Cardiovascular system; physiology of circulation; electrophysiological properties of the heart; normal and abnormal cardiac dysrhythmias; pathological conditions; bedside hemodynamic monitoring; thrombolytic agent selection and management; acute myocardial infarction; respiratory system; mechanical ventilation; central nervous system; endocrine system; renal system; shock; analgesics, sedatives and paralytics; nutritional support in the critically ill; advanced cardiac life support.