Cardiovascular System

The unit aims to enable students to make progress towards meeting some of the learning outcomes described in 'Outcome for Graduates' (2018) relevant to ‘The Doctor as a Scholar and Scientist’, ‘The Doctor as a Scientist’ and ‘the Doctor as a Professional’. The specific aims of this unit are that students should understand the structure and function of the human cardiovascular system, how its condition is assessed, how cardiovascular function is altered in common diseases, and begin to understand the basis of management of cardiovascular disorders.