| Name | World Continuing Education Alliance |
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| Activity Title | The Cardiac Cycle |
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| Details | This session describes the cardiac events that occur from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next. The relationship between the electrical and mechanical events is a fundamental part of cardiovascular physiology and explains how cardiovascular function is regulated.
Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
• Define the cardiac cycle, systole and diastole
• Explain how blood flows through the heart
• List the seven phases of the cardiac cycle
• Describe the changes in the cardiac cycle with respect to the left ventricular pressure, aortic pressure and ventricular volume
• Identify when the heart sounds occur in the cardiac cycle
• Identify the parts of a ventricular pressure-volume loop |
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| Competence | Emergency Medicine |
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| Start Date | <span class="not-set">(not set)</span> |
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| End Date | <span class="not-set">(not set)</span> |
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| Event Time | 12:00 PM |
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| Location | World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System |
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| Cost (UGX) | 0 |
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| CPD Points | 1 |
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