Medically compromised patients

Course contents:

1. Monitoring and equipment
   • Emergency treatment: Monitoring and emergency equipment
   • Oxygen and pulse oxymetry
   • Emergency treatment: Intravenous line
2. Respiratory diseases
   • Bronchial asthma
   • Guiding symptom - Respiratory disorder: Hyperventilation syndrome
   • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
3. Cardiovascular diseases
   • Endocarditis prophylaxis
   • The structure of the cardiovascular system
   • Hypertension and hypotension
   • Coronary heart disease (CHD)
   • Congestive heart failure
   • Cardiac pacemakers
   • Cardiac arrhythmia
4. Other diseases or conditions
   • Pregnancy and breast-feeding
   • Radiation and chemotherapy
   • Chronic renal insufficiency
   • Thyroid diseases
   • Diabetes mellitus
   • Hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia
   • Haemorrhagic diatheses
   • Guiding Symptom - Circulatory disturbance: Allergic reactions
   • Guiding symptom - Disturbance of Consciousness: Epileptic seizure
   • Guiding symptom - Disturbance of Consciousnes: Stroke (apoplexy)
   • Viral hepatitis
   • HIV Infection and AIDS
   • Infection prophylaxis