The Circulatory System
Course Objectives
- Describe the primary function and the key components of the circulatory system
- Analyze the anatomy of the heart and the vessel system
- Identify the two cardiac circulations
Course Content
Course Creator: Nichelle Volker RMA
Total CE Hours: 1 Credit Hour
Pace Course #: 586-2217-25
Key Terms:
Key Terms:
- ABG
- Hemostasis
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Hematoma
- Hemolysis
- POCT
Outline:
- The Circulatory System
- The Heart
- Multilayered Muscular Walls
- Epicardium
- Myocardium
- Endocardium
- Endothelium
- Elastic tissue layer
- Subendocardial layer
- The Four Chambers
- Right atrium
- Right ventricle
- Left atrium
- Left ventricle
- Multilayered Muscular Walls
- Blood Vessels
- Arteries
- Veins
- Capillaries
- Blood
- Plasma
- Erythrocytes
- Leukocytes
- Basophils
- Neutrophils
- Eosinophils
- Monocytes
- Lymphocytes
- Thrombocytes
- Blood Products
- PRP
- PRF
- Circulatory Pathways
- Pulmonary Circulation
- Systemic Circulation
- Common Conditions of the Circulatory System
- Myocarditis
- Cardiomyopathy
- DCM
- HCM
- Endocarditis
- Hypertension
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- CHF
- Risk factors for conditions of the circulatory system
- Prevention for conditions of the circulatory system
- The Circulatory System and Phlebotomy
- Common venipuncture complications
- Hematoma
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Common venipuncture complications
- Venipuncture
- Order of Draw
- Steps to complete venipuncture
- Capillary Puncture
- Order of Draw
- Capillary Puncture Site Selection
- Capillary Puncture Common Errors
- Steps to complete capillary puncture
- Arterial Collection
- Common sites
- ABG
- Allen’s Test
- Comparing Vessels
- Capillary Stick vs Venipuncture Venn diagram
- The Heart
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