Course Content
🧠 Theme 1 β€” Chest Pain
🧠 Theme II β€” Blood Pressure
🧠 Theme III β€” Shortness of Breath
Cardiovascular System (CVS) Module 3rd Year

πŸ“˜ Step 1. Curriculum Coverage

This topic covers rhythm-related breathlessness and cardiac inflammatory disorders. It integrates arrhythmia classification, ECG-based clinical management, antiarrhythmic pharmacology, myocarditis, pericarditis and pericardial effusion.

πŸ’Š Pharmacology

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  • Classify antiarrhythmic drugs
    β€’ Describe the effect of different classes of antiarrhythmic drugs on membrane potential of cardiomyocytes
    β€’ Explain the mechanism of action of all classes of antiarrhythmic drugs
    β€’ Discuss the adverse effects and clinical uses of antiarrhythmic drugs

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🩺 Medicine & Allied Clinical Integration

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β€’ Classify arrhythmias and heart blocks
β€’ Describe the etiology, ECG findings and management of atrial fibrillation
β€’ Discuss types, workup and management of ventricular arrhythmias
β€’ Discuss causes and management of myocarditis
β€’ Define and classify pericarditis
β€’ Discuss clinical findings and treatment of pericarditis
β€’ Describe the etiology and management of pericardial effusion

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