Action potential of the myocardial cell
Cardiovascular Indices
Common congenital heart defects
Microcirculation
Distinctive features of the myocardium
Neurohumoral mechanism maintaining normal cardiac output &
BP
Normal distribution of blood flow to the tissues
Normal response of the heart to hypothermia
Physiological changes in myocardial function seen in heart failure
Pressures during the cardiac cycle
Lung & chest wall movement during respiration
Ventilation & perfusion in the lung
Anatomy & Function of the Nephron
Chronic Renal Failure
Diuretics & renal function
Glomerular Filtration Rate
ABG & Hypothermia
Arterial Blood Gases
Blood groups
Blood Interaction with Synthetic Surfaces
Body fluid compartments
Cellular Amplification System
Cellular components of blood
Changes in immune function induced by CPB
Clotting Factors & Assays
Complement System
Effects of CPB on haemostasis
Effects of Heparin
Electrolytes
Gas exchange in the microcirculation
Haemoglobin variants
Haemoglobin
Hemodilution & blood
Intrinsic & Extrinsic System of normal clotting
Metabolic acidosis-alkalosis
Oxygen and carbon dioxide transport
Oxyhaemoglobin Dissociation curve
Plasma Osmolality
Plasma Proteins
Platelets in normal homeostatic mechanisms
Rhesus system of blood typing
Respiratory alkalosis - acidosis