cardiology

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• choking / respiratory arrest / cardiac arrest / BLS / ALS / CPR
• Paediatric Resuscitation Drugs
• the ECG
• cardiac arrhythmias
• anti-arrhythmic agents
• cardiac conduction blocks
• cardiac physiology
• atherosclerosis and primary prevention
• hyperlipidaemia
• the adult with chest pain in the ED
• who needs cardiac monitoring, and for how long?
• ischaemic heart disease (IHD) or coronary artery disease (CAD)
• acute coronary syndromes
• Mx of possible acute coronary syndrome without ST elevation (NSTEACS)
• acute myocardial infarction (AMI/STEMI/NSTEMI)
• coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
• intracoronary stents
• congestive cardiac failure
• genetic determinants of cardiac phenotypes
• Mx of the wheezy elderly patient - acute pulmonary oedema versus asthma
• Stress MIBI medication check list (pdf)
• Western Health cardiology services

• Blaufuss.org - excellent multimedia tutorials explaining cardiac anatomy, physiology and clinical signs
• Aust. Heart Foundation - Mx acute coronary syndromes
• Aust. Heart Foundation - Reducing risk in coronary heart disease
• Aust. Heart Foundation - Prevention of heart disease
• Aust. Heart Foundation - Mx of chronic heart failure
• Aust. Heart Foundation - Mx of hypertension
• Aust. Heart Foundation - Mx of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
• Aust. NHMRC/NICS Emergency Care clinical guideline portal - links to cardiology guidelines
• European Society of Cardiology (ESC)