Osteopathic Cardiology and Acute Respiratory Syndrome met Walter Llewellyn McKone DO

 Osteopathic Cardiology and Acute Respiratory Syndrome met Walter Llewellyn McKone DO

“It is not enough to consider the heart a pump or an organ distributing blood to all parts of the body.” A. T. Still, The Heart, The Journal of Osteopathy, May 1904.

Lesson Content

• The Original Osteopathic Method.
• History of Cardiology and Respiratory Medicine
• Anatomy and Physiology: Mechanical/reductionist and non-mechanical/dynamic.
• The role of the autonomic nervous system and skeletal morphology.
• Pathology: Common degeneration and infection in clinical practice.
• Case History Design. 

Clinical Examination: Practical session for the basic examination of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
This includes observation, examination, auscultation (heart sounds), blood pressure, and oxygen saturation.  

Anatomical Reasoning and Diagnosis: Developing induction and deduction as practical reasoning leading to a dynamic diagnosis.
Basic ECG interpretation. Designing Management and Treatment Programmes. 

Equipment: Stethoscope and sphygmomanometer. 

Learning Goals: Attendants will be able to assess a patient for basic cardiorespiratory illness, safety, management, and treatment.