Cardiology I – A Review of Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
by Cwanza A. Pinckney, M.D.
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Table of Contents
- Course Home
- Objectives
- Matching Exercise
- Introduction
- Anatomy: The Heart
- Anatomy: The Vessels
- Physiology: Introduction
- Physiology: Review of Circulation
- Physiology: The Cardiac Cycle
- Physiology: Innervation of the Heart
- Cardiac Electrophysiology: Introduction
- Cardiac Electrophysiology: Electrolytes
- Cardiac Electrophysiology: The Cardiac Conduction System
- Sample Cases
- Case 1: Cardiac Tamponade
- Figure 1: Assessment
- Figure 2: Management
- Case 2: Cocaine Overdose
- Figure 3: Assessment
- Figure 4: Management
- Case 3: Hemorrhagic Shock
- Figure 5: Assessment
- Figure 6: Management
- Conclusion
- References
- Bibliography
Matching Exercise
- Perfusion
- The flow of blood through the lumen of a vessel.
- Hypertrophy
- Growth of muscle tissue secondary to increased work.
- Diastole
- Period of the heart cycle characterized by filling of the ventricles with blood.
- Systole
- The phase of the cardiac cycle characterized by contraction.
- Automaticity
- Characterized by independence from central nervous system control. Enables the heart to produce action potentials.
- Blood Pressure
- The tension of blood within the arteries.
- Shock
- A condition characterized by failure of the circulatory system to maintain adequate perfusion of vital organs.
- Tamponade
- Compression of the heart resulting from an increased volume of fluid in the pericardial sac.
References:
-Dirckx JH, ed. Stedman’s Concise Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions: Illustrated. 4th ed. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2001.