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Congenital,Obstetric& Medical Conditions (MEDI90047)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Ultrasound Education Group
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/mclinicalultrasound/
- Email: support@heartweb.com
Future students:
- Further information: http://www.heartweb.com.au/
- Email: support@heartweb.com
- Phone: +61 3 8344 5673
Semester 2
Ultrasound Education Group
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/mclinicalultrasound/
- Email: support@heartweb.com
Future students:
- Further information: http://www.heartweb.com.au/
- Email: support@heartweb.com
- Phone: +61 3 8344 5673
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 - Online Semester 2 - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject will provide advanced knowledge for echocardiography interpretation in patients with adult congenital, obstetric, and unusual medical conditions.
Topics include:
- Transthoracic echocardiography in children
- Atrial defects
- Ventricular defects
- Valvular defects
- Defects of the great vessels
- Congenital defects that present in adults
- Assessment of congenital defects after surgery
- Case reports - 25 cases
Intended learning outcomes
The completion of the subject, students should:
- Learn about adult congenital heart disease and echocardiography evaluation
- Understand the management of adult congenital heart disease
- Understand the effect of pregnancy on the cardiovascular system
- Learn how pregnancy affect cardiac disease
- Learn echocardiography features of severe pre-eclampsia
- Understand the approach of incorporating ultrasound into the assessment of post-delivery cardiovascular emergencies
- Learn the pathology and echocardiography features of cardiomyopathy
- Learned the power quality and echocardiography features of cardiac tumours
- Understand how to differentiate pericardial disease states
- Learn the cardiac pathology and echocardiography interpretation associated with systemic disease states
- Interpret 25 case studies.
Generic skills
- Improve critical evaluation skills
- Evaluate the safety and practice of ultrasound in clinical practice
- Improve problem solving skills
- Improve understanding of diagnostic algorithms
- Enhance information literacy
Last updated: 3 November 2022