| Semester 3, 2023 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Health and Medical Sciences |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: PMC1105 and PMC1000
Overview
In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024.
Two of the most common medical conditions experienced by individuals are cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Disorders associated with these two systems have a major impact on the morbidity and mortality of patients and as such a Paramedic is required to have strong foundation knowledge and skills to manage these patients safely and effectively. This course aims to provide further knowledge for students to gain an understanding of the impact of cardiac and respiratory dysfunction on other body systems and individuals as a whole.
Cardiovascular and respiratory conditions are the most common medical emergencies managed by paramedics. This course will focus on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and therapeutic management of patients with cardiovascular and respiratory conditions and emergencies. This course will also develop the students' ability to source acquire and critically appraise evidence and apply findings those findings to paramedic practice.
Course learning outcomes
On completion of this course students should be able to:
- Apply anatomical, physiological, pathological epidemiology concepts associated with the cardiovascular and respiratory systems to develop a knowledge understanding of relevant conditions and emergencies paramedics manage;
- Examine epidemiological and demographic factors associated with the cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in line with relevant paramedics emergencies;
- Apply clinical reasoning in relation to managing cardiovascular and respiratory conditions and emergencies;
- Examine evidenced-based approaches to the management of cardiovascular and respiratory conditions and emergencies;
- Apply appropriate communication techniques and skills in relation to managing individuals with cardiovascular and respiratory conditions in the clinical environment;
- Examine the purpose of health promotion and primary health care in preventing cardiac and respiratory disease.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Cardiovascular diseases and associated conditions: 鈥� Hypertension 鈥� Lipid disorders 鈥� Vascular disease Heart failure |
20.00 |
| 2. |
Thromboembolism Acute Coronary Syndrome |
5.00 |
| 3. | Dysrhythmias | 5.00 |
| 4. | Pericardial/myocardial disease | 10.00 |
| 5. | Cardiac arrest | 10.00 |
| 6. |
Respiratory diseases and associated conditions: 鈥� Asthma 鈥� COPD 鈥� Infections Haemoptysis |
20.00 |
| 7. |
Pleural disease Pneumothorax |
10.00 |
| 8. |
Other / Special conditions: Cystic fibrosis |
10.00 |
| 9. | Environmental and occupational respiratory diseases | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Quiz | No | 20 |
| Case 精东传媒app | No | 40 |
| Time limited online examinatn | No | 40 |