Cardiovascular Study Guide
This is a complete 20-page handwritten study guide on the cardiovascular system, designed for paramedic, nursing, and healthcare students. It covers anatomy, pathophysiology, symptoms, management, and pharmacology, with clear diagrams, mind maps, roadmaps, and ECG examples to make revision simple and visual. Contents include: Anatomy of the heart Angina (symptoms, treatment & medications) Myocardial infarction (STEMI vs NSTEMI, ECG changes, management) Cocaine toxicity & benzodiazepines Hypertension (pathophysiology & management) DVT assessment with Wells score Heart failure & ejection fraction Atrial fibrillation (symptoms, causes & management) Bradycardia causes Valve stenosis & carditis Types of shock (obstructive, hypovolemic, distributive, cardiogenic) Cardiac tamponade Hypotension & sickle cell Why this resource helps: Visual learning with diagrams & flowcharts Covers key cardiovascular conditions & emergency management Great for exam revision, OSCE prep, and placement reference Written by a paramedic student – concise and to the point
Written for
- Institution
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Queen Margaret University Edinburgh (QMU)
- Study
- Unknown
- Module
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Cardiovascular
Document information
- Uploaded on
- September 12, 2025
- Number of pages
- 21
- Written in
- 2025/2026
- Type
- Lecture notes
- Professor(s)
- Paramedic science
- Contains
- All classes
Subjects
- cardiovascular system
- paramedic science
- health sciences
- human body
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clinical skills and dession making
