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Class of 2020
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Session Title:
Physiology of Blood Pressure
Teaching Hours:
Teaching and Learning MethodsTotal Scheduled Hours = 1
Lecture = 1
Description:
Physiology
Keywords:
Teaching and Learning Methods
Lecture 1 hour(s)

Learning Objectives
Blueprint ID Learning Objectives
6854 Explain the concept of hydrostatic pressure, and the relationship between pressure and the height of a column of fluid (water, mercury).
6855 Describe the impact of a vertical fluid column and gravity on blood pressure and its measurement.
6856 Explain the differences between different measures of blood pressure (mean, systolic, diastolic, and pulse pressure) and how they are influenced by peripheral vascular resistance, cardiac output, stroke volume, and central vascular compliance.
6857 Contrast the role of the baroreceptor reflex (baroreflex) and kidney in regulating blood pressure.
6858 Describe the anatomy and function of the baroreceptor reflex in the control of blood pressure.

Linked Course Goal(s) to Session
Blueprint ID Course Goals
7023 Integrate basic and clinical sciences as they relate to common clinical encounters and patient symptoms
Linked Program Competencies
To This Course Goal:
me-6
Linked Program Competencies To Course Goal(s)
me-6 Medical Expert
Apply knowledge of the clinical, socio-behavioural, and fundamental biomedical sciences relevant to a clinical problem.

Linked MCC Medical Expert Objectives
INSECT STINGS AND BITES
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LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING
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CHEST INJURIES
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CARDIAC ARREST
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CHEST PAIN
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UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING
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ABDOMINAL INJURIES
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GENERALIZED EDEMA
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HEAD TRAUMA / BRAIN DEATH / TRANSPLANT DONATIONS
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HYPERTENSION IN CHILDHOOD
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HYPERTENSION
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HYPOTENSION, SHOCK
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ANXIETY
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PERIODIC HEALTH ENCOUNTER / PREVENTIVE HEALTH ADVICE
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HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS OF PREGNANCY
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SPINAL TRAUMA
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SYNCOPE AND PRE-SYNCOPE
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VASCULAR INJURY
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Medical Expert
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