Quinnipiac University Physician Assistant Program
Principles of Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease

Fall, 2007

Instructor:
M. Therrien, MD

Course Time:
1400 - 1630 hrs

Time Format:
1400-1445 First Session
1445-1500 First Break
1500-1545 Second Session
1545-1600 Second Break
1600-1630 Wrap-up Session

 

Date

First Session

Second Session

Sept. 12

Rules of the Road

Atherolsclerosis

Sept. 19

No Class (MLT away)

No Class (MLT away)

Sept. 26

No Class (MLT away)

No Class (MLT away)

Oct. 3

Hypercholesterolemia

Chronic Stable Angina

Oct. 10

Suspected MI – Initial Approach

ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Oct. 17

Acute Coronary Syndrome (unstable angina and NSTEMI)

Acute Coronary Syndrome continued

Oct. 24

Cardiomyopathy

Congestive Heart Failure

Oct. 31

Mid-Course Exam

Mid-Course Exam

Nov. 7

Valvular Heart Disease

Valvular Heart Disease continued

Nov. 14

Aortic Dissection

Syncope

Nov. 21

No class

(Thanksgiving recess)

Nov. 28

Dysrhythmia

Palpitations

Dec. 5

Congenital Heart Disease

Congenital Heart Disease continued

Dec. 12

Interactive Exam

Interactive Exam


Text:
Any standard textbook of cardiology (Braunwald or Hurst) or internal medicine (Cecil, Harrison, Scientific American) and texts assigned for Principles of Medicine course. (Learn how to be creative in your searches for information – increasingly, standard textbooks are dated as soon as they are published. Look for reviews in journals and go to the Internet!)

Web Site:

Check out my site at:
 www. medperspectives.com.

You can reach me by e-mail at:

michael.therrien@medperspectives.com

I check the mail daily.

Good luck, have fun, and welcome to cardiovascular medicine!

Mike Therrien

Last Revision:
Thursday, September 13, 2007