PHYSIOLOGY

Cardiovascular

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 

 

Respiratory

Lung & chest wall movement during respiration
Ventilation & perfusion in the lung

 

Renal

Anatomy & Function of the Nephron
Chronic Renal Failure

Diuretics & renal function
Glomerular Filtration Rate

 

Blood

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