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FOUNDATIONS OF MEDICINE & HEALTH


BLOCK 4

HOMEOSTASIS

 

WEEKLY THEMES

MONDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2010   4  FRIDAY MAY 21, 2010

   

Week 1:

Electrical & Mechanical Properties of the Heart - Part 1 / Introduction to Pharmacology

Week 2:

Electrical & Mechanical Properties of the Heart - Part 2 / Drug Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism
 

Week 3:

Cardiopulmonary Hemodynamics / Pharmacodynamics

Week 4:

Neuroregulation of the Cardiovascular System & Cardiac Arrhythmias

Week 5:

Regulation of Fluid Homeostasis (Na+/H2O) / Pharmacokinetic Calculations
 

Week 6:

Pulmonary Mechanics & Oxygenation: Obstructive Lung Disease

Week 7:

Pulmonary Mechanics & Oxygenation: Restrictive Lung Disorders / Pharmacogenetics

Week 8:

Acid/Base Homeostasis

Week 9:

Oxygen Delivery to the Peripheral Organs / Principles of Pharmacology, Drug Metabolism

Week 10:

Atherosclerosis/Ischemic Heart Disease

Week 11:

Hypertension & Chronic Kidney Disease / Adverse Drug Reactions

Week 12:

Clinical Immersion
 
Week 13: Shock (Disruption of Homeostatic Mechanisms)
Week 14: Reflection & Integration