Module overview
This module will consolidate and expand your knowledge and clinical practice. Clinical specialists will deliver the theoretical and practical aspects of this module. Using our dedicated clinical skills facility, you will apply the theory and perform a range of cardiac and respiratory tests on model patients before venturing out into your clinical placement.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Identify abnormal changes within physiological systems and measurements and relate to the underlying pathophysiology within cardiovascular respiratory and sleep science.
- Understand the application of safe and effective clinical practice in diagnostic physiological measurement including; Clinical Electrocardiography Ambulatory ECG Application Non-invasive blood pressure measurement Ambulatory Blood Pressure Application Spirometry Oxygen saturation
- Understand the pathophysiology underlying a range of common cardiovascular respiratory and sleep disorders.
- Describe the role of Cardiology, Vascular, Respiratory & Sleep Science healthcare science practitioners in relevant patient pathways
- Understand the basic principles underpinning the routine investigations and procedures carried out in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular and respiratory & sleep pathologies
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of patient-centred care in the investigation and treatment of patients.
Syllabus
Application of safe and effective clinical practice in physiological measurement
- Risk management
- Infection control
- Team working
- Partners in the management of disease
- Patient-centred care
- Disability including learning disabilities
- Children and adults
- Communication skills
Introduction to Cardiology and Vascular Science
- Cardiac embryology and foetal developments
- Cardiac and vascular pathophysiology
Investigations and procedures carried out in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac and vascular disease
- Contextualise diagnostic data with respect to cardiac pathology
- Characteristics of recording equipment and their evaluation
Development of a framework for interpretation of ECG's
- The Normal ECG from birth to old age
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Leads
- Rate
- Rhythm
- Cardiac Axis
- Terminology
- Sinus Rhythms
Identification of common arrhythmias
- Ventricular fibrillation
- Ventricular tachycardia
- Atrial fibrillation
- Sinus bradycardia
- Sinus tachycardia
- Common abbreviations and units
Introduction to Respiratory and Sleep Science
- Investigations and procedures carried out in the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disease including sleep disorders
- Characteristics of equipment and their evaluation
- Calibration and quality control procedures
- Pathophysiology of lung diseases in the context of diagnostic data
- Infection control in the respiratory laboratory
- Physiological measurement systems in the evaluation of lung function
- Physiological measurement systems used to measure respiration during sleep
- Calculation of reference values
- Pharmacology and therapeutics of bronchodilators
- Introduction to common sleep disorders and treatment
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Students will learn by exploring material in seminars and laboratory practicals in conjunction with directed learning. Students will be encouraged to take responsibility for the development of their own learning by utilising a variety of means such as multimedia resources, and the library, and by self-directed development of the study skills necessary to access these resources
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 313 |
Lecture | 62 |
Total study time | 375 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Klabunde, R (2006). Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts. Elsevier.
Cotes, J (2006). Lung function: physiology, measurement and application in medicine.
Guyton, A (2009). Textbook of Medical Physiology. Elsevier.
West, J. (2008). Pulmonary Pathophysiology The Essentials.. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Lee-Chiong, T (2009). Sleep: a comprehensive handbook.
Morris, F (2008). The ABC of Clinical Electrocardiography. BMJ Publishing.
Marieb, E (2007). Human Anatomy & Physiology. Pearsons.
Elsevier (2007). Fundamentals of sleep technology.
Aaronson, P. (2004). Cardiovascular System at a Glance. Wiley Blackwell.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Both components of the summative assessment must be passed
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Exam
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback:
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Essay writing
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Feedback on writing skills will provided by 1 to 1 tutorial with the module lead.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Exam | 50% |
Exam | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Exam | 50% |
Exam | 50% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: External