Surgery :: Rank Order of Topics by Dr. Zaman Khan

 RANK ORDER OF TOPICS OF

SURGERY

IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE

FOR SEND UP AND ANNUAL EXAMINATION

PREPARED BY

Dr. M. ZAMAN

NAME OF UNIT NUMBER OF QUESTIONS

1. GIT & ABDOMEN 4

2. UROLOGY 2

3. BREAST 1

4. THYROID & OTHER ENDOCRINE 1

5. THORACIC 1

6. CARDIAC 1

7. HEAD & NECK & OROPHARYNGEAL 1

8. NEUROSURGERY 1

9. ORTHOPEDICS 1

10. VASCULAR SURGERY 1

11. TRAUMATOLOGY 1

1.GIT & ABDOMEN

A. OESOPHAGUS

1ST ORDER:

1. Esophageal carcinoma

2. Corrosive injury

3. Esophageal perforation

4. Achalasia cardia

2nd ORDER:

1. GERD (complication & treatment)

2. Hiatus hernia

B. STOMACH & DUODENUM

1ST ORDER:

1. Peptic ulcer & it’s complications especially perforation

2. Gastric outlet obstruction & Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

3. Gastric carcinoma

C. LIVER

1st ORDER:

1. Liver abcess (Pyogenic & Amaebic)

2. Hydatid cyst

2nd ORDER:

1. Hepatic trauma

3rd ORDER:

1. Surgical treatment of portal hypertension

D.SPLEEN

1st ORDER:

1. Splenic trauma

2. Spleenectomy (Indications,Procedure,Prophylaxis & Complications)

2nd ORDER:

1. Spleenomegaly

E.GALLBLADDER AND BILE DUCT*

1st ORDER:

1.Acute cholecystitis

2. Gallstones & its complications

3. Ascending cholangitis

4. Choledocholithiasis

2nd ORDER:

1. Causes of obstructive jaundice

2. Bile duct injury

F.PANCREAS

1st ORDER:

1. Acute pancreatitis

2. Pseudopancreatic cyst

2nd ORDER:

1. Carcinoma of head of pancreas

2. Chronic pancreatitis

3. Zollinger-ellison syndrome & Gastrinoma

G.SMALL AND LARGE INTESTINES

1st ORDER:

1. Colorectal carcinoma

2. Ulcerative colitis

3 .Intestinal tuberculosis

4. Typhoid perforation

2nd ORDER:

1.Meckel’s diverticulum

2.Stomas

H. INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION

1st ORDER:

1. General complications and management

2. Acute intussusception

3. Volvulus

4. Paralytic ileus

5. Acute abdomen and its causes

I. VERMIFORM APPENDIX

1st ORDER:

1.Acute appendicitis

2.Appendicectomy

2nd ORDER:

1. Carcinoid tumour

J. RECTUM

1st ORDER:

1. Rectum carcinoma

2. Rectal prolapsed

K. ANAL CANAL

1st ORDER:

1. Hemorrhoides

2. Anal fissures

3. Pilonidal sinus

4. Fistula in ano

5. Anorectal abscess

2nd ORDER:

1. Imperforate anus

L. HERNIA AND ABDOMINAL WALL

1st ORDER:

1. Burst abdomen and incisional hernia

2. Progressive post operative bacterial synergistic gangrene

3. Strangulated hernia

4. Surgical anatomy of inguinal canal

2nd ORDER:

1. Inguinal hernia

3rd ORDER:

1. Epigastric hernia

2. Umblical and paraumblical hernia

3. Femoral hernia (rare)

M. PERITONEUM

1st ORDER:

1. Acute peritonitis

2nd ORDER:

1. Tuberculosis peritonitis

2. Mesenteric cysts

3. Tuberculosis of mesenteric lymph nodes

3rd ORDER:

        Pseudomyxoma peritonei

        2.UROLOGY

        1st ORDER:

        1. Hematuria

       2. Renal cell carcinoma

       3. Benign prostatic hyperplasia

        4. Urethral injuries

      5. Renal, ureteric and vesical stones

     6. Testicular tumors

   7. Acute urinary retention

        8. Renal trauma

   9. Hydronephrosis

     10. Testicular tortion

        11. Surgical anatomy of prostate

         

2nd ORDER:

     1. Wilm’s tumor

        2. Carcinoma of bladder

      3. Varicocele

       4. Hydrocele

  5. Fournier’s gangrene (scrotum

       

3rd ORDER:

    1. Renal tubercuslosis

     2. Ureteric injuries

        3. Diverticulae of bladder

     4. Prostatic carcinoma

   5. Circumcision

       3.THORAX

      1st ORDER:

    1. Tension pneumothorax

      2. Chest trauma and chest intubation

   3. Thoracotomy

      4. Flail Chest

      

2nd ORDER:

     1. Empyema

      2. Hemothorax

        4.CARDIAC SURGERY

      1st ORDER:

       1. Cardiopulmonary bypass

   2. Cardiac temponade

        3. Aortic dissection

         

2nd ORDER:

  1. Valvular disease (From Ellis)

     5.BREAST

       1st ORDER:

       1. Breast carcinoma

       (Staging, Management according to age & stage)

      

2nd ORDER:

        1. Fibroadenoma

       

3rd ORDER:

       1. Gynaecomastia

       6.ENDOCRINE

    1st ORDER:

1. Multinodular goiter

2. Carcinoma thyroid

  3. Solitary thyroid nodule

   4. Thyroidectomy (Indications,procedure,complications)

  5. Pheochromocytoma

       

2nd ORDER:

    1. Hyperparathyroidism

7.OROPHARYNGEAL

1st ORDER:

1. Carcinoma tongue

2. Pleomorphic adenoma

3. Submandibular gland carcinoma

4. Complication of salivary gland surgery

5. Cleft lip & cleft palate

6. Tuberculous lymphadenitis

7. Mandibular trauma

2nd ORDER:

1. Plunging ranula

2. Sialadenitis

3rd ORDER:

1. Types of neck dissection (from CSDT)

2. Maxillary fractures

8.ORTHOPEDICS

1st ORDER:

1. General orthopedics (complete)

2. Fracture of

- Lower end of humerus

- Lower end of radius

- Neck of femur

- combined fracture of tibia & fibula

3. Dislocation of hip joint 9

2nd ORDER:

1. Osteosarcoma & briefly other tumours

2. Chronic osteomyelitis

9.NEUROSURGERY

1st ORDER:

1. Head injury

2. Extradural hematoma

3. Subdural hematoma

4. Cervical spine injury

5. Types of nerve injury

6. Radial & ulnar nerve palsy

2nd ORDER:

1. Subarachnoid haemorrhage

2. Spine injuries

3. Median nerve palsy

10.VASCULAR SURGERY

1st ORDER:

1. Acute limb ischemia

2. Gangrene

3. Buerger’s disease

4.Deep vein thrombosis

2nd ORDER:

1. Varicose veins

2. Lymphoedema

3rd ORDER:   Amputation

  11.TRAUMATOLOGY

    1st ORDER:

       1. ATLS

     2. Blunt abdominal trauma

      3. Exploratory laprotomy

4. Diagnostic peritoneal lavage

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