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Medicine (Adult Health)

Pre-OperativeAssessment 

  1. History and Physical Examination.
  2. Pre-Operative Investigations American Society of Anesthesiology Classification.

Pre-Operative Optimization 

  1. Medications
  2. Hypertension
  3. Coronary Artery Disease
  4. Respiratory Diseases
  5. Aspiration
  6. Fasting Guidelines
  7. Hematological Disorders
  8. Endocrine Disorders
  9. Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Monitoring 

Airway Management

  1. Airway Anatomy
  2. Methods of Supporting Airways Tracheal Intubation
  3. Difficult Airway
  4. Oxygen Therapy
  5. Ventilation
  6. Difficult Tracheal Intubation in Unconscious Patient
  7. Difficult Tracheal Intubation

Intraoperative Management.

  1. Temperature
  2. Heart Rate
  3. Blood Pressure
  4. Fluid Balance and Resuscitation IV Fluids
  5. Blood Products

Induction 

  1. Routine Induction vs. Rapid Sequence Induction
  2. Induction Agents
  3. Muscle Relaxants and Reversing Agents
  4. Analgesia

Maintenance  

Extubation 

  1. Complications of Extubation

Regional Anesthesia 

  1. Epidural and Spinal Anesthesia
  2. Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Local Anesthesia

  1. Local Anesthetic Agents
  2. Systemic Toxicity
  3. Local Infiltration and Hematoma Blocks
  4. Topical Anesthetics

Post-Operative Care 

  1. Common Post-Operative
  2. Anesthetic Complications

Pain Management 

  1. Acute Pain
  2. Neuropathic Pain
  3. Chronic Pain

Obstetrical Anesthesia  

Pediatric Anesthesia

Peri-operative Cardiac arrest

  1. Advanced Cardiac Life Support Guidelines

Uncommon Complications 

  1. Malignant Hyperthermia
  2. Abnormal Pseudocholinesterase 

Basic Anatomy

  1. Coronary Circulation 
  2. Cardiac Anatomy

Differential Diagnoses of Common Presentations

  1. Chest Pain
  2. Loss of Consciousness
  3. Local Edema
  4. Generalized Edema
  5. Palpitations
  6. Dyspnea

Cardiac Diagnostic Tests 

  1. Electrocardiography Basics

Approach to ECGs 

  1. Classical Approach to ECGs
  2. Alternative PQRSTU approach to ECGs
  3. Cardiac Biomarkers
  4. Ambulatory ECG
  5. Echocardiography
  6. Stress Testing
  7. Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography 
  8. Coronary Angiography
  9. Contrast-Enhanced CT Coronary Angiography
  10. Magnetic Resonance Imaging

CARDIAC DISEASE
Arrhythmias   

  1. Mechanisms of Arrhythmias
  2. Bradyarrhythmias
  3. Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias
  4. Pre-Excitation Syndromes
  5. Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias
  6. Sudden Cardiac Arrest
  7. Electrophysiology Studies
  8. Electrical Pacing
  9. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
  10. Catheter Ablation

Ischemic Heart Disease 

  1. Chronic Stable Angina
  2. Acute Coronary Syndromes
  3. Treatment Algorithm for Chest Pain
  4. Coronary Revascularization

Heart Failure

  1. Congestive Heart Failure
  2. Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Cardiac Transplantation

  1. Ventricular Assist Devices

Myocardial Disease  

  1. Myocarditis
  2. Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  3. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  4. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

Valvular Heart Disease  

  1. Rheumatic Fever
  2. Valve Repair and Valve Replacement
  3. Choice of Valve Prosthesis

Pericardial Disease

  1. Acute Pericarditis
  2. Pericardial Effusion
  3. Cardiac Tamponade
  4. Constrictive Pericarditis

Common Medications

  1. Antiarrhythmics

General Principles 

  1. Drug Nomenclature
  2. Phases of Clinical Drug Testing
  3. Drug Administration

Pharmacokinetics 

  1. Absorption
  2. Distribution
  3. Metabolism (Biotransformation)
  4. Elimination
  5. Pharmacokinetic Calculation

Pharmacodynamics  

  1. Dose-Response Relationship
  2. Effects of Drugs on Receptors
  3. Effectiveness and Safety
  4. Therapeutic Indices

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Adverse Drug Reactions 

  1. Approach to Suspected Adverse Drug Reactions

Variability in Drug Response 

  1. Drug Interactions 

Autonomic Pharmacology 

  1. Parasympathetic Nervous System
  2. Symapthetic Nervous System
  3. Opioid Therapy and Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
 

Morphology

  1. Primary Lesions
  2. Secondary Lesions
  3. Other Morphological Terms
  4. Patterns and Distribution

Common Skin Lesions:

  1. Cysts
  2. Fibrous Lesions
  3. Hyperkeratotic Lesions
  4. Keloids
  5. Pigmented Lesions
  6. Vascular Lesions Lipoma

Acneiform Eruptions  

  1. Acne Vulgaris/Common
  2. Acne Perioral Dermatitis
  3. Rosacea

Dermatitis (Eczema)

  1. Asteatotic Dermatitis
  2. Atopic Dermatitis
  3. Contact Dermatitis
  4. Dyshidrotic Dermatitis
  5. Nummular Dermatitis
  6. Seborrheic Dermatitis
  7. Stasis Dermatitis
  8. Lichen Simplex Chronicus

Papulosquamous Diseases 

  1. Lichen Planus
  2. Pityriasis Rosea
  3. Psoriasis

Vesiculobullous Diseases 

  1. Bullous Pemphigoid
  2. Pemphigus Vulgaris
  3. Dermatitis Herpetiformis
  4. Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

Drug Eruptions

  1. Exanthematous
  2. Urticarial
  3. Pustular
  4. Bullous

Heritable Disorders  

  1. Ichthyosis Vulgaris
  2. Neurofibromatosis (Type I; von Recklinghausen’s Disease)
  3. Vitiligo

Infections 

  1. Bacterial Infections Dermatophytoses
  2. Parasitic Infections
  3. Viral Infections
  4. Yeast Infections
  5. Sexually Transmitted Infections

Pre-Malignant Skin Conditions 

  1. Actinic Keratosis (Solar Keratosis)
  2. Leukoplakia

Malignant Skin Tumours 

  1. Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers
  2. Malignant Melanoma
  3. Other Cutaneous Cancers

Diseases of Hair Density  

  1. Hair Growth
  2. Non-Scarring (Non-Cicatricial) Alopecia
  3. Scarring (Cicatricial) Alopecia

Nails and Disorders of the Nail Apparatus

Skin Manifestations of Systemic Disease

Miscellaneous Lesions  

  1. Angioedema and Urticaria
  2. Erythema Nodosum
  3. Pruritus
  4. Wounds and Ulcers
  5. Sunscreens and PreventativeTherapy Topical Steroids
  6. Dermatologic Therapies

 

Patient Assessment/Management

  1. Rapid Primary Survey
  2. Resuscitation
  3. Secondary Survey
  4. Ethical Considerations

Trauma

  1. Considerations for Traumatic Injury
  2. Head Trauma
  3. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
  4. Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma
  5. Chest Trauma
  6. Abdominal Trauma
  7. Genitourinary Tract Injuries
  8. Orthopedic Injuries
  9. Wound Management

Approach to Common ED Presentations

  1. Abdominal Pain
  2. Acute Pelvic Pain
  3. Altered Level of Consciousness Chest Pain
  4. Headache
  5. Joint and Back Pain
  6. Seizures
  7. Shortness of Breath
  8. Syncope
  9. Sexual Assault

Medical Emergencies

  1. Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
  2. Asthma
  3. Cardiac Dysrhythmias
  4. Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)
  5. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF)
  6. Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
  7. Diabetic Emergencies
  8. Electrolyte Disturbances
  9. Hypertensive Emergencies
  10. Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
  11. Sepsis
  12. Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack

Otolaryngological Emergencies

  1. Epistaxis

Gynecologic/Urologic Emergencies 

  1. Vaginal Bleeding
  2. Pregnant Patient in the ED Nephrolithiasis (Renal Colic)

Ophthalmologic Emergencies

Dermatologic Emergencies

Environmental Injuries 

  1. Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke
  2. Hypothermia and Cold Injuries
  3. Burns
  4. Inhalation Injury
  5. Bites
  6. Near Drowning

Toxicology  

  • “ABCD3EFG” of toxicology
  • D1 – Universal Antidotes
  • D2 – Draw Bloods
  • D3 – Decontamination and Enhanced Elimination
  • E – Expose and Examine the Patient
  • F – Full Vitals, ECG Monitor, Foley, X-Rays
  • G – Give Specific Antidotes and Treatments
  • Alcohol-Related Emergencies
  • Approach to the Overdose Patient

Psychiatric Emergencies 

  1. Approach to Common Psychiatric Presentations
  2. Acute Psychosis
  3. Suicidal Patient

Common Pediatric ED Presentations.

  1. Modified Glasgow Coma Score
  2. Respiratory Distress
  3. Febrile Infant and Febrile Seizures
  4. Abdominal Pain
  5. Common Infections
  6. Child Abuse and Neglect

Introduction to Intensive Care

  1. Intensive Care Unit Basics
  2. Lines and Catheters
  3. Organ Failure
  4. Shock
  5. Sepsis

Dyslipidemias 

  1. Overview of LipidTransport
  2. Primary Dyslipidemias (rare)
  3. Secondary Dyslipidemias
  4. Dyslipidemia and the Risk for Coronary Artery Disease
  5. Treatment of Dyslipidemias

Disorders of Glucose Metabolism 

  1. Overview of Glucose Regulation
  2. Pre-Diabetes (Impaired GlucoseTolerance/ Impaired Fasting Glucose)
  3. Diabetes Mellitus
  4. Treatment of Diabetes
  5. Acute Complications
  6. Macrovascular Complications
  7. Microvascular Complications
  8. Other Complications
  9. Hypoglycemia
  10. Metabolic Syndrome

Pituitary Gland 

  1. Pituitary Hormones
  2. Growth Hormone
  3. Prolactin
  4. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
  5. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
  6. Luteinizing Hormone and Follicle Stimulating Hormone
  7. Antidiuretic Hormone
  8. Pituitary Pathology

Thyroid

  1. Thyroid Hormones
  2. Tests of Thyroid Function and Structure
  3. Thyrotoxicosis
  4. Graves’ Disease
  5. Subacute Thyroiditis (Thyrotoxic Phase)
  6. Toxic Adenoma/Toxic Multinodular Goitre
  7. Thyrotoxic Crisis/Thyroid Storm
  8. Hypothyroidism
  9. Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
  10. Myxedema Coma
  11. Sick Euthyroid Syndrome
  12. Non-Toxic Goitre
  13. Thyroid Nodules
  14. Thyroid Malignancies

Adrenal Cortex 

  1. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
  2. Adrenocortical Hormones
  3. Adrenocortical Functional Workup
  4. Mineralocorticoid Excess Syndromes
  5. Cushing’s Syndrome
  6. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
  7. Hyperandrogenism
  8. Adrenocortical Insufficiency

Adrenal Medulla

  1. Catecholamine Metabolism
  2. Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma

Disorders of Multiple Endocrine Glands

  1. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasm

Calcium Homeostasis 

  1. Hypercalcemia
  2. Hypocalcemia

Metabolic Bone Disease 

  1. Osteoporosis
  2. Osteomalacia and Rickets
  3. Renal Osteodystrophy
  4. Paget’s Disease of Bone

Male Reproductive Endocrinology

  1. Androgen Regulation
  2. Tests of Testicular Function
  3. Hypogonadism and Infertility
  4. Erectile Dysfunction
  5. Gynecomastia

Paraneoplastic Syndrome 

Common Medications:

  1. Diabetes Medications
  2. Dyslipidemia Medications
  3. Thyroid Medications
  4. Metabolic Bone Disease Medications
  5. Adrenal Medications

Differential Diagnosis of Common Complaints 

Esophagus  

  1. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  2. Barrett’s Esophagus
  3. Dysphagia
  4. Esophageal Motor Disorders
  5. Esophageal Diverticula
  6. Peptic Stricture (from Esophagitis)
  7. Esophageal Carcinoma
  8. Webs and Rings
  9. Infectious Esophagitis

Stomach and Duodenum

  1. Dyspepsia
  2. Stomach
  3. Gastritis
  4. Peptic Ulcer Disease
  5. H. pylori-Induced Peptic Ulceration
  6. NSAID-Induced Ulceration
  7. Stress-Induced Ulceration
  8. Gastric Carcinoma

Small and Large Bowel  

  1. Classification of Diarrhea
  2. Acute Diarrhea
  3. Traveller’s Diarrhea
  4. Chronic Diarrhea
  5. Maldigestion and Malabsorption
  6. Celiac Disease (Gluten Enteropathy/Sprue)
  7. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  8. Crohn’s Disease
  9. Ulcerative Colitis
  10. Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  11. Constipation
  12. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  13. Esophageal Varices
  14. Mallory-Weiss Tear
  15. Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  16. Colorectal Carcinoma
  17. Colorectal Polyps
  18. Familial Colon Cancer Syndromes Benign Anorectal Disease

Liver 

  1. Investigations of Hepatobiliary Disease
  2. Acute Viral Hepatitis (General)
  3. Hepatitis A Virus
  4. Hepatitis B Virus
  5. Hepatitis D Virus
  6. Hepatitis C Virus
  7. Autoimmune Liver Disease
  8. Drug-Induced Liver Disease
  9. Wilson’s Disease
  10. Hemochromatosis
  11. Alcoholic Liver Disease
  12. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
  13. Acute Liver Failure (formerly Fulminant Hepatic Failure)
  14. Cirrhosis
  15. Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  16. Liver Transplantation
  17. Portal Hypertension
  18. Hepatic Encephalopathy
  19. Ascites

Biliary Tract 

  1. Jaundice
  2. Gilbert’s Syndrome
  3. Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
  4. Primary Biliary Cholangitis (formerly cirrhosis)
  5. Biliary Colic,
  6. Cholecystitis
  7. Ascending Cholangitis

Pancreas 

  1. Pancreatic Enzyme Abnormalities
  2. Acute Pancreatitis
  3. Chronic Pancreatitis
  4. Autoimmune Pancreatitis

Clinical Nutrition  

  1. Determination of Nutritional Status
  2. Enteral Nutrition
  3. Parenteral Nutrition
  • Abuse and violence
  • Child and adolescent health
  • Chronic disorders
  • Common conditions in Primary care
  • Emergency/urgent care
  • Genetics
  • The health of specific groups
  • Health promotion
  • Male health
  • Nutrition / Metabolism
  • Pain management
  • Palliative Care
  • Sexual Health
  • Skin conditions
  • The elderly patient
  • Travel medicine
  • Tropical medicine
  • Women’s Health

Physiology and Pathology of Aging  

Differential Diagnoses of Common Presentations

  1. Frailty
  2. Delirium, Dementia, and Depression
  3. Falls
  4. Malnutrition
  5. Constipation
  6. Incontinence
  7. Immobility
  8. Pressure Ulcers
  9. Hazards of Hospitalization
  10. Elder Abuse
  11. Presbycusis

Driving Competency  

  1. Reporting Requirements
  2. Conditions that may Impair Driving

Health Care Institutions 

Geriatric Pharmacology 

  1. Pharmacokinetics
  2. Pharmacodynamics
  3. Polypharmacy
  4. Inappropriate Prescribing in the Elderly

Basics of Hematology 

  1. Complete Blood Count
  2. Blood Film Interpretation
  3. Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy

Common Presenting Problems

  1. Anemia
  2. Erythrocytosis
  3. Thrombocytopenia
  4. Thrombocytosis
  5. Pancytopenia
  6. Neutrophilia
  7. Neutropenia
  8. Lymphocytosis
  9. Lymphopenia
  10. Eosinophilia
  11. Agranulocytosis
  12. Leukemoid Reaction

Lymphadenopathy

Splenomegaly 

Microcytic Anemia 

  1. Iron Metabolism
  2. Iron Deficiency Anemia
  3. Anemia of Chronic Inflammation
  4. Sideroblastic Anemia
  5. Lead Poisoning

Normocytic Anemia

  1. Aplastic Anemia

Hemolytic Anemia  

  1. Thalassemia
  2. β-Thalassemia Minor (ThalassemiaTrait)
  3. β-Thalassemia Major
  4. β-Thalassemia Intermedia
  5. α-Thalassemia
  6. Sickle Cell Disease
  7. Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
  8. Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia/ Thrombotic Microangiopathy
  9. Hereditary Spherocytosis
  10. Hereditary Elliptocytosis
  11. Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency

Macrocytic Anemia

  1. Vitamin B12 Deficiency
  2. Folate Deficiency

Hemostasis

  1. Stages of Hemostasis

Disorders of Primary Hemostasis 

  1. Immune Thrombocytopenia
  2. Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
  3. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
  4. von Willebrand Disease

Disorders of Secondary Hemostasis 

  1. Hemophilia A (Factor VIII Deficiency)
  2. Hemophilia B (Factor IX Deficiency)
  3. Factor XI Deficiency
  4. Liver Disease
  5. Vitamin K Deficiency
  6. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

Hypercoagulable Disorders

Venous Thromboembolism 

  1. Approach to Treatment of Venous
  2. Thromboembolism

Hematologic Malignancies and Related Disorders 

Myeloid Malignancies 

  1. Acute Myeloid Leukemia
  2. Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

  1. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
  2. Polycythemia Vera
  3. Idiopathic Myelofibrosis
  4. Essential Thrombocythemia

Lymphoid Malignancies  

  1. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Lymphomas

  1. Hodgkin Lymphoma
  2. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Malignant Clonal Proliferations of Mature B-Cells  

  1. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
  2. Multiple Myeloma
  3. Monoclonal Gammopathy of Unknown Significance
  4. Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia (WM)
 

Complications of Hematologic Malignancies  

  1. Hyperviscosity Syndrome
  2. Tumour Lysis Syndrome

Blood Products and Transfusions 

  1. Red Blood Cells
  2. Platelets
  3. Coagulation Factors
  4. Acute Blood Transfusion Reactions
  5. Delayed Blood Transfusion Reactions

Common Medications 

  1. Antiplatelet Therapy
  2. Anticoagulant Therapy
  3. Chemotherapeutic and Biologic Agents Used in Oncology

Principles of Microbiology

  1. Bacteriology
  2. Virology
  3. Mycology
  4. Parasitology
  5. Transmission of Infectious Diseases

Nosocomial Infections.

Respiratory Infections  

  1. Pneumonia
  2. Influenza

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

  1. Cellulitis
  2. Necrotizing Fasciitis
  3. Acquired Oral Lesions

Bone and Joint Infections  

  1. Septic Arthritis
  2. Diabetic Foot Infections
  3. Osteomyelitis

Cardiac Infections 

  1. Infective Endocarditis

CNS Infections 

  1. Meningitis
  2. Encephalitis
  3. Generalized Tetanus
  4. Rabies

Systemic Infections 

  1. Sepsis and Septic Shock
  2. Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease)
  3. Lyme Disease
  4. Toxic Shock Syndrome
  5. Cat Scratch Disease
  6. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
  7. West Nile Virus
  8. Syphilis

Tuberculosis

HIV and AIDS 

  1. Epidemiology
  2. Etiology
  3. Modes of Transmission
  4. Natural History
  5. Anti-Retroviral Treatment
  6. Prevention of HIV Infection
  7. Types of Testing
  8. HIV Pre- and Post-Test Counselling

Fungal Infections 

Skin and Subcutaneous Infections

  1. Superficial Fungal Infections
  2. Dermatophytes
    Subcutaneous Fungal Infection

Endemic Mycoses

Opportunistic Fungi

  1. Pneumocystis jiroveci (formerly P. carinii)
  2. Pneumonia: PJP or PCP
  3. Cryptococcus spp.
  4. Candida albicans
  5. Aspergillus spp.

Parasitic Infections 

Protozoa – Intestinal/Genitourinary Infections

  1. Entamoeba histolytica (Amoebiasis)
  2. Giardia lamblia
  3. Trichomonas vaginalis
  4. Cryptosporidium spp.

Blood and Tissue Infections  

  1. Plasmodium spp. (Malaria)
  2. Trypanosoma cruzi
  3. Toxoplasma gondii

Helminths

  1. Roundworms – Nematodes

Flatworms

  1. Cestodes/Trematodes
  2. Schistosoma spp.

Ectoparasites

Travel Medicine  

  1. General Travel Precautions
  2. Fever in the Returned Traveller

Fever of Unknown Origin

Infections in the Immunocompromised Host

  1. Febrile Neutropenia
  2. Infections in Solid OrganTransplant Recipients
  3. Immune Reconstitution Syndrome

Common drugs:

  1. Antibiotics.
  2. Antivirals
  3. Antifungals
  4. Antiparasitics 

Introduction to Genetics 

Genetic Testing and Counselling

Dysmorphisms 

  1. Congenital Anomalies
  2. Approach to the Dysmorphic Child

Syndromes and Diseases  

  1. Other Single Gene Disorders
  2. Metabolic Diseases

Imaging Modalities

  1. X-Ray Imaging
  2. Ultrasound
  3. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  4. Positron Emission
  5. Tomography Scans
  6. Contrast Enhancement

Chest Imaging 

  1. Chest X-Ray
  2. Computed Tomography Chest
  3. Lung Abnormalities
  4. Pulmonary Vascular Abnormalities
  5. Pleural Abnormalities
  6. Mediastinal Abnormalities
  7. Tubes, Lines, and Catheters

Abdominal Imaging

  1. Abdominal X-Ray
  2. Approach to Abdominal X-Ray
  3. Abdominal Computed Tomography
  4. Approach to Abdominal ComputedTomography
  5. Contrast Studies
  6. Specific Visceral Organ Imaging
  7. “itis” Imaging
  8. Angiography of Gastrointestinal Tract

Genitourinary System and Adrenal 

  1. Urological Imaging
  2. Gynecological Imaging
  3. Adrenal Mass

Neuroradiology 

  1. Modalities
  2. Approach to CT Head
  3. Selected Pathology

Musculoskeletal System

  1. Modalities
  2. Approach to Bone X-Rays
  3. Trauma
  4. Arthritis
  5. BoneTumour
  6. Infection
  7. Metabolic Bone Disease

Nuclear Medicine

  1. Brain
  2. Thyroid
  3. Respiratory
  4. Cardiac
  5. Abdomen and Genitourinary System
  6. Bone

Interventional Radiology 

  1. Vascular Procedures
  2. Nonvascular Interventions

Breast Imaging 

  1. Modalities
  2. Breast Interventional Procedures
  3. Breast Findings

Basic Anatomy, and Embryology of the Kidney

  1. Renal Structure and Function
  2. Renal Hemodynamics

Assessment of Renal Function 

  1. Measurement of Renal Function
  2. Urinalysis
  3. Urine Microscopy
  4. Urine Biochemistry

Electrolyte Disorders

  1. Sodium Homeostasis
  2. Hyponatremia
  3. Hypernatremia
  4. Diabetes Insipidus
  5. Potassium Homeostasis
  6. Hypokalemia
  7. Hyperkalemia
  8. Hyperphosphatemia
  9. Hypophosphatemia
  10. Hypermagnesemia
  11. Hypomagnesemia

Acid-Base Disorders 

  1. Metabolic Acidosis
  2. Metabolic Alkalosis
  3. Polyria

Acute Kidney Injury 

  1. Approach to AKI

Parenchymal Kidney Diseases

  1. Glomerular Diseases
  2. Glomerular Syndromes
  3. Tubulointerstitial Disease
  4. Vascular Diseases of the Kidney
  5. Analgesic Nephropathies

Systemic Disease with Renal Manifestation 

  1. Diabetes
  2. Scleroderma
  3. Multiple Myeloma
  4. Malignancy

Chronic Kidney Disease

  1. Management of Chronic Kidney Disease

Hypertension 

  1. Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis
  2. Renovascular Hypertension
  3. Renal Parenchymal Hypertension

Cystic Diseases of the Kidney  

  1. Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease
  2. Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
  3. Medullary Sponge Kidney

End Stage Renal Disease 

  1. Presentation of End Stage Renal Disease

Renal Replacement Therapy 

  1. Dialysis
  2. Renal Transplantation

Approach to the Neurological Complaint  

  1. Lesion Localization

The Neurological Exam 

  1. General Exam and Mental Status
  2. Cranial Nerve Exam
  3. Motor Exam
  4. Sensory Exam
  5. Coordination Exam and Gait

Basic Anatomy Review  

Lumbar Puncture  

Approach to Common Presentations  

  1. Weakness
  2. Numbness/Altered Sensation
  3. Gait Disturbance

Cranial Nerves deficits

CN I, CN II, CN III, CN IV, CN V, CN VI,

CN VII, CN VIII, CN IX, CN X, CN XI, and CN XII. 

Neuro-Ophthalmology  

  1. Optic Neuritis
  2. Anterior Ischemic Optic
  3. Neuropathy (AION)
  4. Amaurosis Fugax
  5. Optic Disc Edema
  6. Optic Disc Atrophy

Abnormalities of Visual Field  

Abnormalities of Eye Movements 

  1. Disorders of Gaze
  2. Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia
  3. Diplopia
  4. Nystagmus
  5. Abnormalities of Pupils

Nutritional Deficiencies and Toxic Injuries

Seizure Disorders and Epilepsy 

  1. Seizure
  2. Status Epilepticus

Behavioural Neurology 

  1. Acute Confusional State/Delirium
  2. Mild Neurocognitive Disorder
  3. Major Neurocognitive Disorder
  4. Major or Mild NCD due to Alzheimer’s Disease
  5. Major or Mild NCD with Lewy Bodies
  6. Major or Mild Frontotemporal NCD
  7. Major or Mild Vascular NCD
  8. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
  9. Aphasia
  10. Apraxia
  11. Agnosia

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury  

Neuro-Oncology 

  1. Paraneoplastic Syndromes
  2. Tumours of the Nervous System

Movement Disorders 

  1. Function of the Basal Ganglia
  2. Overview of Movement Disorders
  3. Movement Disorders
  4. Parkinson’s Disease
  5. Other Parkinsonian Disorders
  6. Huntington’s Disease
  7. Dystonia
  8. Tic Disorders
  9. Tourette’s Syndrome

Cerebellar Disorders 

  1. Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
  2. Cerebellar Ataxias

Vertigo (also in OT)

Motor Neuron Disease  

  1. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  2. Other Motor Neuron Diseases

Peripheral Neuropathies

Neuromuscular Junction Diseases 

  1. Myasthenia Gravis
  2. Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
  3. Botulism

Myopathies 

  1. Clinical Approach to Muscle Diseases
  2. Myotonic Dystrophy

Pain Syndromes 

  1. Approach to Pain Syndromes
  2. Neuropathic Pain 
  3. Trigeminal Neuralgia
  4. Postherpetic Neuralgia
  5. Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
  6. Complex Regional Pain Syndromes

Headache 

Migraine Headaches

Sleep Disorders 

  1. Overview of Sleep
  2. Disturbances of Alertness and Sleep

Stroke 

  1. Terminology
  2. Pathophysiology
  3. Assessment and Treatment of Ischemic Stroke
  4. Primary and Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke
  5. Cerebral Hemorrhage

Multiple Sclerosis

  1. Colon cancer
  2. Breast cancer 
  3. Lung cancer 
  4. Ovarian cancer
  5. Prostate cancer

Review of the Respiratory System.

  1. Basic Anatomy
  2. Differential Diagnoses of Common Presentations
  3. Pulmonary Function Tests
  4. Chest X-Rays
  5. Arterial Blood Gases

Airway Disease 

  1. Pneumonia
  2. Asthma
  3. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  4. Bronchiectasis
  5. Cystic Fibrosis

Interstitial Lung Disease 

  1. Unknown Etiologic Agents
  2. Known Etiologic Agents

Pulmonary Vascular Disease 

  1. Pulmonary Hypertension
  2. Pulmonary Embolism
  3. Pulmonary Vasculitis
  4. Pulmonary Edema

Diseases of the Mediastinum and Pleura  

  1. Mediastinal Masses
  2. Mediastinitis
  3. Pleural Effusions
  4. Complicated Effusion
  5. Empyema
  6. Atelectasis
  7. Pneumothorax
  8. Asbestos-Related Pleural Disease and Mesothelioma

Respiratory Failure 

  1. Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
  2. Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
  3. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Neoplasms 

  1. Lung Cancer
  2. Approach to the Solitary Pulmonary Nodule

Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders 

  1. Hypoventilation Syndromes
  2. Sleep Apnea

Basics of Immunology

  1. Immune Mechanisms of Disease
  2. Immunogenetics and Disease

Differential Diagnoses of Common Presentations 

Synovial Fluid Analysis

Septic Arthritis

Degenerative Arthritis: Osteoarthritis 

Seropositive Rheumatic Disease  

Connective Tissue Disorders 

  1. Rheumatoid Arthritis
  2. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  3. Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
  4. Scleroderma (i.e. Systemic Sclerosis)
  5. Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy
  6. Sjögren’s Syndrome
  7. Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
  8. Overlap Syndrome

Vasculitides 

  1. Small Vessel Non-ANCA Associated Vasculitis
  2. Small Vessel ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
  3. Medium Vessel Vasculitis
  4. Large Vessel Vasculitis

Seronegative Rheumatic Disease 

  1. Ankylosing Spondylitis
  2. Enteropathic Arthritis
  3. Psoriatic Arthritis
  4. Reactive Arthritis

Crystal-Induced Arthropathies 

  1. Gout
  2. Pseudogout (Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Disease)

Non-Articular Rheumatism 

  1. Polymyalgia Rheumatica
  2. Fibromyalgia

Common Medications 

  1. Heat stroke
  2. Jellyfish sting
  3. Poisoning
  4. Snake bite
  5. Spider bite
  6. Tick bite

Surgery (Adult Health)

Basic Anatomy 

Differential Diagnoses of Common Presentations

  1. Acute Abdominal Pain
  2. Abdominal Mass
  3. Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  4. Jaundice

Pre-Operative Preparations

Abdominal Hernias

Stomach and Duodenum

  1. Peptic Ulcer Disease
  2. Gastric Carcinoma
  3. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour
  4. Bariatric Surgery
  5. Complications of Gastric Surgery

Small Bowel Obstruction 

  1. Mechanical Small Bowel Obstruction
  2. Paralytic Ileus
  3. Intestinal Ischemia
  4. Tumours of Small Intestine
  5. Short Gut Syndrome

Surgical Complications 

  1. Post-Operative Fever
  2. Wound/Incisional Complications
  3. Urinary and Renal Complications
  4. Post-Operative Dyspnea Respiratory Complications
  5. Cardiac Complications
  6. Intra-Abdominal Abscess
  7. Paralytic Ileus
  8. Delirium

Appendix: Appendicitis  

Inflammatory Bowel Disease 

  1. Crohn’s Disease
  2. Ulcerative Colitis

Large Bowel Obstruction 

  1. Mechanical Large Bowel Obstruction
  2. Functional LBO: Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction (Ogilvie’s Syndrome)

Diverticular Disease

  1. Diverticulosis
  2. Diverticulitis

Colorectal Neoplasms 

  1. Colorectal Polyps
  2. Familial Colon Cancer Syndromes
  3. Colorectal Carcinoma

Other Conditions of the Large Intestine 

  1. Angiodysplasia
  2. Volvulus
  3. Toxic Megacolon Fistula
  4. Stomas

Anorectum 

  1. Hemorrhoids
  2. Anal Fissures
  3. Anorectal Abscess
  4. Fistula-In-Ano
  5. Pilonidal Disease
  6. Rectal Prolapse
  7. Anal Neoplasms

Liver  

  1. Liver Cysts
  2. Liver Abscesses
  3. Neoplasms
  4. Liver Transplantation

Biliary Tract

  1. Cholelithiasis
  2. Biliary Colic
  3. Acute Cholecystitis
  4. Acalculous Cholecystitis
  5. Choledocholithiasis
  6. Acute Cholangitis
  7. Gallstone Ileus
  8. Carcinoma of the Gallbladder
  9. Cholangiocarcinoma

Pancreas

  1. Acute Pancreatitis
  2. Chronic Pancreatitis
  3. Pancreatic Cancer

Spleen

  1. Splenic Trauma
  2. Splenectomy
  3. Splenic Infarct

Breast

  1. Benign Breast Lesions
  2. Breast Cancer

Surgical Endocrinology

  1. Thyroid and Parathyroid
  2. Adrenal Gland
  3. Pancreas

Pharmacology: common medications 

Basic Anatomy Review

Differential Diagnoses of Common Presentations 

Intracranial Pathology:

  1. ICP/Volume Relationship
  2. Cerebral Blood Flow
  3. ICP Measurement
  4. Elevated ICP

Herniation Syndromes

  1. Treatment of Elevated ICP

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumour Cerebri)

Hydrocephalus

CNS Tumours

  1. Metastatic Tumours
  2. Astrocytoma
  3. Meningioma
  4. Vestibular Schwannoma (Acoustic Neuroma)
  5. Pituitary Adenoma

Cerebral Abscess

Blood 

  1. Extradural (“Epidural”) Hematoma
  2. Subdural Hematoma

Cerebrovascular Disease

  1. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  2. Intracranial Aneurysms
  3. Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Vascular Malformations

  1. Arteriovenous Malformations, Cavernous Malformations, and Dural Fistulas.

Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistulas  

Extradural Lesions. 

  1. Root Compression
  2. Cervical Disc Syndrome
  3. Cervical Spondylosis
  4. Lumbar Disc Syndrome
  5. Cauda Equina Syndrome
  6. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  7. Neurogenic Claudication

Intradural Intramedullary Lesions

  1. Syringomyelia (Syrinx)

Spinal Cord Syndromes 

  1. Peripheral Nerves

Intradural Intramedullary Lesions

  1. Syringomyelia (Syrinx)

Spinal Cord Syndromes

Peripheral Nerves

Neurotrauma 

  1. Trauma Assessment
  2. Head Injury
  3. Brain Injury
  4. Spinal Cord Injury
  5. Fractures of the Spine
  6. Neurologically Determined Death
  7. Coma
  8. Persistent Vegetative State

Pediatric Neurosurgery 

  1. Spinal Dysraphism
  2. Intraventricular Hemorrhage
  3. Hydrocephalus in Pediatrics
  4. Dandy-Walker Malformation
  5. Chiari Malformations
  6. Craniosynostosis
  7. Pediatric Brain Tumours

Functional Neurosurgery  

  1. Movement Disorders
  2. Neuropsychiatric Disorders
  3. Chronic Pain

Surgical Management of Epilepsy 

Surgical Management for Trigeminal Neuralgia

Basic Anatomy Review

Differential Diagnoses of Common Presentations

  1. Loss of Vision
  2. Red Eye
  3. Vision Pain
  4. Ocular Pain
  5. Floaters
  6. Flashes of Light (Photopsia)
  7. Photophobia (Severe Light Sensitivity)
  8. Diplopia (Double Vision)
  9. Ocular Problems in the Contact Lens Wearer

Ocular Emergencies

The Ocular Examination

Optics  

The Orbit

  1. Globe Displacement
  2. Orbital Cellulitis
  3. Preseptal Cellulitis

Lacrimal Apparatus

  1. Dry Eye Syndrome (Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca)
  2. Epiphora (Excessive Tearing)
  3. Dacryocystitis
  4. Dacryoadenitis

Lids and Lashes 

  1. Lid Swelling
  2. Ptosis
  3. Trichiasis
  4. Entropion
  5. Ectropion
  6. Hordeolum (Stye)
  7. Chalazion
  8. Blepharitis
  9. Xanthelasma

Conjunctiva

  1. Pinguecula
  2. Pterygium
  3. Subconjunctival
  4. Hemorrhage Conjunctivitis

Sclera

  1. Episcleritis
  2. Scleritis

Cornea

  1. Foreign Body
  2. Corneal Abrasion
  3. Recurrent Erosions
  4. Corneal Ulcer
  5. Herpes Simplex Keratitis
  6. Herpes Zoster
  7. Ophthalmicus
  8. Keratoconus
  9. Arcus Senilis
  10. Kayser-Fleischer Ring 

The uveal tract

  1. Uveitis

Lens

  1. Cataracts
  2. Dislocated Lens (Ectopia Lentis)

Vitreous

  1. Posterior Vitreous Detachment
  2. Vitreous Hemorrhage
  3. Endophthalmitis and Vitritis

Retina

  1. Central/Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion
  2. Central/Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion
  3. Retinal Detachment
  4. Retinitis Pigmentosa
  5. Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Glaucoma

  1. Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
  2. Normal Tension Glaucoma
  3. Secondary Open-Angle Glaucoma
  4. Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma
  5. Secondary Angle-Closure Glaucoma

Pupils

  1. Pupillary Light Reflex
  2. Pupil Abnormalities
  3. Dilated Pupil (Mydriasis)
  4. Constricted Pupil (Miosis)
  5. Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

Malignancies

  1. Lid Carcinoma
  2. Uveal Melanoma
  3. Metastases

Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease

  1. HIV/AIDS
  2. Other Systemic Infections
  3. Diabetes Mellitus
  4. Hypertension
  5. Multiple Sclerosis
  6. TIA/Amaurosis Fugax
  7. Graves’ Disease
  8. Connective Tissue Disorders
  9. Giant Cell Arteritis/Temporal Arteritis
  10. Sarcoidosis

Pediatric Ophthalmology 

  1. Strabismus
  2. Amblyopia
  3. Leukocoria
  4. Retinoblastoma
  5. Retinopathy of Prematurity
  6. Nasolacrimal System Defects
  7. Ophthalmia Neonatorum
  8. Congenital Glaucoma

Ocular Trauma

  1. Blunt Trauma
  2. Penetrating Trauma
  3. Hyphema
  4. Blow-Out Fracture
  5. Chemical Burns

Pharmacology: Common medications 

  1. Ocular drug toxicity 

 

Basic Anatomy Review

Fractures – General Principles

  1. Fracture Description
  2. Approach to Fractures
  3. Fracture Healing
  4. General Fracture Complications

Articular Cartilage

Orthopedic X-Ray Imaging 

Orthopedic Emergencies

  1. Trauma Patient Workup
  2. Open Fractures
  3. Cauda Equina Syndrome
  4. Compartment Syndrome
  5. Osteomyelitis Septic Joint

Shoulder

  1. Shoulder Dislocation
  2. Rotator Cuff Disease
  3. Acromioclavicular Joint Pathology
  4. Clavicle Fracture
  5. Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)

Humerus

  1. Proximal Humeral Fracture
  2. Humeral Shaft Fracture
  3. Distal Humeral Fracture

Elbow

  1. Supracondylar Fracture
  2. Radial Head Fracture
  3. Olecranon Fracture
  4. Elbow Dislocation
  5. Epicondylitis

Forearm

  1. Radius and Ulna Shaft Fractures
  2. Monteggia Fracture
  3. Nightstick Fracture
  4. Galeazzi Fracture

Wrist

  1. Colles’ Fracture
  2. Smith’s Fracture
  3. Complications of Wrist Fractures
  4. Scaphoid Fracture

Spine 

  1. Fractures of the Spine
  2. Cervical Spine
  3. Thoracolumbar Spine

Pelvis

  1. Pelvic Fracture

Hip

  1. Hip Dislocation
  2. Hip Fracture
  3. Arthritis of the Hip
  4. Hip Dislocation
  5. Post-Total Hip Arthroplasty

Femur

  1. Femoral Diaphysis Fracture
  2. Distal Femoral Fracture

Knee

  1. Evaluation of Knee
  2. Cruciate Ligament Tears
  3. Collateral Ligament Tears
  4. Meniscal Tears
  5. Popliteal Cysts
  6. Quadriceps/PatellarTendon Rupture
  7. Dislocated Knee

Patella

  1. Patellar Fracture
  2. Patellar Dislocation
  3. Patellofemoral Syndrome (Chondromalacia Patellae)

Tibia

  1. Tibial Plateau Fracture
  2. Tibial Shaft Fracture

Ankle

  1. Evaluation of Ankle and Foot Complaints
  2. Ankle Fracture
  3. Ankle Ligamentous Injuries

Foot

  1. Talar Fracture
  2. Calcaneal Fracture
  3. Achilles Tendonitis
  4. Achilles Tendon Rupture
  5. Plantar Fasciitis (Heel Spur Syndrome)
  6. Bunions (Hallux Valgus)
  7. Metatarsal Fracture

Pediatric Orthopedics

  1. Fractures in Children
  2. Stress Fractures
  3. Physeal Injury
  4. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
  5. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
  6. Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease (Coxa Plana)
  7. Osgood-Schlatter Disease
  8. Congenital Talipes Equinovarus (Club Foot)
  9. Scoliosis

Bone Tumours

  1. Benign Active Bone Tumours
  2. Benign Aggressive Bone Tumours
  3. Malignant Bone Tumours

Pharmacology: common medications.

Basic Anatomy Review

  1. Ear
  2. Nose
  3. Throat
  4. Head and Neck
  5. Anatomical Triangles of the Neck

Differential Diagnoses of Common Presentations 

  1. Dizziness
  2. Otalgia
  3. Hearing Loss
  4. Tinnitus Nasal
  5. Obstruction
  6. Hoarseness
  7. Neck Mass

Hearing

  1. Normal Hearing Physiology
  2. Types of Hearing Loss
  3. PureTone Audiometry
  4. Speech Audiometry
  5. Impedance Audiometry
  6. Auditory Brainstem Response
  7. Otoacoustic Emissions
  8. Aural Rehabilitation

Vertigo 

  1. Evaluation of the Dizzy Patient
  2. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
  3. Ménière’s Disease (Endolymphatic Hydrops)
  4. Vestibular Neuronitis (Labyrinthitis)
  5. Acoustic Neuroma (Vestibular Schwannoma)

Tinnitus

Diseases of the External Ear

  1. Cerumen Impaction
  2. Exostoses
  3. Otitis Externa
  4. Malignant (Necrotizing) Otitis Externa (Skull Base Osteomyelitis)

Diseases of the Middle Ear 

  1. Acute Otitis Media
  2. Otitis Media with Effusion
  3. Chronic Otitis Media
  4. Cholesteatoma
  5. Mastoiditis
  6. Otosclerosis

Diseases of the Inner Ear

  1. Congenital Sensorineural Hearing Loss
  2. Presbycusis
  3. Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
  4. Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease
  5. Drug Ototoxicity
  6. Noise-Induced Sensorineural Hearing Loss
  7. Temporal Bone Fractures

Facial Nerve (CN VII) Paralysis 

Rhinitis

  1. Allergic Rhinitis (i.e. Hay Fever)
  2. Vasomotor Rhinitis

Rhinosinusitis

  1. Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
  2. Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Epistaxis

Hoarseness

  1. Acute Laryngitis
  2. Chronic Laryngitis
  3. Vocal Cord Polyps
  4. Vocal Cord Nodules
  5. Benign Laryngeal Papillomas
  6. Laryngeal Carcinoma

Salivary Glands

  1. Sialadenitis
  2. Sialolithiasis
  3. Salivary Gland Neoplasms
  4. Parotid Gland Neoplasms

Neck Masses

  1. Approach to a Neck Mass
  2. Evaluation

Congenital Neck Masses

  1. Brachial Cleft Cysts/Sinuses/Fistulae
  2. Thyroglossal Duct Cysts
  3. Lymphatic, Venous, or Mixed Venolymphatic
  4. Malformations

Neoplasms of the Head and Neck

  1. Thyroid Carcinoma

Pediatric Otolaryngology

  1. Acute Otitis Media
  2. Otitis Media with Effusion
  3. Adenoid Hypertrophy
  4. Adenoidectomy
  5. Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children
  6. Acute Tonsillitis
  7. Peritonsillar Abscess (Quinsy)
  8. Tonsillectomy
  9. Airway Problems in Children
  10. Signs of Airway Obstruction
  11. Acute Laryngotracheobronchitis (Croup)
  12. Acute Epiglottitis
  13. Subglottic Stenosis
  14. Laryngomalacia
  15. Foreign Body
  16. Deep Neck Space Infection

Pharmacology: Common medications

  1. Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
  2. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernias
  3. Meckel’s Diverticulum
  4. Malrotation
  5. Gastroschisis
  6. Omphalocele
  7. Umbilical Hernias
  8. Intestinal Atresia
  9. Hirschsprung’s Disease
  10. Cryptorchidism
  11. Intussusception
  12. Tracheoesophageal Fistula (TEF)
  13. Inguinal Hernias

Basic Anatomy Review

  1. Skin
  2. Hand
  3. Brachial Plexus
  4. Face

Skin Lesions and Masses

  1. Differential Diagnosis of Skin Lesions/Masses
  2. Surgical Management of Malignant Skin Lesions

Basic Surgical Techniques

  1. Sutures and Suturing Excision Skin BiopsyTypes andTechniques
  2. Wounds
  3. Types of Wounds
  4. Infected Wounds
  5. Dressings
  6. Reconstruction

Soft Tissue Infections

  1. Erysipelas
  2. Cellulitis
  3. Necrotizing Fasciitis

Ulcers

  1. Lower Limb Ulcers
  2. Pressure Ulcers

Burns

  1. Burn Injuries
  2. Pathophysiology of Burn
  3. Wounds Diagnosis and Prognosis
  4. Indications for Transfer to Burn Centre
  5. Acute Care of Burn Patients
  6. Special Considerations

Hand 

  1. Traumatic Hand
  2. General Management of Hand Injuries
  3. Hand Infections
  4. Amputations
  5. Tendons
  6. Fractures and Dislocations
  7. Dupuytren’s Disease
  8. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Brachial Plexus

Craniofacial Injuries

  1. Approach to Facial Injuries
  2. Mandibular Fractures
  3. Maxillary Fractures
  4. Nasal Fractures
  5. Zygomatic Fractures
  6. Orbital Floor Fractures

Breast

  1. Anatomy
  2. Aesthetic Procedures
  3. Breast Reduction
  4. Mastopexy (Breast Lift)
  5. Breast Augmentation
  6. Gynecomastia
  7. Breast Reconstruction
  8. Nipple Areolar Complex Reconstruction

Pediatric Plastic Surgery

  1. Craniofacial Anomalies Congenital Hand Anomalies

Pharmacology: common medications 

  1. Hiatus Hernia
  2. Esophageal Perforation
  3. Esophageal Carcinoma
  4. Thymoma
  5. Pleura, Lung, and Mediastinum
  6. Complcated Effusion
  7. Empyema
  8. Pneumothorax
  9. Tube Thoracostomy
  10. Lung Cancer
  11. Approach to Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
  12. Lung Transplantation
  13. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Basic Anatomy Review

Urologic History

Hematuria

  1. Macroscopic (Gross) Hematuria
  2. Microscopic Hematuria

Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction

  1. Urinary Incontinence

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

  1. Urinary Retention
  2. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
  3. Urethral Stricture
  4. Neurogenic Bladder
  5. Dysuria
  6. Hydronephrosis
  7. Post-Obstructive Diuresis

Overactive Bladder

Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases

  1. Urinary Tract Infection
  2. Recurrent/Chronic Cystitis
  3. Interstitial Cystitis (Painful Bladder or Bladder Pain Syndrome)
  4. Acute Pyelonephritis
  5. Prostatitis/Prostatodynia
  6. Epididymitis and Orchitis
  7. Urethritis

Stone Disease 

  1. Approach to Renal Stones

Urological Neoplasms

  1. Approach to Renal Mass
  2. Benign Renal Neoplasms
  3. Malignant Renal Neoplasms
  4. Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter
  5. Bladder Carcinoma
  6. Prostate Cancer
  7. PSA Screening
  8. Testicular Tumours
  9. Penile Tumours

Scrotal Masses

Penile Complaints 

  1. Erectile Dysfunction

Trauma 

  1. Renal Trauma
  2. BladderTrauma
  3. Urethral Injuries

Infertility

  1. Female Factors
  2. Male Factors

Pediatric Urology 

  1. Congenital Abnormalities
  2. Nephroblastoma (Wilms’ Tumour)
  3. Cryptorchidism/Ectopic Testes
  4. Disorders of Sexual Differentiation
  5. Enuresis

Selected Urological Procedures

  1. Bladder Catheterization
  2. Circumcision
  3. Cystoscopy
  4. Radical Prostatectomy
  5. Transurethral Resection of the Prostate
  6. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy 

Pharmacology: common medications. 

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)

  1. Acute Arterial Ischemia
  2. Chronic Limb Ischemia/Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)

Aortic Disease

  1. Aortic Dissection
  2. Aortic Aneurysm

Carotid Stenosis

Peripheral Venous Disease

  1. Venous Thromboembolism
  2. Chronic Venous Insufficiency

Lymphedema 

Women’s Health  (OB/GYN)

Menstruation 

  1. Menstrual Cycle
  2. Stages of Puberty
  3. Premenstrual Syndrome Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

Common Investigations and Procedures 

  1. Imaging
  2. Endometrial Biopsy
  3. Hysterectomy

Disorders of Menstruation  

  1. Amenorrhea
  2. Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
  3. Dysmenorrhea

Endometriosis 

Adenomyosis 

Fibroids 

Contraception  

  1. Hormonal Methods
  2. Intrauterine Device
  3. Emergency Postcoital Contraception

Termination of Pregnancy  

Pregnancy-Related Complications 

  1. First and Second Trimester Bleeding
  2. Spontaneous Abortions

Ectopic Pregnancy

Infertility 

  1. Female Factors
  2. Male Factors

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome 

Gynecological Infections 

  1. Physiologic Discharge
  2. PruritusVulvovaginitis
  3. Sexually Transmitted Infections
  4. Bartholin Gland Abscess
  5. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
  6. Toxic Shock Syndrome
  7. Surgical Infections

Sexual Abuse 

Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunction. 

Menopause 

Hormone Replacement Therapy

Urogynecology 

  1. Prolapse
  2. Urinary Incontinence

Gynecological Oncology 

  1. Pelvic Mass
  2. Uterus
  3. Ovary
  4. Fallopian Tube
  5. Cervix
  6. Vulva
  7. Vagina
  8. Fallopian Tube
  9. Gestational Trophoblastic Disease/Neoplasia

Common Medications. 

Pregnancy

  1. Diagnosis of Pregnancy

Maternal Physiologic Adaptations to Pregnancy 

Antepartum Care 

  1. Preconception Counselling
  2. Initial Prenatal Visit
  3. Nausea and Vomiting
  4. Hyperemesis Gravidarum
  5. Subsequent Prenatal Visits
  6. Prenatal Screening and Diagnostic Tests
  7. Fetal Surveillance

Counselling of the Pregnant Woman 

  1. Nutrition
  2. Lifestyle
  3. Medications
  4. Immunizations
  5. Radiation

Obstetrical Hemorrhage

  1. Placenta Previa
  2. Abruptio Placentae
  3. Vasa Previa

Obstetrical Complications

  1. Preterm Labour
  2. Premature Rupture of Membranes
  3. Post-term Pregnancy
  4. Intrauterine Fetal Demise
  5. Intrauterine Growth Restriction
  6. Macrosomia
  7. Polyhydramnios/Oligohydramnios

Multi-Fetal Gestation and Malpresentation 

  1. Twin-TwinTransfusion Syndrome
  2. Breech Presentation

Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy 

  1. Hypertension in Pregnancy

Medical Complications of Pregnancy

  1. Iron and Folate Deficiency Anemia
  2. Diabetes Mellitus
  3. Group B Streptococcus
  4. Urinary Tract Infection
  5. Infections During Pregnancy
  6. Venous Thromboembolism

Normal Labour and Delivery 

  1. Definition of Labour
  2. The Cervix
  3. The Fetus
  4. Four Stages of Labour
  5. The Cardinal Movements of the Fetus During Delivery
  6. Analgesic and Anesthetic
  7. Techniques in Labour and Birth
  8. Fetal Monitoring in Labour

Induction of Labour 

  1. Induction Methods
  2. Augmentation of Labour

Abnormalities and Complications of Labour and Delivery

  1. Abnormal Progression of Labour (Dystocia)
  2. Shoulder Dystocia
  3. Umbilical Cord Prolapse
  4. Uterine Rupture
  5. Amniotic Fluid Embolus
  6. Chorioamnionitis
  7. Meconium

Operative Obstetrics 

  1. Operative Vaginal Delivery
  2. Forceps
  3. Vacuum Extraction
  4. Lacerations
  5. Episiotomy
  6. Cesarean Delivery
  7. Trial of Labour after Cesarean Section (TOLAC)

Puerperal Complications

  1. Postpartum Hemorrhage
  2. Retained Placenta
  3. Uterine Inversion
  4. Postpartum Pyrexia
  5. Mastitis
  6. Postpartum Mood Alterations

Postpartum Care

  1. Breastfeeding and Drugs

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  • Community Treatment Order (CTO)
  • Duty to Inform/Warn

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  • Cancer Council’s recommendations for screening and surveillance
  • Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment
  • Drug & Alcohol Abuse
  • Smoking cessation

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Medicine (Adult Health)

1     Anesthesia / Perioperative Medicine
2    Cardiology
3    Clinical Pharmacology
4    Dermatology 
5    Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
6    Endocrinology
7    Gastroenterology
8   Geriatric Medicine
9   Hematology
10  Infectious Diseases 
11   Medical Genetics
12   Medical Imaging
13  Nephrology 
14  Neurology
15  Oncology
16  Respiratory medicine
17  Rheumatology
18  Toxicology and Wilderness

Surgery (Adult Health)

19  General Surgery
20  Neurosurgery
21  Ophthalmology
22  Orthopedics
23  Otorhinolaryngology  
24  Plastic Surgery
25  Thoracic Surgery
26  Urology
27  Vascular Surgery

Woman’s Health

28  Obstetrics / Gynecology

Child health

29  Pediatrics

Mental health

30  Psychiatry

Population health

31  Biostatistics
32  Ethics
33  Forensic legal medicine
34  General practice:

  • Abuse and violence
  • Child and adolescent health
  • Chronic disorders
  • Common conditions in Primary care
  • Emergency/urgent care
  • Genetics
  • The health of specific groups
  • Health promotion
  • Male health
  • Nutrition / Metabolism
  • Pain management
  • Palliative Care
  • Psychology
  • Sexual health
  • Skin conditions
  • The elderly patient
  • Travel medicine
  • Tropical medicine
  • Women’s health

35 Preventive Medicine

  • Cancer Council’s recommendations for screening and surveillance
  • Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment

36 Public Health

  • Drug & Alcohol Abuse
  • Smoking cessation

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