CIRCULATORY AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS
(INTEGRATED COURSE-III)
rd
3 year-1st
7 ECTS credits
Undergraduate
Required
semester
Total 108 hours
Lectures: 92 h/5 weeks
in Turkish
Total 5 weeks
Clinical-integrated practice: 16 h/5 weeks
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Mehmet AKBULUT
Prof. Dr. Akın E. BALCI
Prof. Dr. Figen DEVECİ
Prof. Dr. Turgut KARLIDAĞ
Prof. Dr. Erol KELEŞ
Prof. Dr. M. Hamdi MUZ
Prof. Dr. Erkin A.Y. OĞUR
Prof. Dr. İ. Hanifi ÖZERCAN
Prof. Dr. Engin ŞAHNA
Prof. Dr. Erdal YILMAZ
Doç. Dr. Ayşe MURAT AYDIN
Doç. Dr. Necati DAĞLI
Doç. Dr. Ahmet ERENSOY
Doç. Dr. Mehmet KILIÇ
Doç. Dr. Gamze KIRKIL
Doç. Dr. Mehmet Kaya ÖZER
Doç. Dr. Erdal TAŞKIN
Doç. Dr. Teyfik TURGUT
Doç. Dr. Mustafa Ferzeyn YAVUZKIR
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Mehmet Mustafa AKIN
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Tansel Ansal BALCI
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Affan DENK
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Mehtap GÜRGER
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Selçuk İLHAN
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Erdal İN
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Hasan KORKMAZ
Aims and Objectives of the Course
This course aims to teach the students pathophysiology, clinical signs, physical examination
findings, laboratory findings and pharmacological treatment of diseases related to
cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
Course contents
 Atherosclerosis: aetiology, predisposing risk factors, pathology and biochemical
markers
 Atherosclerotic heart disease: clinical evaluation of coronary artery disease, Acute
coronary Sendrome, myocardial infarction, pathology of ischaemic heart disease,
 Antihyperlipidemic drugs
 Congestive heart failure: clinical and laboratory findings, treatment
 Hypertension: clinical evaluation of the hypertensive patient, antihypertensive drugs
 Arrhythmias: arrhythmogenesis, mechanism of cardiac aritmy, clinical and
electrocardiographic findings of most common cardiac arrhythmias,
 Bradicardia, tachicardia
 Signs and symptoms in cardiac disease
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Valvulary heart disease: pathophysiology, clinical and laboratory findings of
rheumatic fever, valvulary heart disease and their treatment
Diseases of the myocardium, endocardium and pericardium: pathophysiology and
clinical findings of the cardiomyopathies, endocarditis and pericarditis
Congenital heart diseases(Siyonotic and non siyanotic): congenital heart diseases most
common in childhood and adults and treatment modalities
Diseases of respiratory system: pathophysiology, clinical and laboratory findings of
infectious/noninfectious pulmonary diseases in childhood and adults, drugs used in the
treatment of these diseases
Tubercolose and laboratory findings and treatment
Astma bronshiale symtoms and treatment
Intersitsy lung disease
Kronic obstrictive lung disease
Bronshiectasi
Torasic Outlet Sendrome
Deformty of torax
Pulmonary embolism diagnosis and treatment
Diseases of pleura: pathophysiology, clinical signs and treatment
Orthomyxovirus, Paramyxovirus, Herpes virus, Hepatit viruses
Assessment Methods
Two clinical practice exams during the course and one written exam at the end of the course
are scheduled.
Prerequisite/ Recommended
None
Textbook/Recommended Reading
1. Braunwald E., “Heart Disease, A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine”, 6th edition,
McGraw-Hill, (2001)
2. Ravel R., “Clinical Laboratory Medicine”, 6th edition, Mosby Inc., (1995)
3. Burtis C.A., Ashwood E.R., “Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry”, 3rd edition, WB
Saunders Company, (1999)
4. Kaplan L.A., Pesce A.J., Kazmierczak S.C., “Clinical Chemistry: Theory, Analysis
and Correlation”, 4th edition, Mosby Inc., (2003)
5. Henry J.B., “Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods”, 20th
edition, WB Saunders Company, (2001)
6. Anderson S.C., Cockayne S., “Clinical Chemistry: Concepts and Applications”, The
McGraw Hill Companies, (2003)
7. Murray C.F., Nadel J.A., “Textbook of Respiratory Medicine”, WB Saunders
Company, (2000)
8. Murray P.R., Rosenthal K.S., Kobayashi G.S., Pfaller M.A, “Medical Microbiology”,
Mosby Inc, (2002)
9. Park M.K., “Pediatric Cardiology for Practioners”, 4th edition, Mosby Co., (2002)
10. Garson A., Bricker J.T., “The Science and Practice of Pediatric Cardiology”, 2 nd
edition, Williams and Wilkins Co., (1998)
Fıshman’s,” Pulmonary disease and disorders” 2001