About the Course
Cardiovascular system transports a fluid containing cells, gases, nutrients, waste products, hormones and heat, thereby catering to the demands of the body cells and establishing homeostasis in the body. This unique and vital event is achieved by means of multiple intricate functional mechanisms operative in the form of a cardiovascular system.
We felt, there is a need to provide students with current concepts of cardiovascular physiology to make them understand the functions of this system as a whole and in relation to the rest of the body. Hence, we have designed this course which begins with the exploration of physiological properties of heart like action potential, cardiac cycle, cardiac output, hemodynamics and blood pressure and goes on to elaborate on regulation of cardiovascular function and the electrocardiogram. The course concludes with a few pathological considerations and ECG abnormalities.
Target Audience
Medical students – Allopathy, Dental.
Alternative Medicine students – Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Chiropractic, Naturopathy, Acupuncture.
Para/Allied medical students – Nursing, Physiotherapy, Medical lab technicians, BSc Physiology.
Postgraduate students – Cardiology, MD/MSc/PhD Physiology, General medicine, Family medicine.
Course Delivery Format
This course is delivered entirely online. It consists of a series of comprehensive lectures by a professor in the subject, appropriately annotated with slides, animations and wherever necessary, interactive content. The delivery offers tremendous flexibility. You may pause a teacher while you refer to your textbooks (not includes) and to take notes. You may also rewind a segment to listen to the teacher again or you may skip a slide or two if you already know that bit. You may bookmark a segment that you wish to return to later, maybe to refresh just before your exams. While the lessons in this course may be arranged in a particular order based on our curriculum, you have the flexibility to take them in order of your preference based on your personalized learning needs.
Benefits
While this course is to help you learn the subject from an online faculty, it may help you in several ways even if you are already enrolled in some medical, dental or paramedical school. Many of our students felt that the format in which this course is delivered has helped them to cope up against the fast paced lectures in actual class – it’s like having a TV remote in class to self-pace your teacher. Animations help understand concepts better by making concepts easy to understand… and difficult to forget
Dr. N. V. Dravid
A. C. P. M. College, Dhule