Heart Model
Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts Richard E. Klabunde, PhD

Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts 3e textbook cover Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts, 3rd edition textbook, Published by Wolters Kluwer (2021)

CNormal and Abnormal Blood Pressure, Physiology, Pathophysiology and Treatment book cover Normal and Abnormal Blood Pressure, published by Richard E. Klabunde (2013)

Guided Learning

Comprehensive websites such as cvphysiology.com do not ordinarily structure the content in a manner similar to how that content might be presented in a classroom course. To make this website more than a compilation of individual cardiovascular physiology subjects, the Guided Learning pages provide a student with the opportunity to learn about the heart and circulation in a logical sequence, much like in a classroom course. The first learning block focuses on developing concepts related to normal cardiovascular physiology, much like is found in my printed textbook, Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts (Wolters Kluwer, 3e, 2021). The second learning block emphasizes the pathophysiological mechanisms of several cardiovascular disorders. This approach is modeled after curricula that utilize clinical topics for learning basic science and clinical topics. Because the pathophysiology block assumes basic knowledge of normal physiology, it is helpful to first examine the normal physiology block before the pathophysiology block.

Linked Quiz Questions

Users of cvphysiology.com have an opportunity to self-assess learning by answering quiz questions. At the end of each learning block topic, there is a link to an external website that has multiple choice and true/false questions that are associated with the content. When the quiz results are given to the user after taking the quiz, links are provided back to specific cvphysiology.com pages to assist in learning. Users need to register (free) on the testing website to access the quiz questions for the tutorial. No personal information is available to cvphysiology.com apart from the user provided login name and analysis of user performance on the quiz questions. This feedback is used to improve cvphysiology.com content and quiz questions.

Normal Cardiovascular Physiology Learning Block
Cardiac electrophysiology (cell membrane potentials, action potentials, and their conduction)
Electrocardiogram
Cardiac function and its regulation
Blood pressure and its regulation
Hemodynamics of blood flow
Blood flow regulation
Microvascular fluid exchange
Oxygen exchange and balance

 

Pathophysiology of Cardiovascular Disorders Learning Block
Cardiac arrhythmias
Heart failure
Heart valve disease
Hypertension and hypotension
Coronary artery disease
Peripheral artery disease

 

Revised 10/06/2023

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