Cardiology was a great course at Penn. With a well organized course and some helpful resources, you can master the ECG (EKG), understand the electrical and mechanical physiology and gain a basic understanding of the pathophysiology of cardiac disease.
- Cardiology Downloads
- Cardiology Drug Guide (cost $2) - An 8 pg. outline of 50 commonly used cardiac drugs w. main effects, clinical utility, contraindications and side effects.
- Cardiology Q&A Study Guide (cost $5) - A 25 pg. study guide (Cornell Notes Style) w. topics on the left hand side and pertinent facts on the right.
- Boards style Cardiology questions from the ACP - download the .pdf
- Online Cardiology Resources
- The ECG (EKG) Learning Center - An 12 lesson interactive guide to the ECG with self quizzes at the end of each section.
- Hyper Heart - an interactive module that shows pressure curves and electrophysiology of the normal heart and various arrhythmias.
- The Visible Heart - An educational tool for observing how a real heart works from within. You can see a beating heart, all the valve actions, the contractions of atria and ventricles, and the architecture of the heart as it beats. Great live video of the beating heart.
- Cardiac Auscultation sites with sound files so you can listen to murmurs, gallops, rubs etc...
- TIMI scores for evaluating risk of cardiac events.
- Recommended Cardiology Textbooks
- An excellent readable compliment to your course.
- Basically the title says it all.
- Another great EKG source, take your pick.
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