Admission requirements
Basic knowledge on cellular processes and interactions.
Course is only open to students that follow the entire exchange module package.
Description
The course ‘Applied electrophysiology for exchange students’ is offered in the first semester of year 2 and runs in parallel with the ‘Immunology’ course. It covers cardiac electrophysiology using a clinically oriented, practical approach and can be followed prior to the second year course ‘Physiology, Basic Concepts’ in which electrophysiology is also a theme, but focussing on more basic (sub)cellular processes.
Students will focus on understanding how electrophysiological processes in the heart result in a body surface electrocardiogram (ECG) and the interpretation thereof.
Students will be able to record an ECG (only applicable when course is on campus) and determine whether the ECG indicates cardiac abnormalities. Students also write a short paper in English on a related electrophysiological subject.
Course objectives
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
describe the processes that generate an ECG;
record an ECG and establish the quality of the recording;
distinguish normal from abnormal ECGs;
recognise the main cardiac arrhythmias;
detect important cardiac pathologies (myocardial infarction, hypertrophy).
Timetable
All course and group schedules are published on our LUMC scheduling website or on the LUMC scheduling app.
Mode of instruction
(Online) lectures, work groups, practicals (only applicable when course is on campus).
Assessment method
Assignments (20%) and paper (80%).
Reading list
J.R. Levick. Introduction to Cardiovascular Physiology 6th edition: Ch. 3.4 – 3.11, Ch. 4 and Ch. 5
Registration
To participate in workgroups and exams students must register with uSis.
Contact
Remarks
Information for exchange students
This module is part of an English taught third semester of the bachelor’s programme in Biomedical Sciences at Leiden University Medical Center. Combining biomedical modules with modules from other programs in Leiden is difficult or impossible due to different scheduling schemes. Exchange students with sufficient relevant background knowledge in biology/biomedicine are therefore encouraged and advised to choose the entire module package indicated (by an *) below.
Immunology (BW), 9 EC*
Infectious Agents And Immunity, 6 EC*
Introduction to the Neurosciences 6, EC*
Design and analysis of Biomedical Studies, 6 EC*
Line education
Communication in Science for Exchange students, 2 EC*
Additional options:
Biomedical Academic Scientific Training for Exchange Students, 2 EC
And/or
Applied Electrophysiology for Exchange students, 2 EC
A minimum number of applicants is required for continuation of the optional components