10
Anatomy essentials: heart chambers, valves, major vessels
4 subtopics
11
Identify heart chambers & blood flow direction (diagram practice)
12
Valve function and common failure modes (regurg vs stenosis)
13
Major arteries/veins: aorta, venae cavae, pulmonary vessels (map)
14
Coronary circulation basics (supply/demand concept)
15
Flow & pressure fundamentals (physiology)
2 subtopics
16
Blood pressure components: systolic/diastolic/MAP (calculation drills)
17
Compliance and capacitance of vessels (concept questions)
18
Cardiac cycle & hemodynamics
4 subtopics
19
Pressure–volume loops (identify phases and changes)
20
Stroke volume, ejection fraction, cardiac output (practice problems)
21
Frank–Starling mechanism (predict effects)
22
Preload/afterload/contractility (case-based reasoning)
23
Blood vessels & microcirculation
3 subtopics
24
Arteries vs veins vs capillaries (structure → function)
25
Capillary exchange: Starling forces (qualitative)
26
Lymphatic return (why edema happens)
27
Gas exchange linkage: pulmonary circulation and oxygen delivery
2 subtopics
28
Pulmonary vs systemic circulation: pressures and resistances
29
Oxygen delivery: CO × arterial O2 content (concept + simple exercises)
30
Regulation: autonomic control, hormones, local control
3 subtopics
31
Baroreflex basics (predict HR/BP responses)
32
RAAS and volume control (cause-effect chains)
33
Local autoregulation and endothelial factors (intro)
34
Clinical patterns: shock, hypertension, heart failure (intro)
4 subtopics
35
Shock types (hypovolemic/cardiogenic/distributive/obstructive)
36
Hypertension basics: primary vs secondary, end-organ effects
37
Heart failure basics: HFrEF vs HFpEF (big picture)
38
Reading vital signs: HR, BP, pulse pressure, perfusion signs