Medicine (Cardiology) by Dr-Omar Khaled

What Will You Learn?

• 1. Fundamentals and Auscultation
• Cardiology (Introduction & Heart Sounds): You'll start with the basics of heart function and the critical skill of recognizing normal and abnormal heart sounds.
• Cardiac Auscultation (Heart murmurs): This focuses specifically on identifying and interpreting heart murmurs, which are key diagnostic indicators of valvular or other heart defects.
• 2. Ischemic Heart Diseases (Coronary Artery Disease)
• Coronary Artery Diseases (CAD): This covers conditions where blood supply to the heart muscle is restricted.
• STEMI: You will learn about ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, which is the most serious type of heart attack caused by a complete blockage of a coronary artery. This is a critical topic involving acute diagnosis and emergency treatment protocols.
• 3. Heart Failure and Diagnostics
• Heart Failure (Heart Failure_1, Heart Failure_2): This deep dive explores the different types, stages, causes, and management strategies for a failing heart.
• Cardiomyopathy: You'll study diseases of the heart muscle itself.
• ECG (Electrocardiogram): This section is dedicated to reading and interpreting the electrical activity of the heart, a foundational skill for diagnosing many cardiac conditions like arrhythmias and heart attacks.
• 4. Arrhythmias
• Acls and Tachycardia: This combines the study of rapid heart rhythms (tachycardia) with Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) protocols for managing them, especially in emergency situations.
• Bradycardia: You will learn about abnormally slow heart rhythms and their management.
• 5. Other Cardiovascular Conditions
• This section includes systemic and vascular diseases closely linked to heart health:
• Valvular Heart Diseases
• Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
• Hyperlipidemia (High Cholesterol/Fats)
• Peripheral Artery Diseases
• Aortic diseases
• Pericardial diseases
• 6. Pharmacology
• Cardiovascular Pharmacology 1: This important module will introduce you to the medications used to treat the various heart and vascular conditions covered in the course (e.g., antiarrhythmics, anti-hypertensives, cholesterol-lowering drugs).
• The course is structured to teach you the pathology, diagnosis (via ECG and auscultation), and management (including ACLS and pharmacology) of major cardiovascular conditions.