CARDIOLOGY CONSULTATION SERVICE ELECTIVE

MEDICINE 945

Supervised by house staff and attending physicians activities include: rounding on service patients, participating in scheduled procedures, presenting cases and teaching topics, and discussing patient cases. On an inpatient cardiology rotation, evaluate and manage a full spectrum of patients with acute and chronic cardiovascular problems and may provide perioperative consultations for hospitalized adult patients. Care for patients with chest pain, arrhythmias, MI, heart failure, valvular disease and shock. Learn the indications for and data provided by common cardiac diagnostic tests including ECG, echo, stress tests, bedside ultrasound and coronary angiography.

MEDICINE 942

Develop skills in basic electrocardiogram (EKG) and arrhythmia interpretation, pharmacologic management of arrhythmia, cardiac anatomy and use of electrophysiologic testing. Participate in the evaluation of patients referred for electrophysiology studies, focusing on the diagnosis and management of cardiac rhythm disturbances.

PEDIAT 943

Supervised by house staff and attending physicians activities include attending a variety of outpatient clinics with pediatric cardiologists, inpatient pediatric cardiology rounds and consults with the inpatient service team, observing various scheduled procedures (including echocardiography, ECG, cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology study), attending pediatric cardiology related conferences, presenting cases and teaching topics, and discussing patient cases.

MEDICINE 951

Provide a broad introduction to the cardiovascular syndromes and diseases that constitute a large part of the practice of adult medicine. This experience has been particularly useful for three groups: those who plan to enter an adult primary care discipline, those entering residency in emergency medicine, and those with an interest in adult cardiology.

MEDICINE 949

Exposure to both outpatient and inpatient settings, such as ward rounds, cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology labs, as well as operating rooms, to learn how to obtain an accurate history, perform a thorough cardiovascular examination, interpret patient's treadmill, nuclear, cardiology and echocardiogram performance, formulate an assessment and plan for further evaluation and treatment. Participate in the writing of orders and progress notes on in-patients for whom they are responsible and perform appropriate procedures under the direct supervision of staff. Submit input on patients' management plans, which will be closely supervised by an attending cardiologist.