Exposure to the full spectrum of diagnosis and treatment of congestive heart failure.
Course Objectives
Understand pathophysiology, recognize clinical features of congestive heart failure Pharmacological and device therapy of congestive heart failure Arrhythmia recognition and therapy in congestive heart failure Evaluation for heart transplant including post transplant care
Instructional Methodology (approximate # of hours per week)
Lectures - 3 Rounds/Discussions - 10 Patient Contact - 25 Lab - none Patient Load - 4-6 Call - 1 as needed only for Heart Transplant
Specifics
Students should report to Dr. Van Bakel's office at 1233 Rutledge Tower after orientation the first day of service.
Students will be assigned to the Heart Failure and Transplant Team. Students will need to inform Dr. Van Bakel AND the student coordinator (Mary Ann Snell, 792-7282 orsnellma@musc.edu) whether they will be doing a 2 or 4 week rotation (there is no difference between the two – just a shorter experience).
The students will receive their grade from Dr. Van Bakel.
Students will receive an overview of the rotation and a schedule when they meet with Dr. Van Bakel on the first day.
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Understand pathophysiology, recognize clinical features of congestive heart failure