L1: Shock

• Define shock.
• List the types and clinical features of shock.
• Define the terminology distributive and obstructive shock.
• Discuss the pathophysiology of shock (Microcirculation, Microcirculation, Cellular function).
• Discuss the systemic effects of shock.
• Discuss the general principles of management (airway, breathing and circulation).
• Discuss the specific treatment of each type of shock.

L2: Metabolic response to injury

• Factors mediating the metabolic response.
• Consequences of the metabolic response.
• The differences between metabolic responses to starvation and trauma.
• The effect of trauma on metabolic rate and substrate utilization.
• Modifying the metabolic response

L3: Transfusion of blood and plasma products

• Describe the blood donation
• Discuss the blood components