Medical PG: Preparation Guide For Surgery
Nov 29, 2021
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The Important Role of Mentorship
Medical PG: Important Surgery Topics
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Your Medical-PG exam preparation is incomplete without ensuring that you prepare for the important subjects, and you do it well enough to not miss anything! Surgery manages to be on the list of high-weightage subjects for every Medical-PG entrance exam almost every year.
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Your proficiency in Surgery and the ability to retain every essential topic will determine whether or not you get to initiate your post-graduation journey as planned. So, we have the perfect preparation guide to help you ace your Surgery preparation.
The Important Role of Mentorship
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Medical PG: Important Surgery Topics
Nineteen subjects, multiple books, hundreds of important topics, so many previous year papers, and a bookshelf with absolutely no space for more notebooks- with so much to learn and revise, it is crucial that you don't miss the most important surgery topics!
| BREAST |
| Nipple Discharge Breast Cancer Investigations in CA Breast Mammography BIRADSBRCA mutation DCIS & LCIS Types of Mastectomy Complications of Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction Breast Conservative Surgery Hormonal Therapy in Carcinoma Breast Luminal criteria Multigene test (Oncotype Dx, PAM-50, Mammaprint) Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma Breast Cancer during Pregnancy Mondor’s Disease Duct Papilloma Duct ectasia Cystosarcoma Phyllodes Paget’s Disease of Nipple Breast Abscess Fibroadenoma |
| THYROID |
| Papillary Carcinoma Follicular carcinoma Medullary Carcinoma Solitary Thyroid Nodule Thyrotoxicosis Grave’s Disease Thyroidectomy Post-Thyroidectomy Complications Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis de Quervain’s Thyroiditis Riedel’s Thyroiditis Thyroglossal cyst |
| PARATHYROID AND ADRENAL |
| Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Hyperparathyroidism Cushing’s Syndrome Adrenal Incidentaloma Pheochromocytoma Neuroblastoma |
| LIVER |
| Pyogenic Liver Abscess Amoebic Liver Abscess Hydatid Disease Gharbi Classification of Hydatid Cyst PAIR Liver Hemangioma Focal Nodular Hyperplasia Hepatocellular Carcinoma Okuda Staging System for HCC Milan criteria Fibrolamellar HCC Liver Metastasis Hepatoblastoma Liver Transplantation Pringle Maneuver Liver Anatomy Caudate Lobe Courvoisier’s Law |
| PORTAL HYPERTENSION |
| Etiology of Portal Hypertension Variceal Bleeding Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) Score MELD score PELD score Sengstaken and Blakemore tube TIPSS Surgical Shunts Peritoneovenous Shunt Non-Cirrhotic Portal Fibrosis Extra-Hepatic Portal Venous Obstruction (EHPVO) Budd-Chiari Syndrome Veno-occlusive Disease |
| PANCREAS |
| Causes of Acute Pancreatitis Drugs Associated With Pancreatitis Acute Pancreatitis Ranson’s Prognostic Criteria APACHE-II scoring system BISAP score Pseudocyst Pancreatic Necrosis Chronic Pancreatitis Intraductal papillary Mucinous Neoplasm Mucinous Cystadenoma of Pancreas Serous Cystadenoma of Pancreas Carcinoma Pancreas Periampullary Carcinoma Whipple’s Procedure (Pancreaticoduodenectomy) Insulinoma Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome Glucagonoma VIPomas Pancreas Divisum Annular Pancreas |
| GALL BLADDER |
| Cholesterol Gall Stones Black Stones Brown Stones HIDA Scan Gall Stones: Complications & Treatment Acute Cholecystitis Medical Therapy for Gall Stones Gallstone Ileus Mucocele Indications of Prophylactic cholecystectomy Acalculous Cholecystitis Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis Emphysematous Cholecystitis Mirizzi’s Syndrome Strawberry Gallbladder Gallbladder PolypAdenomyomatosis Gallbladder Carcinoma Gallbladder: Anatomy & Physiology |
| BILE DUCT |
| Choledochal Cyst Choledocholithiasis Cholangitis ERCPMRCPPTC Bile Duct Injury Bismuth Classification of Bile Duct Strictures Strasberg Classification of Laparoscopic Biliary Injuries Biliary Atresia Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Cholangiocarcinoma Hemobilia |
| ESOPHAGUS |
| Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (Bochdalek Hernia or Posterolateral Hernia) Hiatus Hernia Fundoplication Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Achalasia Cardia Diffuse Esophageal Spasm Zenker’s Diverticulum Midesophageal or Traction Diverticula (AIIMS) Plummer Vinson Syndrome Barrett’s Esophagus Carcinoma Esophagus Types of esophagectomy Replacement Conduits after Esophagectomy Siewert classification Leiomyoma Dysphagia Lusoria Boerhaave’s Syndrome Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula Schatzki’s Rings Esophageal Sphincter |
| STOMACH |
| Peptic Ulcer Modified Johnson’s Classification of Gastric Ulcer Complications of Peptic Ulcer Vagotomy Billroth Gastrectomy Benign & Malignant Ulcer Duodenal Ulcer Gastrectomy & Complications Dumping syndrome BLEED risk Classification Blatchford scale Rockall & Baylor Score The Forrest Classification Mallory Weiss Syndrome Dieulafoy’s Lesion Watermelon Stomach Ménétrier’s Disease Carcinoma Stomach Lauren Classification Treatment of Carcinoma Stomach Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Duodenal Atresia Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis Trichobezoar Stress gastritis (Stress ulcerations) |
| PERITONEUM |
| Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Pneumoperitoneum Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis Enteric Fever Mesenteric Cyst Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Pelvic abscess |
| SMALL INTESTINE |
| Meckel’s diverticulum Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome Short bowel syndrome Intestinal Atresia Carcinoid Tumors |
| LARGE INTESTINE |
| Hirschsprung’s Disease Colonic Diverticula Colorectal Polyps Peutz-Jegher’s Syndrome Adenomatous Polyps FAPHNPCC Carcinoma colon Colonic Ischemia Pseudomembranous Colitis Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed |
| INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION |
| Small Bowel Obstruction Intussusception Meconium Ileus Mesenteric Ischemia Paralytic Ileus Large Bowel Obstruction Colonic Pseudo-obstruction Sigmoid volvulus Cecal volvulus Malrotation |
| INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE |
| Pathological & radiological features of Crohn’s disease & Ulcerative colitis Management of Crohn’s disease & Ulcerative colitis |
| RECTUM AND ANAL CANAL |
| Carcinoma Rectum Hemorrhoid Rectal Prolapse Ano-Rectal Abscess Fistula-in-Ano Goodsall’s rule Anal Fissure Pilonidal Sinus Carcinoma Anal Canal HPV Vaccines |
| HERNIA |
| Risk Factors for Hernia Inguinal Hernia Management of Inguinal Hernia Bassini repair Shouldice repair Lichtenstein repair Laparoscopic & Pre-Peritoneal Repairs Triangle of Doom Triangle of Pain Corona Mortis Strangulated Inguinal Hernia Femoral Hernia Spigelian Hernia Sliding Hernia Lumbar Hernia Obturator Hernia Omphalocele & Gastroschisis Epigastric hernia Littre’s Hernia Incisional Hernia Desmoid Tumour |
| APPENDIX |
| Acute Appendicitis Alvarado (MANTRELS) score Ochsner-Sherren Regime Appendiceal carcinoid Appendectomy incisions |
| KIDNEY & URETER |
| Renal Calculi: types, clinical features, diagnosis & treatment Urine: Cast & crystals ESWLPCNLURSGU TBPyelonephritis Perinephric abscess & pyonephrosis Hydronephrosis Angiomyolipoma RCCWilm’s Tumor ADPKDPelviureteric (PUJ) obstruction Retrocaval Ureter Horseshoe Kidney Ureterocele Duplication of Ureter Ectopic Ureteral Orifice Vesicoureteric Reflux (VUR) Patent Urachus |
| SPLEEN |
| Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Indications for Splenectomy Complications of Splenectomy OPSISplenic Tumors Splenic Cyst Accessory Spleen |
| URINARY BLADDER |
| Extrophy of Bladder (Ectopia Vesicae) Endemic Bladder Calculi Secondary Bladder Calculi X-ray of bladder stone Schistosomiasis (Bilharziasis) Carcinoma Urinary Bladder Intravesical chemotherapy Bladder Rupture |
| PROSTATE |
| Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Absolute indications for surgery in BPH Treatment of BPHTURP Prostatectomy Carcinoma Prostate Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Acute Bacterial Prostatitis Prostatic Calculi |
| PENIS & URETHRA |
| Hypospadias Epispadias Posterior urethral valve Phimosis Paraphimosis Priapism Urinary tract Infection Urethral Injury Stricture Urethra RGU & MCU Carcinoma Penis |
| TESTIS & SCROTUM |
| Undescended Testis Testicular Torsion Varicocele Hydrocele Acute Epididymo Orchitis Fournier’s Gangrene Predisposing factors for Testicular GCTs Testicular Tumors Tumour Markers of Testicular Tumors Seminoma |
| ARTERIAL DISORDERS |
| Peripheral Arterial Occlusion Buerger’s Disease Lumbar Sympathectomy Critical Limb Ischemia Ankle Brachial Index (ABI)Arterial Ulcer Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF)Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Diabetic Foot Aortic Dissection Aortic Aneurysm Cut off diameter of aneurysm for surgery Pseudoaneurysm Subclavian Steal Syndrome Vascular Graft Takayasu’s Arteritis Giant cell arteritis |
| VENOUS DISORDERS |
| Hypercoagulable States & DVT Risk Factors DVT Varicose Veins Subfascial Endoscopic Perforator Vein Surgery (SEPS) Tourniquet test Injection sclerotherapy Venous Ulcers Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome Migratory Thrombophlebitis |
| BURNS |
| Burn Size (% BSA) Causes of death in Burn patients Fever in Burn Patients Burns Depth & Classification of burn wound Parkland formula & Fluid Resuscitation |
| WOUNDS & SCAR |
| Factors that inhibit Wound Healing Keloid & Hypertrophic Scar |
| LYMPHATICS |
| Lymphedema Treatment of Lymphoedema Filariasis |
| THORAX & LUNG |
| Mediastinal tumors Locations of the Common Mediastinal Masses Thymoma Bronchogenic Cyst Pleural Effusion Pneumothorax Tension Pneumothorax Hemothorax Indications of Thoracotomy Lung Abscess Pulmonary Hamartoma Bronchial Adenoma Bronchial Carcinoid Malignant Mesothelioma WHO Classification of Carcinoma Lung Bronchogenic Carcinoma Pulmonary Embolism Fat Embolism Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Pulmonary Tuberculosis Myxoma |
| CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE |
| Berry aneurysm Cerebrovascular Stroke Duret Hemorrhage EDH & SDH Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Skull Base Fractures Brain Herniation Diffuse Axonal Injuries Glasgow Coma Scale Arnold-Chiari malformation Meningocele Myelomeningocele Hydrocephalus Kernohan’s Notch Phenomenon |
| CNS TUMOURS |
| CNS Tumors: Predisposing Factors Astrocytoma Ependymoma Oligodendroglioma (ODG) Medulloblastoma Meningioma Pituitary adenoma Craniopharyngioma Brain Metastasis Primary CNS Lymphoma Stereotactic Radiosurgery |
| ORAL CAVITY & SALIVARY GLANDS |
| Carcinoma Oral Cavity: Predisposing Factors Leukoplakia Erythroplakia Speckled erythroplakia Oral Submucous Fibrosis Carcinoma Lip Lip Reconstruction: Abbe-Estlander flap Carcinoma Tongue Commando’s operation Mandibulectomy Dental Cyst, Dentigerous Cyst & Ameloblastoma Pleomorphic Adenoma Warthin’s Tumor Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Sialolithiasis Complications of Parotidectomy Frey’s syndrome Ranula |
| NECK |
| Carotid Body Tumor Cystic Hygroma Branchial Cyst & Fistula Thyroglossal cyst Cervical Rib Neck Dissection |
| ONCOLOGY |
| Tumor Markers Screening in Malignancy Bone Metastasis Oncological Emergencies Tumor Lysis Syndrome Hypercalcemia of Malignancy Typhlitis (Neutropenic Enterocolitis) Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Syndrome Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy |
| SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA |
| Rhabdomyosarcoma Angiosarcoma Liposarcoma Leiomyosarcoma Sarcomas with Lymph Node Metastasis Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans |
| TRAUMA |
| ATLS protocol ABCDE Primary survey Secondary survey Triage Trauma Scoring System Blunt Trauma Abdomen Seat Belt Injury FASTDPL Trauma triad of death Damage Control Surgery Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Trauma: Liver, spleen, kidney, pancreas Penetrating Abdominal Injuries Neck Injuries Blast Injuries Flail chest Pericardial Tamponade Diaphragmatic Injury |
| TRANSPLANTATION |
| Organ Preservation Solution Types of Graft Matching & Graft Rejection Maastricht classification Liver, kidney, pancreas Transplantation Heart & lung Transplantation Complications of Transplantation Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD) Maximum and Optimal Cold Storage Times |
| LAPAROSCOPY & BARIATRIC SURGERY |
| Laparoscopy VATSNOTES Bariatric Surgery |
| SUTURES & ANASTOMOSIS |
| Suture Materials Catgut Vicryl Prolene Ethilon Monocryl Anastomoses Mesh |
| STERILIZATION & INFECTION |
| Techniques of Sterilization Prophylactic Antibiotics SIRS & MODS Necrotizing Fasciitis Erysipelas & Cellulitis Gas Gangrene Chronic Burrowing ulcer Hospital Acquired Infection Causes of Post-operative Fever |
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| BLOOD TRANSFUSION |
| Complications of Blood Transfusion Characteristics of Selected Blood Components Anticoagulants |
| ELECTROLYTE & NUTRITION |
| Enteral Nutrition Total Parenteral Nutrition Refeeding Syndrome |
| SHOCK |
| Types of shock Four Classes of Hemorrhagic Shock |
Revision
There is absolutely no alternative to constant practice while preparing for Medical PG entrance exams. You have to gradually nail the art of implementing the knowledge gained in the last few years while attempting MCQs.
An ideal revision plan promises conciseness and does not miss anything while ensuring that.
You should not undermine the significance of an effective revision plan in the last phase of your preparation for not just Surgery but all 19 subjects. Therefore, make a revision plan that will help you revise every Surgery topic like a pro.
Now that you have a good preparation guide to rely upon, start preparing and moving a step closer to your dreams with every lesson.
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