APC Inpatient and Outpatient Cardiology-Spokane

8 credits

This rotation provides opportunities in inpatient and outpatient settings. Students assume ownership of inpatients, rounding on patients, formulating treatment plans, and following them through their hospital course. Emphasis will be placed on physical examination, electrocardiogram interpretation, basics of echocardiographic imaging, and the management of patients with congestive heart failure, dysrhythmia, angina, and valvular heart disease. Prerequisite: Successful completion of required medicine clerkship. Offered: AWSpS.