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Learning outcomes
Correlate the pathogenesis of hypertension, coronary artery disease, cardiac failure, congenital heart disease, valvular lesions and pulmonary hypertension with patient history and clinical examination.
Recognise and manage arrhythmias that may occur during the perioperative period.
Describe the management of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices that are commonly encountered during perioperative care.
Summarise the impact of these cardiovascular disorders during the perioperative period and develop a framework for the assessment of these increasingly complex patients.
Critically evaluate the findings of perioperative cardiac investigations including echocardiography.
Use the findings from perioperative cardiac investigations to classify a patient's perioperative cardiovascular risk.
Explain the essential components of aera thorough examination of the cardiac patient and formulate a suitable/appropriate/feasible management plan.
Formulate a perioperative management plan for patients with complex respiratory conditions.
Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary perioperative medicine team to organise an appropriate perioperative plan to maximise the patient's perioperative outcome.