Angina – Diagnosis and Management

Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

• Background
  • Definition, risk factors, prevalence, prognosis, and complications.
• Diagnosis
  • When to suspect angina.
• Management
  • How to manage a person with suspected or confirmed angina.
• An optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• An audit suggestion
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn how to:

• Make a diagnosis of angina.
• Prevent symptoms of angina.
• Increase exercise tolerance.
• Improve quality of life.
• Manage cardiovascular risk factors.
• Reduce the risk of cardiovascular events and associated mortality.
• Arrange appropriate specialist assessment when appropriate.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered