GYNAECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS :: Rank Order of Topics by Dr. Zaman Khan

RANK ORDER OF TOPICS OF

GYNAECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS

IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE

FOR SEND UP AND ANNUAL EXAMINATION

PREPARED BY

Dr. M. ZAMAN

OBSTETRICS

1) PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN PREGNANCY

a. 1ST ORDER

i. Systemic changes (volume homeostasis, blood, cvs)

ii. Endocrinological changes

b. 2ND ORDER

i. Remaining whole chapter (important)

2) ANTENATAL CARE

a. 1ST ORDER

i. Antenatal visits

ii. Antenatal history and examination

3) ANTENATAL IMAGING AND ASSESSMENT OF FETAL WELL BEING

a. 1ST ORDER

i. Diagnostic ultrasound (esp. features during 3rd trimester)

ii. CTG

iii. Biophysical profile scoring

4) PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS

a. 1ST ORDER

i. Diagnosis of down’s syndrome

ii. Comparison of various pre-natal diagnostic procedures

b. 2ND ORDER

i. Neural tube defects

ii. Congenital heart defects

c. 3RD ORDER

i. Remaining chapter

5) ANTENATAL OBSTETRIC COMPLICATIONS

a. 1ST ORDER

i. Hyperemesis gravidarum

ii. APH (placenta previa, abruption placentae)

iii. ECV

b. 2ND ORDER

i. Minor disorders of pregnancy

ii. UTI

iii. Venous thromboembolism

iv. Oligo and Polyhydroamnios

v. Rh iso-immunization

c. 3RD ORDER

i. Abdominal pain in pregnancy

6) TWIN AND MULTIPLE GESTATIONS

a. 1ST ORDER

i. Definition

ii. Classification

iii. Complication

7) DISORDERS OF PLACENTATION

a. 1ST ORDER

i. Placenta previa

ii. Placental apruption

iii. PIH and Eclampsia

iv. IUGR

8) PRETERM LABOUR

a. 1ST ORDER

i. Causes and Management

9) MEDICAL DISORDERS

a. 1ST ORDER

i. Anemia

ii. Thyroid dysfunction

iii. HTN

iv. DM

b. 2ND ORDER

i. Heart disease

c. 3RD ORDER

i. Epilepsy

ii. Perinatal infections (infection screening during pregnancy)

10) NORMAL LABOUR

a. 1ST ORDER

i. Physiology of labour (dimensions)

ii. Definition of 3 stages of labour

iii. Management of all 3 stages of labour (esp. active management)

iv. Partogram

b. 2ND ORDER

i. Mechanism of labour

11) ABNORMAL LABOUR

a. 1ST ORDER

i. Breech presentation

ii. Obstructed labour and fetal distress

iii. The Bishop scoring

iv. Induction of labour

v. Assisted delivery (forceps, ventouse)

b. 2ND ORDER

i. Pain relief in labour and different types of anaesthesia

ii. Episiotomy and C-Section

iii. Deep transverse arrest and transverse lie

c. 3RD ORDER

i. Perineal tears

ii. Shoulder dystocia

12) PUERPERIUM

a. 1ST ORDER

i. PPH

ii. Puerperial pyrexia

b. 2ND ORDER

i. Breast disorders

ii. Post partum psychosis

iii. APGAR score

OBSTETRICS MOST WANTED

1) APH

2) PPH

3) Management of 3rd stage of labour

4) Breech presentation

5) Obstructed labour

6) Pre-eclampsia

7) Anemia and DM in pregnancy

8) Puerperial pyrexia

9) IUGR

10) Systemic changes during pregnancy

11) Obstetric ultrasound

12) Antenatal visits and prenatal diagnosis of down’s syndrome

13) Biophysical profile scoring

GYNAECOLOGY

a. 1ST ORDER

i. Amenorrhoea

ii. Menorrhagia (esp. fibroid uterus)

iii. Infertility

iv. Contraception

v. Abortion (esp. septic abortion)

vi. Endometeriosis and adenomyosis

vii. CA cervix

viii. Ovarial CA

ix. Endometrial CA

x. UV prolapse

xi. Abnormal vaginal discharge

1. Vaginal candidiasis

2. Bacterial vaginosis

3. Trichomoniasis

xii. Post menopausal syndrome and HRT

xiii. Hysterectomy

xiv. D&C

xv. Laproscopic surgery

b. 2ND ORDER

i. Urodynamic stress incontinence

ii. Detrouser over activity

iii. Normal menstrual cycle

iv. Benign tumors of ovary

v. Bartholin cyst and other vaginal cysts

vi. Manchester repair

c. 3RD ORDER

i. Vulval CA