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7710 - The Patient III / 15. Syncope and Chest Pain

Class of 2023

Session Information

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Session Title:
Chest Pain, Pericardial Disease Tutorial
Teaching Hours:
Teaching and Learning Methods	Total Scheduled Hours = 2 Tutorial = 2
Description:

Keywords:
Pain Management, critical judgment, problem-solving skills, clinical reasoning, clinical critical thinking

Teaching and Learning Methods
Tutorial		2 hour(s)

Learning Objectives
Blueprint ID	Learning Objectives
8826	Create a differential diagnosis for acute or chronic chest pain and differentiate between the major causes.
8827	Describe the principles of management of chest pain and reasons for specialist referral.
8828	Describe potentially serious complications of chest pain.
8829	Describe the pathophysiologic basis of chest pain.
8830	Explain the principles of history-taking and examination of patients with chest pain including onset, location, and precipitation of pain.
8831	Perform an accurate assessment of the severity of chest pain and recognize the associated conditions frequently seen in patients with chest pain.
8832	List and interpret the investigations which can lead to the diagnosis of acute or chronic chest pain.
8833	Describe treatment options for chest pain including the mechanisms and potential adverse effects of these treatments and optimal treatment choices.
8834	Identify the appropriate time for referral.
8835	Differentiate cardiac from non-cardiac chest pain.
Total: 10

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
11989	Identify health care resources available for the investigation, diagnosis, treatment and management of the patient Linked Program Competencies To This Course Goal: me-3 me-4 me-5 me-6
11991	Identify risk factors for illness and disease prevention Linked Program Competencies To This Course Goal: ha-1 ha-2
11992	Collect and synthesize accurate and relevant information related to common clinical encounters and patient symptoms Linked Program Competencies To This Course Goal: me-1 me-2 me-3 me-4 me-5 me-6 cm-2
Total: 4
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.
me-3	Medical Expert Formulate an initial plan of appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures relevant to the patient’s presentation.
me-4	Medical Expert Develop a differential diagnosis and key clinical problem list following assessment of a patient.
me-5	Medical Expert Develop a management plan for key clinical problems following assessment of a patient.
ha-1	Health Advocate Identify the important determinants of health, risk factors for illness, interaction between the population and their physical, biological and social environment, and personal attributes.
ha-2	Health Advocate Identify public policies and trends that affect health locally, nationally, and globally, and barriers to access for populations, including persons with disabilities, the underserved and the marginalized.
me-1	Medical Expert Perform a complete and accurate patient-centred history appropriate to the patient’s presentation.
me-2	Medical Expert Perform a complete and accurate physical examination appropriate to the patient’s presentation.
cm-2	Communicator Collect and synthesize accurate and relevant information, incorporating perspectives from patients and their families, colleagues and other health care professionals.
Total: 9

Linked MCC Medical Expert Objectives

(109-4) CHEST INJURIES
(014) CHEST PAIN
(027) DYSPNEA
(062) ABNORMAL HEART SOUNDS AND MURMURS
(009-2) HYPOTENSION, SHOCK
Total: 5