2022-2023 Course Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2022-2023 Course Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EMSP 2140 - Advanced Cardiovascular Concepts


Prerequisite: Program Admission; EMSP 2110 , EMSP 2120 , EMSP 2130 , and EMSP 2510  
This course equips the paramedicine student with an expanded knowledge of the anatomy, physiology, and electrophysiology of the cardiovascular system. Students will also examine the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease, and will begin to integrate advanced assessment skills (including ECG interpretation) into the assessment of cardiac patients. Topics include: Anatomy, Physiology, and Electrophysiology of the Cardiovascular System; Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease; Assessment of the Cardiac Patient; Electrocardiographic (ECG) interpretation. Contact hours: Class - 3, Lab - 2. Credit hours: 4 (Sp)