Practicals · PCARD

Paediatric Cardiology

120 practical items from the NBEMS DrNB curriculum, grouped by the curriculum's own sections.

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120 items

Cardiovascular Examination

Paediatric cardiovascular examination

Clinical examinationcompetency (DrNB)

Pulsus paradoxus assessment

Clinical examinationknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Blood pressure measurement in children

Clinical examinationknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Jugular venous pulse examination

Clinical examinationknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Auscultation of heart sounds, murmurs and clicks

Clinical examinationknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Interpretation of extracardiac bruits

Clinical examination

Assessment of central versus peripheral cyanosis

Clinical examinationknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Surface Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias

ECG: atrial enlargement

Interpretation

ECG: pre-excitation (WPW pattern)

Interpretation

ECG: bundle branch block

Interpretation

ECG: hemiblock (fascicular block)

Interpretation

ECG: atrial and ventricular ectopy

Interpretation

ECG: sinus tachycardia

Interpretation

ECG: ectopic atrial tachycardia

Interpretation

ECG: multifocal atrial tachycardia

Interpretation

ECG: atrial flutter (intra-atrial reentry)

Interpretation

ECG: atrial fibrillation

Interpretation

ECG: AV nodal reentrant tachycardia

Interpretation

ECG: antidromic reentry

Interpretation

ECG: benign ventricular ectopy

Interpretationknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

ECG: idiopathic outflow tract ventricular ectopy

Interpretationknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

ECG: catecholaminergic polymorphic VT

Interpretationknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

ECG: arrhythmogenic RV cardiomyopathy

Interpretationknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

ECG: torsade de pointes

Interpretationknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

ECG: long QT syndrome and channelopathies (Brugada)

Interpretation

ECG: sinus node dysfunction

Interpretation

Cardiac MRI, CT and Nuclear Testing

Nuclear medicine stress testing

Interpretationknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Radionuclide angiocardiography

Interpretationknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Echocardiography/Doppler (includes fetal)

Doppler-derived gradients and pressure estimation

Interpretationknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Fetal echocardiography

Procedure

Transoesophageal echocardiography (paediatric)

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Stress echocardiography

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Catheterization and Intervention

Fick method for cardiac output

Interpretationknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Calculation of pulmonary and systemic vascular resistance

Interpretationknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Balloon valvuloplasty

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Stent placement (congenital interventions)

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Balloon atrial septostomy

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Transseptal puncture

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Transcatheter occlusion techniques

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Transcatheter ASD closure

Procedure

Transcatheter VSD device closure

Procedure

Transcatheter PDA closure

Procedure

Percutaneous valve placement

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Endomyocardial biopsy

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Other Cardiac Testing and Laboratory

Pulse oximetry in cardiovascular disease

Interpretation

Cardiac injury markers (CK, troponin)

Interpretationknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Heart failure biomarkers

Interpretationknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Genetic testing in CHD and inherited channelopathies

Interpretationknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Arrhythmia Therapy and Devices

Valsalva manoeuvre for SVT

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Carotid sinus massage

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Transoesophageal pacing

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

External (transcutaneous) pacing

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Temporary pacing (including intracardiac)

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Cardioversion and defibrillation

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Permanent pacemaker insertion

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Biventricular resynchronization pacing

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Electrophysiologic study

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Catheter ablation of tachyarrhythmias

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Cardiac sympathectomy for channelopathies

Procedureknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Intensive Care of Congenital Heart Disease

Counselling and Administration

Transition of care counselling for adolescents with CHD

Communication / admin

Recurrence risk counselling for congenital heart disease

Communication / adminknow/understand (DrNB syllabus)

Clinical audit

Communication / adminonce a month (DrNB)