Australia Delivery Healthcare and Medical Courses

This session looks in detail at the hormones of the adrenal cortex, principally cortisol and aldosterone.

This session is split into two sections. The first outlines the physiology of the thyroid gland and homeostatic control of thyroid hormone secretion. The second describes and explains the body’s mechanisms for controlling plasma calcium concentrati

This session will explore the changes in cardiovascular, haematological and respiratory physiology during pregnancy and labour, providing the necessary knowledge for a doctor starting out in obstetric anaesthesia.

This session will explore the changes in gastrointestinal, central nervous system, endocrine, renal and musculoskeletal physiology providing the necessary understanding for a doctor starting in obstetric anaesthesia.

This session will explore the functions of the placenta and will provide the necessary understanding for a doctor starting in obstetric anaesthesia.

This session will explain fetal circulation and the changes which occur at birth.

This session looks at interstitial lung disease (ILD), with an emphasis on those types that can present acutely. It identifies treatments with some evidence of benefit.

Having established a history, examination, and chest x-ray (CXR) that suggest a possibility of interstitial lung disease (ILD) as a diagnosis, this session will identify subsequent appropriate investigations to establish a more precise diagnosis.

This session outlines a variety of ways in which interstitial lung disease (ILD) may present on the acute medical take.

This session highlights the wide range of clinical features that pulmonary embolus (PE) may precipitate in patients.