Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome!

    • Cardiovascular System for Herbalists - Step 1

    • Syllabus - Cardiovascular System 2021

    • Live Class Schedule and Links - 2021

  • 2

    Week 1

    • Resource - Week 1 - Vocabulary

    • Resource - Slides 1

    • Resource - Slides 2

    • Resource - Slides 3

    • Lecture- Course Overview (9:41)

    • Lecture- Blood Vessels (19:23)

    • Lecture- Pulmonary Circulation- Systemic Circulation (15:04)

    • Lecture- Portal Circulation (12:28)

    • Lecture- Blood Functions- Conduction Pathway (16:00)

    • Lecture- Electrocardiogram- C-Reactive Protein (12:45)

    • Lecture- Inflammation- Plasma (15:26)

    • Lecture- Cholesterol- Cell Health (14:45)

    • Lecture- Triglycerides- Lipoproteins (15:01)

    • Lecture- Risk Factors- Types of Fat (16:17)

    • Lecture- Management Pt.1- Hypertension Mechanism (17:13)

    • Lecture- Management Pt.2 (17:08)

    • Lecture- Management Pt.3 (14:38)

    • Lecture- Management Pt.4 (14:09)

    • Lecture- Risk Factors- Heart Failure- Common Testing (15:39)

    • Lecture- Common Medications- Common Surgeries- Atheroma (15:09)

    • Lecture- CAD Surgeries- Procedures (10:43)

    • Lecture- CAD Herbs (17:17)

  • 3

    Week 1 - Live Class

    • Week 1 - Video Recording (1 hr, 26 sec)

    • Week 1 - Audio Recording (1 hr, 26 sec)

    • Week 1 - Chat

  • 4

    Week 2

    • Resource - Slides 1

    • Resource - Slides 2

    • Resource - Slides 3

    • Lecture- Sudden Cardiac Death- Myocardial Infarction- CPR-AED (15:55)

    • Lecture- Herbs for Myocardial Infarction- Congestive Heart Failure- Herbs for CHF Pt.1 (13:00)

    • Lecture- Herbs for CHF Pt.2- Angina- Herbs for Angina (14:10)

    • Lecture- Strokes (14:54)

    • Lecture- Cordyceps - Hypericum (12:48)

    • Lecture- Hericum erinaceus- Avena sativa (10:36)

    • Lecture- Vaccinium myrtillus- Piper methysticum (12:03)

    • Lecture- Pericarditis- Cardiac Tamponade (18:19)

    • Lecture- Indian Hemp- Night Blooming Cactus (12:43)

    • Lecture- Risk Factors- Heart Palpitations- Scotch Broom (14:55)

    • Lecture- Lobelia- Wood Betony- Gotu Kola (12:28)

    • Lecture- Pulmonary Edema (19:42)

    • Lecture- Indian Hemp-Night Blooming Cereus Continued- Pulmonary Embolism (15:40)

    • Lecture- Herbs- Taking the Pulse (14:38)

    • Lecture- Anatomy- S1 and S2- Normal-Abnormal Sounds (13:10)

    • Lecture- Heart Sounds (13:50)

    • Lecture- Heart Anatomy Pt.1 (13:47)

    • Lecture- Heart Anatomy Pt.2 (12:02)

  • 5

    Week 2 - Live Class

    • Week 2 - Video Recording (1hr, 23 min, 16 sec)

    • Week 2 - Audio Recording (1hr, 23 min, 16 sec)

    • Week 2 - Chat

  • 6

    Week 3

    • Resource - Slides 1

    • Resource - Slides 2

    • Lecture- Signs and Symptoms- Fingernail Diagnosis (14:33)

    • Lecture- Fingernail Diagnosis Pt.2- Aortic Regurgitation (14:07)

    • Lecture- AR Signs- Malar Flush- Xanthoma (12:54)

    • Lecture- Congestive Hepatomegaly- Infective Endocarditis- Asclepius (13:37)

    • Lecture- Cinnamon- Delisea pulchra (16:50)

    • Lecture- Case Study 1- Part 1 (13:31)

    • Lecture- Case Study 1- Part 2 (13:39)

  • 7

    Week 3 - Live Class

    • Week 3 - Video Recording (58:18)

    • Week 3 - Audio Recording (58:18)

    • Week 3 - Chat

  • 8

    Week 4

    • Resource - Slides 1

    • Resource - Slides 2

    • Resource - Slides 3

    • Lecture- Case Study 2- Part 1 (14:36)

    • Lecture- Case Study 2- Part 2 (14:16)

    • Lecture- Case Study 2- Part 3 (11:43)

    • Lecture- Case Study 3- Part 1 (15:57)

    • Lecture- Case Study 3- Part 2 (11:46)

    • Lecture- Case Study 3- Part 3 (12:18)

    • Lecture- Final Review- Part 1 (15:32)

    • Lecture- Final Review- Part 2 (14:09)

    • Lecture- Final Review- Part 3 (13.18)

    • Lecture- Final Review- Part 4 (15.37)

  • 9

    Week 4 - Live Class

    • Week 4 - Video Recording (1 hr, 11 min, 15 sec)

    • Week 4 - Audio Recording (1 hr, 11 min, 15 sec)

    • Week 4 - Chat

  • 10

    Final Exam

    • Final Exam