MEDI G815 - Cardiology

Credits: 2

Students are assigned to work with a specific group of cardiologists. Students will be assigned specific patients to examine and follow hospitalized and ambulatory patients. It shall be the student’s responsibility to record a history and physical examination on each assigned patient. History and physical findings will be presented to the attendings on rounds. Students will participate in rounds each day. There is an opportunity to observe procedures done on patients in the unit which include pacemaker insertion, cardioversion, hemodynamic monitoring, coronary angiography, and stress testing. The 20 bed Coronary Care Unit and 34 bed post-CCU offer excellent updated physical facilities for this experience. The Cardiac Clinic meets once each week and provides an opportunity to review the history and physical findings on a variety of cardiovascular problems. Considerable emphasis is placed on instruction and interpretation of electrocardiograms. The student is responsible for interpreting an average of 10 records a day. There will be a review session each day with one attending to review all interpretations of EKGs. At these sessions, students receive ongoing instruction in electrocardiography, as well as reading assignments. Other graphics, included M Mode echocardiography, 2-D echocardiography, and phonoechocardiography, color Doppler and angiograms are also included to a lesser degree.

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MEDI G815 - Cardiology