant centers in the diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases that cannot be resolved at the level of family medicine.
10) Diagnoses correctly the cardiac emergencies such as acute myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndromes, acute pulmonary edema, hypertensive emergencies, life-threatening arrhythmias, shock and sudden death, initiats emergency treatment and refers an advanced center.
11) Interprets the blood pressure and EKG accurately.
12) Adopts an evidence-based medicine approach in the causes, diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
13) Respects human and patient rights, adopts the principle of confidentiality of patient information as a behavior.
14) Knows and applies the skills on how to intervene in heart disease emergencies.
15) Obtains detailed and reliable anamnesis.
16) Performs a complete and reliable cardiovascular physical examination.
17) Measures the blood pressure.
18) Takes EKG.
19) Communicates effectively, verbally and in writing, with patients, their families, colleagues, and others.