Things we should know by now

CVS

• Causes of Heart Failure
• Complication of heart failure
• Signs of left and right ventricular failure
• ECG
• Acute coronary syndrome(ACS)
• Differentiate USA and NSTEMI
• Complications of MI
• Principles of management of ACS
• IE and dukes criteria
• RHeumatic Heart disease and its criteria
• Valvular heart disease and its causes, murmur associated

Neurology

• Cerebrovascular accident-> Types, localising effect,signs and management
• Infections--meningitis,encephalitis, postinfectious polyneuropathy(Guillane Barre syndrome),neurosyphillis ---> common etiologic agent, presentation and treatment
• Multiple sclerosis--> definition, which nerve affected and various presentations
• Motor neurone disease--> roughly know the 4 types(Progressive muscle atrophy,progressive bulbar palsy,amyotropic lateral sclerosis and primary lateral sclerosis) and how it presents
• Parkinsonism--> Pathology, presentations, how to examine and management
• Dementia-->various type
• Headache-->causes and how to differentiate
• Peripheral neuropathy--> common causes

Respi and GIT, basically just read everything in K&C..

Neuro and Cardio "non essentials" such as Ventricular Bigemini,Torsades de pointes, syringomyelia etc can be ignored. Read a bit for fun maybe, but not necessary.

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