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Circulatory failure (4 cr)

Code: AV00EV89-3002

General information


Timing

01.01.2025 - 15.12.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

25 % Contact teaching, 75 % Distance learning

Unit

Open UAS and Continuing education

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Avoin ammattikorkeakoulu, osaajakoulutus

Teachers

  • Tiina Haanperä
  • Taina Lehtonen

Groups

  • AVTEHOOS25K
    Avoin AMK, Tehohoidon osaajakoulutus 30 op

Objective

You know how to identify a patient with circulatory failure
You know how to treat a patient with circulatory failure.
You understand the mechanisms and pathophysiology of circulatory failure
You know how to interpret blood gas analysis and acid-base balance
You understand how the acid-base balance is related to the treatment of an intensive and high-dependency care patient.

Content

How do you identify a patient with circulatory failure?
How do you treat a patient with circulatory failure?
What are the mechanisms behind the circulatory failure?
How do you interpret a blood gas analysis and acid-base balance?
How is the blood gas analysis related to the treatment of an intensive and high-dependency care patient?

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed