Military MD/Residents/Other Healthcare Professionals

Physician

Following this course, the participant should be able to formulate a practical approach to common cardiac disorders; identify the diagnostic tests that can be used to determine the severity of the patient problem and make an accurate diagnosis; discuss the various treatment options available and recognize when to treat and when to refer cardiac patients. This activity is expected to result in increased confidence in making an appropriate diagnosis and providing effective treatment and referral or follow-up care with the overall goal of improving patient outcomes

*Aortic valve disease - Objectives: 1. Understand typical symptoms, physical examination finding, ECG findings, chest x-ray findings and how to read the echo report for aortic valvular stenosis and regurgitation. 2. Describe how these findings help quanitfy the severity of aortic stenosis and insuffciency. 3. Recognize the importance of bicuspid aortic valve disease and its most feared complication

*Mitral and tricuspid valve disease - Objectives: 1. Understand typical symptoms, physical examination finding, ECG findings, chest x-ray findings and how to read the echo report for aortic valvular stenosis and regurgitation. 2. Describe hor these findings help quanitfy the severity of mitral stenosis and insuffciency. 3. Recognize when surgery for mitral valve disease should be considered.

*Non-invasive evaluation of ischemia: What test should I order - Objectives: 1. Describe the basic physiology underlying each type of non-invasive stress testing 2. Understand the test characteristics of non-invasive testing and how to use a stress test to detect ischemia and predict prognosis 3. Know how to choose the most appropriate stress test for your patient

*Heart failure - Objectives: 1. Define systolic and diastolic heart failure 2. Describe the key elements in the work-up for newly diagnosed heart failure 3.Understand the key elements in the management of heart failure, goals of treatment and which therapies affect mortality and morbidity

*Hypertension-Objectives: 1. Know when to treat essential hypertension and what goals of treament are 2. Name the causes of secondary hypertension and when and how to screen for them 3. Understand the mechanism of all major classess of antihypertensives 4. Be able to formulate a antihypertensive strategy for 3 example cases

*Evaluation of dyspnea - Objectives: 1. Formulate a differential daignosis for the patient who complains of dyspnea 2. Develop a strategy to differentiate cardiac from pulmonary causes of dyspnea 3. Understand the work up and evaulation for potential cardiac causes of dyspnea

*Evaluation of the Patient with Chest Pain - Objectives : 1. List 3 potentially life-threatening causes of chest pain. 2. List 2 ischemic chest pain etiologies easily confused with angina due to coronary artery disease 3. Define Takotsubo Syndrome 4. Recognize ECG patterns indicating myocardial ischemia

*Atrial Fibrillation: What's old and what's new - Objectives: 1. Name 4 drugs to control ventriculat rate in AF 2. Discuss the role of ablation of the AV node in AF 3. Discuss the role of AF ablation 4. Define the 3 types of AF 5. know the newer antithrombotic and antiarrhythmic agents that can be used to manage AF 6. List the parameters of the CHAD2 score

* Treadmill exercise testing – Objectives: 1. Define the role of treadmill testing in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease 2. Define the ischemic response to treadmill testing 3. List 3 conditions which necessitate the use of imaging techniques in treadmill testing 4. Explain why treadmill testing does not predict acute myocardial infarction

* Syncope – Objectives: 1. Name 3 features of the history important in the etiology of syncope 2. List 3 physical examination findings that can provide a clue as to the etiology of syncope 3. List 3 ECG findings that can provide a clue as to the etiology of syncope' 4. Name 4 nonarrhythmic causes of syncope 5. Derive a management plan forthe patient with vasovagal syncope

*Preoperative Workup of the Cardiac Patient for Noncardiac Surgery - Objectives 1. List 2 features of the high-, medium-, and low-risk patient for noncardiac surgery 2. List 2 high-, medium-, and low-risk operative procedures 3. Understand the use of beta blockers prior to joncardiac surgery 4. Define the role of revascularization prior to surgery 5. Know the recommendations for management of the preoperative patient who is taking aspirin, clopidogrel,and/or coumadin

*ECG Mimics of Myocardial Infarction – Objectives: 1. Name 3 conditions that are easily confused with myocardial infarction. 2. State 2 differential points between pericarditis and acute myocardial infarction. 3. Name the electrolyte disorder most commonly causing an ECG pattern resembling acute MI. 4. State 2 causes of ST segment elevation in the anterior prexcordial leads.

Conference 7:00 AM - 11:15 AM 

Conference 7:00 AM - 11:15 AM 

Conference 7:00 AM - 11:15 AM