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a) Dermatology

1. Basics in Dermatology-1: Full

2. Basics in Dermatology-2: Full

3. Appendages & Disorders-1: Alopecia areata, Tinea capitis, Androgenetic alopecia

4. Appendages & Disorders-2: Acne, Rosacea

5. Bullous Diseases-1: Basics, Pemphigus vulgaris

6. Bullous Diseases-2: Bullous Pemphigoid, Dermatitis herpetiformis

7. Papulosquamous Diseases-1: Psoriasis (clinical features/ Nail changes,

histopathology)

8. Papulosquamous Diseases-2: Lp, P Rosea

9. Bacterial Infections: Impetigo, SSSS

10. Mycobacterial Skin Infections: Lupus vulgaris, Scrofuloderma

11. Viral Infections: Herpes labialis, Varicella, Herpes zoster, Molluscum contagiosum,
Viral warts, Hand foot mouth disease

12. Fungal Infections: T capitis, corporis

13. Parasitic Infections of the Skin: Scabies

14. Hansen's disease-1: Hansen’s Disease (Full)

15. Hansen's disease-2: Treatment of HD

16. Sexually transmitted infections-1,2,3: Full (In syphilis: Focus on Primary syphilis)

17. Histamine mediated Disorders: Urticaria

18. Phakomatoses: Full

19. Pigmentary Diseases: Melasma, Vitiligo

20. Cutaneous drug reactions: Multiforme, SJS, TEN

21. Eczema: Patch test, Atopic dermatitis

22. Skin & Systems: Acanthosis Nigricans

23. Short topics in Dermatology: Mycoses fungoides, BCC

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b) Anaesthesia

Anaesthesia topics Reference in videos ( minutes)

1. Introduction to anaesthesia - Gives an overall idea about anaesthesia as most of

Students will not have exposure during under graduation.

Sequence of events - 10.00

Types of anaesthesia - 31.32

2. Historical aspects - Can skip this video

3. Preoperative evaluation 1 - Optimization of hypertension diabetes, etc. Very

important. Look at 13.34, 18.22, 28.33, 38.00, 43.07

4. Preoperative Evaluation 2 - 4.35( very important)

17.31 - family history - listen module of malignant hyperthermia

32.54 – ASA grading

5. Premedication Have a look at goals 2.50, 15.21, 26.25

6. Airway Management - Predictors of difficult Intubation 31.37, 38.46, 44.29 ( MPG

GRADING ***V. Important)

7. AIRWAY EQUIPMENT 1& 2

PRACTICAL ASPECTS - Very important session - covers image based too

PHARAMCOLOGY OF ANAESTHETIC DRUGS

8. Opiods - Can skip if heard in pharmacology

9. LOCAL ANAESTHETICS 1 &Amp;2 Have To Listen Completely

10. Intravenous Anaesthetics Have to listen completely

11. Inhalational Anaesthetics -

In principles video : look at MAC, second gas effect, diffusion hypoxia important
Can skip older agents
Newer agents like – halothane, isoflurane, desflurane, sevoflurane very important

12. Anaesthesia Machine Concentrate mainly on high-pressure system ( especially

cylinders and stuff) and also low pressure system

13. BREATHING SYSTEM Important session for examination

14. Ventilator Basics Can skip

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15. Monitoring Respiratory –important

Capnography – listen all

CVS and CNS – just concentrate on names what is used

Neuromuscular – concentrate
On train of four ( 4.53)
Temperature ( 30.35)

16. Spinal Anaesthesia & EPIDURAL Have to listen completely

17. Peripheral Nerve Blocks Only upper limb brachial plexus block

18. Day Care Anaesthesia Important listen completely

19. Malignant Hyperthermia Listen it during preop evaluation

20. Subspeciality Management 1 Listen first 37.00 minutes

52.00 – posterior fossa and head injury

21. Subspeciality Management 2 It is basically revision

Look at 23.00 – laryngospasm

42 – neuromuscular disorders

c) ENT

1. Embryology of the Inner ear...

Omit - Congenital anomalies of inner ear

2. Anatomy of Inner ear

Omit- Transduction

3. Audiology and evaluation-

Omit - Schwabach test

4. Audiology and evaluation-

Omit - Speech Audiometry

5. Vestibular Physiology -
Omit - Vestibular neuritis, HINT, and VEMP

6. Unsafe CSOM
Omit - Theories of Cholesteatoma

7. Otosclerosis
Omit- Postoperative complications of Otosclerosis and Types of incision

8. Meniere’s-
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Omit - Endolymphatic sac Decompression and Trautmanns triangle

9. Presbycusis -
Omit -Types

10. Omit Superior semi-circular canal dehiscence

11. Omit Presbycusis

12. Glomus
Omit- Fish classification

13. Acoustic neuroma

Omit - Histopathology of Acoustic neuroma

14. Omit HRCT temporal bone

NOSE
Anatomy of External Nose
Omit - Nasal valve

15. Tumours of nose

Omit classification of carcinoma maxilla
PHARYNX
16. Angiofibroma
Omit - Radowski classification

17. Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Omit - WHO Classification

18. Tumours Of Pharynx

Omit- Premalignant conditions of oral cavity, Tumours of Pharynx, Plummer Vinson
syndrome and Staging of carcinoma

d) Medicine

1. Aortic and mitral stenosis

2. Stroke..MCA territory

3. Guillain barre SYNDROME

4. Nephrotic syndrome

5. Alcoholic liver disease

6. TB..clinical signs
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7. HIV ..opportunistic infections

8. UC v/s crohns disease

9. Pleural effusion

10. Hypo and hyper thyroidism

11. MEN syndrome

e) Physiology

1. Membrane transport process

2. Sarcomere structure

3. Muscle contraction process

4. Cerebellum

5. EEG and sleep

6. Cardiac cycle

7. Exercise physiology

8. Oxygen dissociation curve

9. GI hormones

10. Regulation of GFR

f) Surgery

1. Patient Safety , OT Zone and Surgery Positions

2. Surgical Blades and Energy Sources
3. Sutures and Knots
4. Causes of Post-Op Fever
5. Wounds
6. Surgical Nutrition
7. Shock
8. Common Surgical Swellings
9. Ulcers
10. Thorax and Mediastinum
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11. Basics of Trauma management

12. Abdominal trauma
13. Thoracic trauma
14. Head Trauma
15. Thermal injury
16. Plastic Surgery, Wounds & Cleft lip
17. Skin tumors & Soft tissue sarcomas
18. Oral Cancers
19. Salivary Glands
20. Hernia-1
21. Hernia-2
22. Breast - 1
23. Breast - 2
24. Breast - 3
25. Thyroid-1
26. Thyroid-2
27. Thyroid-3
28. Parathyroid
29. Adrenal gland and NET
30. Minimally invasive surgery
31. Testicular Disorders
32. Urethral & Penile Disorders
33. Bladder
34. Kidney-1
35. Kidney-2
36. Transplant surgery
37. Prostate
38. Lymphatic System
39. Esophagus-I
40. Esophagus-II
41. Esophagus-III
42. Upper GI Hemorrhage
43. Stomach-I
44. Stomach-II
45. Intestinal Obstruction-1
46. Intestinal Obstruction-2
47. Small & Large Bowel-Benign Conditions
48. Rectum and Anal Canal
49. Colorectal polyps and cancer
50. Appendix
51. Liver-1
52. Liver-2
53. Spleen
54. Benign pancreatic conditions
55. Malignant pancreatic conditions
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56. Gallbladder and Biliary Tree-1

57. Gallbladder and Biliary Tree-2
58. Instruments
59. Bariatric Surgery

SURGERY – Important Topics

- classification of wounds
- shock
- iv lines
- sutures
- breast
- thyroid
- esophagus & stomach
- bowel obstruction
- anal disorders
- kidney
- testicular disorders
- vascular - arterial and venous
- hernia
- Bariatric surgery

g) PSM

1. Epidemiology (v. Important)

a. epidemic types, endemic, pandemic – with examples
b. types of study designs
c. case control, cohort, RCT studies(v. Important)
d. confounding and bias e. OR, RR, attributable risk calculation

2. Screening of disease
a. formula of sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, Likelihood ratio, ROC
b. test in series, parallel

3. Biostats (really superficial, nothing very deep is required)

a. data types and scales
b. formula for: Mean, median mode, standard deviation, coefficient of variation,
variance (v. Important)
c. p-value and significance, alpha error
d. sample size calculation and sampling
e. graphs in biostats(v. Important)
f. tests of significance (V. Important)
g. Skew, correlation and regression (not high yield)
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4. Vaccines (v. Important)

a. NIS, mission Indradhanush
b. dose, schedule, route and side effects(v. Important)

5. Infectious disease epidemiology (v. Important)

6. Communicable disease – long chapter – atleast do the IPs, and period of

communicability (v. Important)
a. diphtheria (vaccine, CFR, SAR, communicability)
b. measles (vaccine, communicability)
c. rubella (vaccine, SAR)
d. typhoid (diagnosis, vaccine indications)
e. new infection – NIPAH, ZIKA, EBOLA, SARS,
f. Rickettsial disease, KFD (from micro)

7. Vector borne disease

a. malaria, JE, KA, LF, dengue (v. Important)
b. Yellow fever – vaccine

8. Polio
a. VDPV, VAPP, AFP surveillance, indicators (v. Important)

9. HIV
a. NACO – ART, post exposure, diagnosis in child born to HIV female
b. Syndromic kits (from Derma)

10. Tuberculosis (v. Important)

a. NEW diagnosis protocol
b. NEW treatment protocol, chemoprophylaxis
c. RNTCP organogram and indicators

11.Leprosy
a. new treatment and chemoprophylaxis
b. NLEP indicators (v. Important)

12.Tetanus
a. vaccine protocol (v. Important)

13. NPCBVI – indicators and blindness criteria

14. NCD
a. SDG goals, national framework targets (v. Important)
b. Obesity – Lorentz, Quetlet, Broca and other indicators
c. Rheumatic heard disease (important, upcoming topic) (v. Important)
d. oral health, tribal health (just quick review at the indicators)

14. New programs in health care (v. Important)

a. Ayushman bharat, Ujjawala
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b. LaQshya, PMSMA, PMSSY, AMRIT scheme, Kayakalp, COPRA, Infant milk substitutes
act

15. Nutrition
a. protein indicators
b. fat classification and richest sources
c. milk and salient features of human milk
d. rich sources of - minerals and vitamins (v. Important)
e. nutritional surveillance and indicators of malnutrition – WFA, HFA, WFH

16. Mother and child health(v. Important)

a. RMNCH+A, all new schemes – MAA, JSSK, RBSK, RKSK,INAP,SUMAN,PMSMA (v.
Important)
b. ICDS, growth charts(v. Important)
c. indicators in MCH – IMR, MMR, PNMR, U5MR, SBR – formula, current value, target
value, remarks and uses of indicators (v. Important)

17. Environment
a. air quality indicators – effective temperature, CET, instruments to measure (v.
Important)
b. water filtration methods – home based – RO filter, Rapid sand filter
c. water quality indicators – chlorination, hardness(v. Important)
d. mosquito, sandfly, tick, louse, mite(v. Important)
e. overcrowding criteria
f. light, noise, radiation – just the minimum criteria
g. waste – waste disposal techniques
h. Biomedical waste guidelines 2016 - (v. Important)

18. Demography
a. demographic cycle
b. TFR, NRR formula, targets and remarks for the indicators (v. Important)
c. data from NFHS 2015, Census 2011, SRS 2019
d. contraception (v. Important)
i. IUD and OCPs – types, failure rates, contraindications
ii. newer contraception, AASHA brand, essure
iii. target couple, eligible couple

19. Occupational health

a. pneumoconiosis – asbestosis, silicosis (v. Important)
b. Plumbism, caisssons
c. ESI – updates, shramnik yojna (v. Important)
d. ergonomics, factories act, child rights, disability bill

20. Health care system of India (v. Important)

a. NRHM, NUHM,IDCS, anganwadi
b. PHC, CHC, Subcentre – population norms, beds, staffing and job description
c. committees in health care
d. PERT, CPM, Cost benefit and effective analysis, zero budget, work sampling
e. ABC/VED analysis

21. Other Chapters

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a. International health
i. WHO, UNICEF
ii. non govt organisations – achievements (v. Important)
iii. MDG/SDG
b. Social medicine
i. definitions
ii. SES scales (v. Important)
c. health communication and health education – types (v. Important)
d. disaster medicine – disaster cycle, vaccine in disaster, mitigation and preparedness

high level MCQs – (low yield)

Numerical in PSM
a. calculation of vaccine requirement with vaccine wastage factors
b. calculation of ANC females in an area
c. sensitivity, PPV, NPV, specificity
d. sample size calculation
e. confidence interval calculation (based on standard errors)
f. calculation of variation in data
g. interpretation of p-value, OR with 95% confidence intervals
h. interpretation of correlations, skewness

h) Orthopaedics

1. Basics : Histology & Physiology of Bones

2. Basics : Fractures & Healing
3. Polytrauma Management & Amputations
4. Bone infections : Pyogenic
5. Bone infections : Tuberculosis
6. Avascular Necrosis & Osteochondritis
7. Regional Conditions
8. Joint Disorders
9. Bone Tumors-1
10. Bone Tumors-2
11. Metabolic bone diseases -1
12. Metabolic bone diseases-2
13. Fundamentals of Nerve Injuries
14. Nerve Injuries -I
15. Nerve Injuries -II
16. Spine
17. Upper limb Trauma: Clavicle & Shoulder
18. Upper limb Trauma: Arm & Elbow
19. Upper limb trauma : Forearm, Wrist & Hand
20. Upper limb trauma : MCQs
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21. Lower limb trauma-1

22. Lower limb trauma-2
23. Sports Injuries
24. Paediatric ortho: Basics, Fractures, Neck & Upper limb
25. Paediatric ortho: Hip
26. Paediatric ortho: Knee & Foot

i) Biochemistry

- Vitamins
1. Vitamins : Introduction
2. Vitamin A
3. Fat Soluble Vitamins : D,E & K
4. Water Soluble Vitamins
5. Hematopoietic B Complex Vitamins
6. Vitamin B6 and Vitamin C
7. Heme Synthesis
8. Updates in Biochemistry

- Clinical Enzymology
- Metabolism of Carbohydrates with clinical correlation
1. Chemistry of Carbohydrates
2. Isomerism in Carbohydrates
3. Glycosaminoglycans
4. Mucopolysaccharidosis
5. Glucose Transport
6. Glycolysis & Rapoport - Luebering Cycle
7. Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
8. Gluconeogenesis
9. Glycogen Metabolism
10. Regulation of Glycogen Metabolism
11. Glycogen Storage Disorders
12. Regulation of Gluconeogenesis
13. HMP Pathway
14. Galactose Metabolism
15. Fructose Metabolism
16. TCA cycle
17. Electron Transport Chain (ETC)

- Lipid metabolism with clinical correlation

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1. Chemistry of Lipids
2. Phospholipids
3. Glycolipids
4. Sphingolipidoses
5. Fatty Acid Oxidation: Beta Oxidation
6. Fatty Acid Oxidation: Disorders
7. Minor Fatty Acid Oxidation
8. Ketone Bodies
9. Fatty Acid Synthesis
10. Cholesterol and Bile Acid Synthesis
11. Lipoproteins
12. Hyperlipoproteinemias
13. Plasma lipid profile
14. Lipases

- Amino Acids
1. Aromatic Amino Acids
2. Glycine and Serine
3. Sulphur containing amino acids

- Nucleotides chemistry

j) Microbiology

I. BACTERIA:

1. Sterilization and disinfection- definition; autoclave, hot air oven, tyndallisation,

inspissation, pasteurization; aldehydes, fumigation; infectious spills; sterilization of
disposable gloves, syringes, implants, sutures, endoscopes.; biological indicators.

2. Microscopy and staining- light microscope (parts, resolution), dark field microscope
(use only); phase contrast microscope (use only), Gram stain (reagents and steps),
acid fast stain (reagents and steps), silver impregnation stain (used where).
Morphology of the bacteria (coccus/ bacillus/ spiral/GP/GN….)

3. Cultivation- bacterial growth curve; Media and types; Kirby Bauer disc diffusion for
antibiotic sensitivity

4. Bacterial cell structure- properties of prokaryotes, capsule, GP vs GN cell wall,

flagella, defn of plasmid, role of common and sex pili; spore forming bacteria
(names).
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5. Gene transfer- 3 types; Griffith & pneumococcus for transformation; Transduction

(phage mediated and Most common mode); conjugation (sex pilus, Lederberg and
Tatum, E, coli K12).

6. Staphylococcus- everything except details of the diagnosis of MRSA. S saprophyticus

and S. epidermidis. Do not bother to learn about slide and tube coagulase positive
species other than S. aureus.

7. Streptococcus- Classification; S pyogenes (do not bother about typing and virulence
factor details); S. pneumoniae (except resistance); Group B streptococcus (CAMP
test; neonatal disease only).

8. Corynebacterium- don’t learn biochemical and how to differentiate biotypes; in toxin

just learn that it is phage mediated and its final mechanism of action; disease very
important ; elek’s test, Schick test; Diphtheria toxoid.

9. Bacillus- B. anthracis: bamboo stick appearance, polypeptide capsule, Mc’Fadyean,

medusa head, inverted fir tree; PLET medium, names of cutaneous and inhalational
anthrax; Bacillus cereus: food poisoning.

10. Clostridium- strict anaerobe, spore forming, MacIntosh Filde’s jar, RCM medium,
PRAS medium; C. perfringens properties, Nagler reaction and name of the disease
caused. C. tetani- drumstick, MOA of tetanospasmin, special features of tetanus
(trismus….); treatment and DOC, tetanus toxoid C. botulinum-MOA of toxin; types
of botulism C. difficile – disease name, antibiotics associated with it, DOC

11. Mycobacterium- general characters, classification of atypical, diseases caused by

atypical Mycobacteria; MTB- ZN stain, homogenization methods, cultivation (don’t
learn liquid medium except Middle Brook), Rapid methods (bactec…), molecular
methods, definitions of MDR, XDR; IFN-gamma release assay, Mantoux test, BCG
vaccine.

12. Enterobacteriaceae-properties, members; Shigella Shigellosis; E.coli (ETEC, EHEC);

Proteus (swarming, PPA, UTI, dienes); Salmonella-causes of enteric fever,
symptoms, diagnosis, DOC, food poisoning due to non-typhoidal salmonella
Yersinia pestis (stalactite growth, plague)

13. Vibrio-properties, biochemical media, vibrio cholerae O1, O139, MOA of cholera
toxin, features of cholera; Vibrio parahaemolyticus

14. Pseudomonas- properties, biochemicals, culture, infections; Names of diseases

caused by Burkholderia species.

15. Neisseria-properties, biochemicals, culture, meningococcus and gonococcus (skip

virulence factors in both)
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16. Spirochetes-members; endoflagella

Treponema-morphology, culture, syphilis, diagnosis, treatment; Yaws
Leptospira-appearance, medium, epidemiology, disease, diagnosis, treatment
Borrelia- relapsing fever (know vector); Lyme’s Disease (cause, skin lesion)

17. Chlamydia- properties, stain, culture, names of diseases by different species

(urethritis, cervicitis, Fitz Hugh Curtis, psittacosis….); DOC for genital chlamydiasis

18. Rickettsia- all very important

19. Misc. bacteria- little about Mycoplasma (properties, culture, urethritis, primary
atypical pneumonia, cold agglutination test or CAT), Legionella (culture,
morphology, mode of infection, reservoir), Campylobacter (culture, morphology,
invasive diarrhea); Brucella (culture medium, undulant fever/Mediterranean fever);
Bordetella (culture medium, specimen, Hemophilus (X and V factors, satellitism,
culture medium, names of infections), HACEK (members, endocarditis)

II. Viruses - general virology (properties of viruses)

All DNA viruses esp. Herpes, Papilloma and HBV
RNA viruses- rabies, polio, coxsackie, ebola, corona, rota, measles, mumps, rubella,
influenza

III. Parasites - kingdoms and phylums

Protozoa- Entamoeba (whole); Giardia (morphology, site of localization, symptoms,

string test,
DOC); Trichomonas (morphology, site of localization, symptoms, DOC); Plasmodium
(complete);
Leishmania (Kala azar complete, species causing cutaneous and mucocutaneous);
Toxoplasma
(hosts and mode of infection); Trypanosoma (species names causing Chaga’s disease and
sleeping
sickness and the vectors); Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora and Cystoisospora (diarrhoea in
HIV, size
of oocyst in stool, Mod. ZN/Kinyoun stain)

Helminths- hookworms; Ascaris; Strongyloides; Taenia, Echinococcus; Wuchereria,

Brugia; liver
and lung fluke names, schistosomes (habitat in humans and mode of infection);
Cutaneous and
visceral larva migrans (causes)

IV. Fungi - dimorphic fungi (names), Candida (morphology, germ tube test);
Cryptococcus
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(morphology, briefly about diagnosis like negative staining, DOC); sporotrichosis (clinical
presentation, mode of infection, DOC); mycetoma (types, causes and presentation);
members of
dermatophytes.

V. Immunology - antigens and antibodies (especially structure and properties of classes

of
antibodies); complement system; MHC (locus and function); hypersensitivity reactions
(examples of
the 4 types); Immunodeficiency diseases (CGD, WAS, SCID, X-linked
agammaglobulinemia)

k) Anatomy

EMBRYOLOGY

GAMETOGENESIS
• Entire module is Important topic for mci exam. Recent question from totipotency
terminology.
• At the end of video – one liners @ 27.24 – most frequently asked in MCI exam.
First week development
• Start from 9.35 – time and sites of events and complete the module
Second week development
• Go through the entire module
Third week development
• Gastrulation and germ layer development important for mci exam
• Notochord development not required but know about Fate and role of notochord.
• Intra embryonic mesoderm and types, septum transversum required for MCI exam
• In somites – know about subdivisions sclerotome, dermatome, myotome, and its fate
• Smooth muscle development and placental development required for exams
• Neurulation, angiogenesis, haematopoiesis – not required
Development of head and neck (high yield topic for mci exam)
• In this module development of face, palate and developmental anomalies of palate –
not required
Development of heart
• See the video up to 5.35 – you must know only about heart tube derivatives. Leave the
rest of the module.
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Development of veins – not required

Development of pharyngeal arch arteries – must know topic for MCI exam
Fetal circulation – not required
Development of foregut
• Development of foregut and contents of umbilical cord required for mci exam
• Development of esophagus and its anomalies – not required
• Know about mesentery around stomach and derivatives of ventral & dorsal
mesogastrium
• Go through the development of lesser sac and epiploic foramen boundaries
• Development of pancreas, liver and duodenum – important of mci exam.

Development of midgut, hind gut (urethra development not required) , gonads, CNS –
important topic for MCI exam

Functional columns of cranial nerve – high yield topic for MCI exam – every year one –
two questions will come from this topic

HISTOLOGY
• Only epithelium topic required for MCI exam. Leave rest of the histology topics

HEAD & NECK

Osteology of head and neck
• Entire module is important – very often questions will come from this topic
Scalp and face
• Go through the full module
Triangles of neck
• Important topic. Leave sub occipital triangle (not required for mci exam)
Deep cervical fascia and neurovascular structures in neck
• Start from 6.03 nerves in the neck and go through remaining video
Muscles of mastication and maxillary artery
• Only muscles of mastication required (leave the maxillary artery & its branches)
Dural venous sinuses
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• Go through the introduction. Leave the dural fold topic. Then start from 10.59 types of
dural venous sinuses and finally caveronus sinuses. Arterial supply and nerve supply
of dura not required

● Trigeminal nerve and Parasympathetic ganglion topic – not required

● Facial nerve and glands in head and neck – especially important for MCI Exam
● Orbit and extra ocular muscles – see the module up to 35.32. nerves not required
● Nose, Tongue, Larynx and Pharynx – important topic for exam
● Middle ear, inner ear, lymphatic drainage of head and neck, IX, X, XI, XII – not
required for MCI exam.

NEUROANATOMY
CSF and ventricles
• see the video up to CSF circulation. Remaining topics not required
Spinal cord –
see first 8.20 minutes. Then start from 24.16 and continue up to 1.14.57.
Start from 1.21.10 and finish the module(applied)
Brain stem – essential to understand the brain stem syndromes. Often questions
come from this topic.
Basal ganglia
• see up to connections topic (leave the direct & indirect pathway) and see the applied.
Cerebellum
• full module essential for MCI exam
Cerebrum
• start from 5.58 and complete the video
white matter of cerebrum
• only internal capsule is important • see the introduction about classification and come
to 13.27 internal capsule and blood supply (high yield topic)
Blood supply of brain
• another high yield topic. Leave the blood supply to optic chiasma, optic tract, optic
radiations.
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UPPER LIMB
Introduction to upper limb – not required
Osteology of upper limb
• important for MCI exam
Muscles of back and pectoral region –
• muscle action and nerve supply – high yield for MCI exam (IBQ)
Brachial plexus
• important module for MCI exam
Radial Nerve
• know the course, muscles supplied by radial nerve and cutaneous supply in the
dorsum. Identify the muscles in posterior compartment. Also know the muscles
supplied by posterior interosseous nerve
• anatomical snuff box and extensor retinaculum – important topic
MEDIAN nerve
• know the course, muscles supplied by median nerve. Also know the distribution of
median nerve in palm. Identify the muscles in flexor compartment of forearm
• cubital fossa – must know topic for MCI exam
ulnar nerve
• know the course, muscles supplied by ulnar nerve.
• Go through forment sign
• Lumbricals, interosseous – know only action, nerve supply.

Vessels of upper limb, flexor retinaculum, mammary gland

• Important topic for MCI exam

THORAX
Osteology of thorax
• Leave the thoracic vertebra and dermatome of thorax & abdomen
Intercostal spaces & its contents
• High yield topic for MCI exam. Anterior intercostal artery, posterior intercostal artery,
posterior intercostal vein drainage are high yield topics
Pericardium and heart
• Pericardium – not required
• Nerve supply of heart, surface anatomy of heart – not required.
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• Remaining topics - important for exam.

Pleura and Lungs
• Start from 14.14 – mediastinal relations of lung and complete the module. BPS – high
yield area for MCI exam
Mediastinum and its contents
• Leave azygous vein and tributaries of thoracic duct
• Rest of topics important for mci exam. Particularly contents of superior mediastinum,
posterior mediastinum, esophagus constrictions, thoracic duct final drainage, areas
not drained by thoracic duct
Diaphragm and phrenic nerve
• Important topic for MCI exam.

ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL WALL
• Start from transpyloric plane 1.42, go through layers of anterior abdominal wall,
inguinal ligament
• Internal oblique and rectus sheath not required
• Then start inguinal canal 28.11. contents, relations, applied anatomy of inguinal canal
– high yield topics for MCI exam
Peritoneum
• Relations of lesser sac, epiploic foramen, pringle's maneuver – important for exam
Stomach and small intestine
• Only blood supply of stomach important
Large intestine
• Only general features of large intestine, appendix important for exam
Liver and extra hepatic biliary apparatus
• Important topic for MCI exam
Pancreas and spleen
• Important topic for exam

RENAL SYSTEM
• KIDNEY anterior & posterior relations, ureter constrictions – go through only these
topics Blood vessels of abdomen & Perineum – high yield topic for MCI exam
Prostate, urethra, Scortum
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• Prostate gland & zones – alone enough in this module Uterus

• Will be covered extensively in OG. So, no need to go through this module.

LOWER LIMB
Cutaneous innervation, lumbar plexus, great saphenous vein
• Only lumbar plexus important
Front of thigh & Adductor compartment, GLUTEAL REGION & BACK OF THIGH, KNEE
JOINT
• Important module for MCI exam.
Anterior & posterior compartment of leg
• Go through the full module
Blood supply, arches and sole of foot
• Only arches of foot important for exam

GENERAL ANATOMY
• Types of joint, other types of joint – important for MCI exam. Leave the other topics

l) Radiology

Approx. time to be allotted 2-3 days

1. Xray Tube - Structure & Functioning

2. Xray Production
3. Interactions of Xrays with matter
4. CT Basics
5. USG Basics 1
6. Contrast media
7. RS - CXR Basic projections
8. RS - CXR - Normal findings
9. RS - Sillhoutte sign & Lung infections
10. RS - Chest TB
11. RS - Pleural abnormalities
12. CVS - Congenital heart dis
13. CNS - Head Trauma
14. CNS - Stroke Ischemic & Hemorrhagic
15. CNS - Brain tumour 1
16. Conventional procedures in GIT
17. Conventional procedures in GUT
18. Obstetric imaging spotters
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19. Trauma Head to toe 1 & 2

20. Optional - radiotherapy & radionuclide - Only if time permits

m) Pathology

General Pathology
1. Cell injury & Adaptations
2. Cell Death
3. Intracellular Accumulations
4. Acute Inflammation
5. Mediators of Inflammation
6. Chronic Inflammation
7. Neoplasia - Basic Concepts-1
8. Neoplasia - Basic Concepts-2
9. Neoplasia - Basic Concepts-3
10. Genetics-Mendelian modes
11. Genetics-Non mendelian modes
12. Genetics-Chromosomal Disorders
13. Genetics - Concepts and Diagnostics
14. Immunity - Types of Immune cells
15. Hypersensitivity reactions
16. MHC and Graft Rejection
17. Immunodeficiency disorders
18. Amyloidosis
19. General Pathology Images

Hemolytic Anemias & RBC Disorders

1. RBC : Introduction
2. Hypoproliferative Anemias
3. Megaloblastic Anemia
4. Iron Deficiency Anemia
5. Hemolytic Anemia-1
6. Hemolytic Anemia-2

Hematology
1. Hematology - Introduction
2. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
3. Acute myeloid leukemia
4. Hodgkin's lymphoma
5. Non- Hodgkin's lymphoma
6. Plasma cell disorders
7. Myeloid Disorders
8. Blood grouping & Transfusion medicine
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9. Hemostasis
10. Practical Hematology

n) Pharmacology

● Skip New Drugs from all videos.

● While going through videos make sure you note down all drugs of choice separately
so that it's easy to revise. 4-5 MCQs are from drug of choice

Topics:
1. General pharma: Skip Pharmacogenetics and routes of drug administration
2. ANS : Its foundation of pharma so can't skip anything but make charts of drug
classification so it can be easily remembered and recalled.
3. Anticancer drugs: Just do DOC and side effects. Write them in a diagram of human
beings as it will be easier to remember and recall.
4. CNS: Skip multiple sclerosis
5. Antimicrobials: Skip Antimicrobial drugs introduction

o) OBG

Video 1: Fundamentals of obs part 1

In sex determination - no need to know about other genes that favor testis and ovary(@
3.46 in the video) ...just know about SRY gene.
rest all important till Spermiogenesis

In spermiogenesis- no need for the table i have discussed @ 36.19 in the video
Sperms- only points 1, 2,3, important .Omit points 4 to 7 mentioned in video
'Hormonal support fro spermatogenesis important to understand.
No need to remember details of GnRH ...just remember it is secreted in pulsatile manner
by arcuate nucleus of hypothalamus
Then rest all important till oogenesis
In oogenesis - no need to remember the time table of events mentioned at 1.05.10 in
the video
Number of follicles is very important

Testosterone at 01.12.23 in the video - not needed till 1.15 .06

only the part which i have told after 1.15.06 is important for you.

Video 2: Fundamentals part 2

In the beginning of lecture I have told about various reactions- you just need to know
about capacitation and acrosomal reaction.
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omit cortical and zona reaction.

Rest all important till intradecidual sign- you don't need to know intradecidual sign at
19.12 in video
for you- only the 3 subdivisions of decidua- i.e decidua parietalis, capsularis and basalis
important. How to recognise them in image based qs is also important.
then in implantation- Phases of implantation at 31.31 in video is not needed by you .
also thickness of the endometrium at 32.37 is not required for mci.
rest entire chapter important till Trophoblastic invasion
No need for wasting your time on understanding trophoblastic invasion @ 0.51.06
....and double decidual sac sign @ 0.55.50 .

Video 3: placenta part 1 and placenta part2

Everything that I have told in placenta is important ...especially - placental circulation
and different types of placenta with their images. It's very important for image
based questions.

Video 4: on Heart diseases in pregnancy

No need to know all the heart diseases in which pregnancy is contraindicated @ 33.42 in
the videos. Just know that in clarkes class 3 pregnancy is contraindicated. Note- you
should know the heart diseases which come under clarkes class 3 .
No need to know anesthesia in heart disease patients @45.09 in lecture.
Anticoagulation in pregnancy is very important and cardiovascular changes during
pregnancy very important . Indicators of heart disease in pregnancy very important

Video 5: on anaemia in pregnancy .

very important video - especially anemia mukt bharat programme.
you can omit the indications for blood transfusion in pregnancy @27.38 . Just remember
one indication- i.e in all pregnant females with severe anemia at or more than 36
weeks of pregnancy - Blood transfusion is given.
No need to know the formulas for calculation of dose of parentral iron @19.47 in video.

Video 6: on Foetus 1
important topics for you-fetal growth periods/ clinical and usg estimation of fetal age,
fetal hematopoiesis/ apt test and kleihauer betke test and major events in fetal
development.
details of CRL/BPD /Abdominal circumference not needed.

Video 7: Fetus
important topics- anencephaly / congenital malformations on usg/ folic acid
supplementation/ alpha fetoprotein .

Video 8: Maternal adaptations in pregnancy

video 1-general and metabolic changes- omit normal pregnancy vs PIH @ 29.40
omit cervical changes @ 38.25
Video 2- hematological changes-entire video important
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video 3- omit GI changes @ 0.18

read vomiting during pregnancy- no need for learning treatment of hyperemesis
gravidarum
omit respiratory changes @15.59-no need to mug up respiratory changes at all
video 4- liver changes-----don't watch this video at all
video 5- endocrine changes- its very important ...watch everything
Video -Diabetes in pregnancy
everything important

Video 9: PIH
VIDEO 1- everything important
Video 2- omit sibai regime @ 19.53...you have to just know the details of pritchard
regime
in HELLP syndrome- you just have to know what it stands for simply-
H= hemolysis
EL- elevated liver enzymes
LP- low platelet count
- omit the entire discussion

OBG - Important topics

Physiological changes in pregnancy

Placenta
Fundamentals of obs
PIH
Diabetes in pregnancy
Normal and abnormal labor
Breech
Menstrual cycle
Pcod
Contraception
Infertility
Cancer cervix, ovary and endometrium

p) Paediatrics

1. Basics of Newborn
2. Neonatal resuscitation
3. Neonatal jaundice
4. Malnutrition - kwashiorkor, Marasmus and Severe acute malnutrition
5. Growth measurements
6. Down syndrome, Turner/Noonan syndrome and Klinefelter syndrome
7. All major infections - Diarrhea, pneumonia, UTI, meningitis
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8. Congenital anomalies of GIT, Neural tube defects

9. Hypothyroidism
10. Nephrotic and Nephrotic syndrome