Short note by Aleina Badshah
By Dr.Waheed Ullah on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 11:56pm
These are the topics recommended by Aleina badshah to be reviewed from
OHCM and OHCS
TOPICS THAT MUST BE DONE FROM OHCM:
- RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:
- Tests in chest medicine,
- Pneumonia and specific pneumonias with causative agents,
- Complications of pneumonia,
- Lung tumors,
- Asthma management,
- COPD
– Again, other topics like cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, sarcoidosis etc
will be covered when u practise loads of questions, but do give a reading
from OHCM and try to keep all important points in mind regarding the
topics that I mentioned because these are volatile topic.
- ENDOCRINOLOGY:
- Treatment of diabetes and important cut-off values for FBS, RBS in
impaired glucose tolerance, and DM, and also normal FBS RBS ranges, - Interpretation of different TFTs,
- Thyrotoxicosis,
- Hypo- and hyper-parathyroidism,
- Multiple endocrine neoplasias (MEN 1, 2a, 2b),
- Addison’s disease,
- Hyperaldosteronism
- GASTROENTEROLOGY:
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Dyspepsia and peptic ulcer disease,
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Constipation,
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King’s college
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Cirrhosis,
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Haemochromatosis,
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Primary biliary cirrhosis,
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis,
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Autoimmune hepatitis,
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Ulcerative colitis and crohns disease and how to differentiate between
the two, -
IBS and associated red flags,
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Coeliac disease,
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Acute and chronic pancreatitis and how to differentiate between the
two, -
Alcoholism (V.v.v.important)
- – NEPHROLOGY:
- UTIs,
- haemolytic uremic syndrome,
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
- – CARDIOLOGY:
- Angina,
- Acute coronary syndrome (ACS),
- Complications of MI,
- Arrhythmias, narrow and broad complex tachycardias, atrial
fibrillation
Topics such as
5-Hypertension,
6-Heart failure,
7-Valve diseases,
8-Infective endocarditis,
9-Rheumatic fever,
10-Pericardial diseases, and
11-Congenital heart diseases have very typical questions that come in
the exam… So if u solve multiple mocks and papers… These topics will
be covered sufficiently…No need to do them from oxford if u can’t
manage
- – HAEMATOLOGY:
- Anaemias (iron deficiency anemia, anemia of chronic disease,
macrocytic anemia, B12 deficiency and pernicious anemia), - Leukemias,
- Myeloma,
- Amyloidosis
5-Thalassemias,
6-Sickle cell anemia,
7-Hodgkin lymphoma,
8-Non-hodgkin lymphoma and other topics will be covered in MCQs
- – INFECTIOUS DISEASES:
- Viral hepatitis,
- HIV, complications of HIV infection including different infections that
the AIDS pt is prone to at different CD4 counts, along with their
symptomatology, - Chlamydia, vaginal discharge and urethritis,
- Weil’s disease,
- Lyme disease,
- Relapsing fever
- – ONCOLOGY AND PALLIATIVE CARE:
- Oncology and genetics – pg 524,
- Oncological emergencies,
- Palliative care: Principles and symptom relief – pg 532,
- Palliative care: Pain relief (pg 534-535)… V.v.important
- – RHEUMATOLOGY:
- Rheumatoid arthritis,
- Gout,
- Calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate arthropathy,
- Ankylosing spondylitis,
- Reactive arthritis,
- Skin manifestations of systemic diseases,
- Specific diseases and their skin manifestations
10)- SURGERY PORTION:
- Acute abdomen,
- Acute pancreatitis,
- Urinary retention and
- BPH
11)- CLINICAL CHEMISTRY
- Acid-base balance,
- SIADH (v.imp),
- Metabolic bone diseases (v.v.imp)
12)- EPONYMOUS SYNDROMES
- Behcet’s disease,
- Dresslers syndrome,
- Felty’s syndrome,
- Gilbert’s syndrome,
- GBS, Korsakoff’s syndrome,
- Loffler’s syndrome,
- Peyronie’s disease,
- Raynaud’s syndrome,
- Stevens Johnson syndrome,
- Wegener’s granulomatosis,
- Wernicke’s encephalopathy
13)- EMERGENCIES
- Headache,
- Anaphylactic shock,
- Acute coronary syndrome with and without ST elevation,
- Severe pulmonary oedema,
- Acute severe asthma,
- Acute exacerbation of COPD,
- Status epilepticus,
- DKA,
- Other diabetic emergencies,
- Some specific poisons and their antidotes (pg 854-855),
- Salicylate poisoning,
- Paracetamol poisoning,
- Burns
14)- OBS/GYNAE
- Renal disease in pregnancy
- HTN in pregnancy
- Cervical carcinoma
- Endometrial carcinoma
- Endometrial sampling in outpatients
- Ovarian tumours
- Ovarian carcinoma
- Vaginal discharge
- Pelvic infection
- Contraception
- Urinary malfunction
15)- PERDIATRICS
12. Childhood UTIs