Week 3 Check-In Discussion.

For this assignment, make sure you post your response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned. 

Weekly Learning Goal: 

Understand the pathophysiology of various cardiac disorders. 

Your Learning Objectives for the Week:

Differentiate the following: disorders of the heart layers, valves, and electrical system, systolic and diastolic heart failure, and differentiate congenital heart disorders.

Describe how dyslipidemia affects the cardiovascular system.  

Differentiate disorders of the arterial and venous vasculature and lymphatic system.  

Describe the correlation between dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, and arterial disorders.

• Explain the development and progression of shock.  
• Summarize how various disorders cause impaired cardiac output and impaired tissue perfusion.  
• Explain the clinical consequences of impaired cardiac output and impaired tissue perfusion.