Internal Medicine — Old Core Academic Day Lectures (Until Sep 2023)
Acute coronary syndrome: presentation, diagnosis, and management
Teaching
Competencies covered in this activity
| 1. Practise medicine within their defined scope of practice and expertise | ||||||
| 1.1. Demonstrate a commitment to high-quality care of their patients | ||||||
| 1.3. Apply knowledge of the clinical and biomedical sciences relevant to Internal Medicine | ||||||
| 1.3.8. Pharmacology as it relates to pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, mechanism of action, routes of delivery and elimination, and adverse effects of medications | ||||||
| 1.3.8.3. Cardiovascular medications | ||||||
| 1.4. Apply knowledge of the following systems, clinical scenarios, conditions, diseases and therapies applicable to Internal Medicine, including the manifestations, investigation, and management | ||||||
| 1.4.1. Cardiac | ||||||
| 1.4.1.1. Symptoms | ||||||
| 1.4.1.1.1. Chest pain | ||||||
| 1.4.1.1.2. Dyspnea | ||||||
| 1.4.1.1.3. Palpitations | ||||||
| 1.4.1.1.4. Syncope | ||||||
| 1.4.1.2. Findings and investigations | ||||||
| 1.4.1.2.1. Abnormal cardiac enzymes | ||||||
| 1.4.1.2.2. Cardiac murmurs | ||||||
| 1.4.1.3. Disorders | ||||||
| 1.4.1.3.1. Acute coronary syndromes and their complications | ||||||
| 1.4.1.3.2. Cardiomyopathies | ||||||
| 1.4.1.3.3. Congestive heart failure | ||||||
| 1.4.1.3.4. Coronary artery disease | ||||||
| 1.4.1.3.5. Pericarditis, pericardial effusion, and tamponade | ||||||
| 1.4.1.3.6. Pulmonary hypertension | ||||||
| 1.4.1.3.7. Valvular heart disease | ||||||