6.

Generalised enlarged lymph nodes: any cause

HAEMATOLOGY
BREAST LUMP AND/OR PAIN
1.
1. Cancer
a) Peripheral blood film (red cell, white cell and platelets)
2. Infection
b) Differential white cell count
a) abscess;
c) Pancytopenia
b) puerperal mastitis
d) Bone marrow failure
3. Benign
e) ESR
a) fibro-adenoma;
f) Hyperviscosity syndrome
b) fibro-adenosis;
g) Spleen and splenectomy
c) fat necrosis; cysts)
2. Haematological malignancies and myeloproliferative disorders
4. Nipple
a) Leukaemia
b) Myeloma
c) Paraproteinemia
d) Amyloidosis
e) Anaemias (iron deficiency anemia, anemia of chronic disease,
macrocytic anemia, B12 deficiency and pernicious anemia)
f) Leukemias
g) Myeloma
h) Amyloidosis
i) Thalassemias
j) Sickle cell anemia, Hodgkin lymphoma
k) Non-hodgkin lymphoma
3. Bruising/ bleeding/ purpura
a)
b) Any cause including
c) Bleeding disorder
d) Anticoagulants
e) Thrombophilia
4. Immunosuppressive drugs
5. Inherited bleeding disorders Anaemia of any cause
a) Iron deficiency anaemia
b) Refractory anaemia
c) Anaemia of chronic disease
d) Sideroblastic anaemia
e) Macrocytic anaemia (all causes)
f) Pernicious anaemia
g) Haemolytic anaemia
h)
i) Thalassaemia anaemia
j) Transfusion (safety & procedures)
k) (Myeloproliferative disorders)
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 a) discharge; disorder and rheumatic heart disease
a)
c)
b)
Paget 's

b) Mitral valve disease

5. Request for reduction/augmentation
c) Aortic valve disease
d) Right heart valve disease
CARDIOVASCULAR e) Indications for cardiac surgery
1. Chest Pain f) Infective endocarditis
a) Acute myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome and g) Diseases of heart muscle including myocarditis
angina h) Pericardial disease
b) Acute myocardial infarction (MI) i) Dyspnoea in heart failure
c) Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) 16. Peripheral Venous problems
d) Angina pectoris a) VTE
e) Electrocardiogram (ECG) – normal and abnormal b) DVT
f) Investigations (cardiac catheterisation; c) Risk Factors
echocardiography; nuclear cardiology; ECG:
d) Varicose Veins
exercise/ ambulatory)
g) Complications of MI (arrhythmias; hypertension)
h) Atherosclerosis
2. Heart Murmur: any cause
3. Angina,
4. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
5. Complications of MI,

6. fibrillation
7. Hypertension, Heart failure,
8. Valve diseases
9. Infective endocarditis, Rheumatic fever,
10. Pericardial diseases
11. Congenital heart diseases
12.
13. Palpitations
a) Bradycardia
b) Narrow complex tachycardia
c) Atrial fibrillation and flutter
d) Broad complex tachycardia
e) Pacemakers
14. Peripheral arterial disease
a) Aneurisms
b) Ischaemic limb
c) Occlusions
15. Peripheral oedema and Heart failure including valvular heart
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DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS b) Obstruction
1. d)
c) Aneu rysm (see also und er Cardio vas cu lar/ Periphe ral arterial dis ease )

a) Ventricular septal defect

b) Atrial septal defect
c) Patent ductus arteriosus
d) Aortic stenosis
e) Pulmonary stenosis
f) Coarctation of the aorta
g) Fallot's tetralogy
h) Transposition of the great arteries
i) Tricuspid atresia
j) Total anomalous pulmonary venous return
k) Persistent truncus arteriosus
l) Hypoplastic left heart
m) Pulmonary atresia
n) Ebstein's anomaly
o) Polycystic kidneys
p) Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
q) Chromosomal abnormalities (including Turner's; Down's; Tay Sachs')
r) Inherited conditions (cystic fibrosis; PKU)
s) Acquired conditions (including caused by drugs/alcohol)
t) Neural tube defects (including spina bifida)
u) Developmental abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system (including talipes)
2. Developmental Delay/ Failure to thrive
a) Endocrine problems/ Metabolic disorders
b) Malabsorption (see also under Digestive)
c) Inadequate diet
3. Psychological and Social
a) Non-accidental injury
b) Sexual abuse
c) Emotional deprivation
d) Bullying
e) Manifestations of neglect

DIGESTIVE
1. Abdominal Mass
a) Organomegaly
b) Hernias
c) Ascites
2. Abdominal Pain
a) Perforation

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 h) Cancer
e) Inflammatory conditions (including diverticulitis; appendicitis, pancreatitis)
f) i)
3. Anorexia and weight loss
a) Cancer
b) Metabolic causes including diabetes (see under Endocrine/
Abnormal blood sugar);
c) thyroid (see under Endocrine/ Thyroid abnormalities)
d) Malabsorption
e) Physical causes of anorexia
f) Psychological causes of anorexia (see also under Mental health/ Eating problems
4. Facial Swelling
a) Cancer
b) Sinusitis
c) Salivary glands
d) Teeth
e) Oral cavity
f) Lymph nodes (see also under Blood and lymph)
5. Jaundice
a) Pre-hepatic (including haemolysis)
b) Hepatic (including drug-induced)
c) Post-hepatic (including biliary obstruction)
6. Lower GI Problems
a) Including faecal incontinence
b) Spurious diarrhoea and encopresis
c) Cancer
d) Ulceration
e) Bleeding
f) Abnormal anatomy (fissures, piles, prolapse)
g) Masses (including polyps)
h) Altered bowel habit (constipation, diarrhoea)
i) Rectal pain
j) Pruritis ani
k) Inflammation (including IBD)
7. Upper GI Problems
a) Including nausea and vomiting
b) Infections (including food poisoning, UTI, gastroenteritis)
c) Pyloric stenosis (see also under Developmental)
d) Drug-induced
e) Raised intracranial pressure
f) Pregnancy (see also under Reproductive)
g) Constipation

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 a) Hyperparathyroidism
j) GORD
k) c)
b) Mu ltip le end oc rine neo pl asia (MEN 1 and MEN 2)

l) Dysphagia (including tumours; benign; neurological causes; congenital; acquired) 3. Adrenal

8. Nutrition a) Adrenal gland
a) Recognises nutritional disorders are common in patients with long-term b) Addisonian crisis
conditions c) Addison’s disease
b) Performs basic nutritional screen and recognises patients with potential for d) Hyperaldosteronism
nutritional deficiencies and considers this in planning care e) Phaeochromocytoma
c) Formulates a plan for investigation and management of weight loss or weight gain f) Virilism
d) Demonstrates the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours to assess patients’ g) Gynaecomastia (see under Breast)
h) Impotence (see under Reproductive/ Fertility problems)
basic nutritional requirements
e) Recognises major nutritional abnormalities and eating disorders and establishes a i) Cushing’s syndrome
management plan, where relevant with other healthcare professional input
f) Works with other healthcare professionals in addressing nutritional needs and
communicating these during care planning
g) Makes nutritional care part of daily practice
h) Considers the additional effects of long-term ill-health on nutritional status and
the effect of poor nutrition on long-term health.
i) Dyspepsia and peptic ulcer disease,
j) Constipation,
k) Cirrhosis
l) Haemochromatosis,
m) Primary biliary cirrhosis,
n)
o) Autoimmune hepatitis,
p) Ulcerative colitis and crohns disease and how to differentiate between the two,
q) IBS and associated red flags,
r) Coeliac disease,
s) Acute and chronic pancreatitis and how to differentiate between the two,
t) Alcoholism
ENDOCRINE
1. Diabetes Mellitus
a) Type 1 diabetes
b) Type 2 diabetes
c) Complications (including diabetic retinopathy; neuropathy; arterial disease)
d)
Hypoglycaemia/ hyperglycaemia
e)
f)
g) Diabetes in pregnancy (see also under Reproductive)
2. General
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4. Pituitary gland d) Cerebellar lesions (see also under Neurological)
a) e)
b) Pituitary tumours
f) Toxins (including alcohol)
c) Hyperprolactinaemia; hypoprolactinaemia
d) Acromegaly
e) Diabetes insipidus
f) Hypopituitary coma
5. Thyroid Disorders
a) Cancer
b) Hyperthyroidism
c) Thyroid eye disease
d) Hypothyroidism
e) Thyroid disease in pregnancy (see also under Reproductive/ Problems in
pregnancy)
f) Goitre; nodules

g) Thyroid emergency
ENT
1. Earache any cause
a) Cancer
b) Infection
c) Eustachian tube dysfunction
2. Hearing Problems: any cause
a) Foreign body (including wax)
b) Conductive and nerve deafness
3. Hoarseness and stridor any cause
a) Cancer
b) Infection (including epiglottitis)
c) Voice misuse (including nodules)
d) Nerve injury (including palsies)
e) Stridor (see also under Thyroid abnormalities/ Goitre)
4. Nasal Symptons
a) Cancer
b) Bleeding
c) Nasal obstruction (including polyps; allergic rhinitis)
d) Infections
e) Trauma (including fractures)
5. Vertigo any cause
a) Ménières disease
b) Labyrinthitis
c) Cancer
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EYE a) Pruritis vulvae
1. b)
a) Cancer Cancer
b) Sinusitis (see also under ENT) d)
c)
Inf ect ion (inc lud in g STI)

c) Glaucoma
d) Migraine (see also under Neurological/ Headache
e) Foreign body
2. Orbital Swelling
a) Cancer
b) Infection (including cellulitis; blepharitis)
c) Thyroid disease (see under Endocrine)
d) Cysts: congenital and acquired
e) Eyelid Disorder
3. Red eye
a) Infection
b) Conjunctivitis
c) Iritis
d) Trauma (including foreign body)
e) Scleritis/ episcleritis
f) Glaucoma
g) Subconjunctival haemorrhage
h) Polycythaemia
4. Visual impairment
a) Tumours (including pituitary)
b) Arterial and venous
c) Lens (including cataract; dislocation)
d) Degenerative
e) Hereditary
f) Systemic conditions: including connective tissue; diabetes
(see also under Endocrine)
g) Drug-induced
h) Infections
i) Detached retina
j) Vitreous haemorrhage (including floaters)

GENITOURINARY
1. Uretrhal Discharge any cause
a) Infection (including STI)
b) Cancer
c) Foreign body
2. Vaginal Discharge any cause

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 e) Foreign body e) Toxoplasma
f)
f)
Yellow fever
g)
HOEMOSTATIC Viral hepatitis
h)
1. Acid-base imbalance and blood gas abnormalities a) HIV, complications of HIV infection including different infections that the AIDS pt is
i)
Metabolic and respiratory acidosis or alkalosis prone to at different CD4 counts, along with their symptomatology
b) Kidney function (tubular dysfunction, low GFR, chronic renal failure)
j) Chlamydia vaginal discharge and urethritis,
2. Electrolyte abnormalities
k) Weil's disease
a) Sodium, l) Lyme disease
b) potassium, m) Relapsing fever
c) glucose, 4. Viral Infections
a) Exanthemata
d) calcium
e) SIADH
f) Magnesium
g) Zinc
h) Selenium
i) Water
j) Metabolic Bone Diseases

INFECTIOUS DISEASE
1. Hospital Acquired inefction
a) Infection Control
b)
c) C. diff
d) Manages sepsis
a. Understands the seriousness of sepsis
b. Understands and applies the principles of managing a patient with
sepsis
c. Involves the infection control team at an appropriate early stage
d. Takes appropriate microbiological specimens in a timely fashion
e. Follows local guidelines/protocols for antibiotic prescribing.
2. Serious infection
a) HIV
b) AIDS
c) Hep B

3. d) And Tb
a) Malaria
b) Bilharzia
c) Dengue fever
d) Lyme disease

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 c) Pathological gambling
b) Mumps d)
c) 10. Psychosis
d) Rubella a) Schizoaffective disorder

e) Herpes simplex
f) Herpes zoster
g) Viral meningitis

h) Influenza
MENTAL HEALTH
1. Alcohol and drug misuse and dependence
a) Including co-morbidity and withdrawal
b) Substitution therapy
c) Acute intoxication
d) Harmful use
2. Anxiety
a) Including generalised anxiety disorder, phobias and OCD
b) Panic attack
c) Obsessive compulsive disorder
3. Deliberate self harm
a) Overdose, poisoning and other self-harm
b) Suicidal risk
4. Eating Problems
a) Anorexia
b) Bulimia nervosa
5. Learning and communication problems Any cause
a) Intellectual disability
b) Acquired brain injury
6. Medically-unexplained physical symptons
a) Including psychosomatic disorders,
b) somatisation disorders
7. Mood/ affective problems
a) Depressive disorders
b) Bipolar disorders
c) Suicidal risk
8. Organic Brain Sybdrome
a) Delirium
b) Dementia
c) Encephalopathy
9. Personallity and behavioural disorders
a) Emotionally unstable personality disorder
b) Antisocial personality disorder
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 h) Stokes Adams attacks
b) Delusional disorders i)
j) Orthostatic hypotension
MUSCULOSKELETAL
k) Drop attacks
1. Back and Neck
2. Cranial Nerve Problems
2. Connective tissue Disorders
3. Foor and Ankle a) Any cause including visual field defects
4. Hand and Wrist b) Multiple sclerosis (MS)
5. Hip c) Space occupying lesions
6. Knee d) Bell’s palsy
7. Rheumatological problemas 3. Falls
a) Rheumatoid a) Complications including subdural, extradural
b) Osteoarthrosis
c) Psoriatic b) Any cause including environmental
d) Lupus
e) Polymyalgia rheumatica
f) Gout
g) Rheumatoid arthritis
h) Gout
i) Calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate arthropathy
j) Ankylosing spondylitis
k) Reactive arthritis
l) Skin manifestations of systemic diseases,
m)
8. Upper limb
9. Skeletal
a) Disorders of calcium homeostasis (osteoporosis, osteomalacia,
Paget's)
b) Infections
c) Tumours (benign, malignant, secondaries)
d) Fractures of long bones

10. Fractures
NEUROLOGICAL
1. Blackouts and Faints
a) Loss of consciousness of any cause
b) Vasovagal syncope
c)
d) Effort syncope
e)
f) Carotid sinus syncope
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g) Epilepsy
 c) Dizziness c) Muscle weakness grading

d)
d) Transverse myelitis
Ménières disease
e) f)e) Carcinomatosis
Ototoxicity
f)
Vestibular nerve problems (Acoustic neuroma, vestibular neuronitis, herpes
g)
zoster, brain stem)
4. Headache
a) Any cause including environmental
b) Dizziness
c) Vertigo (benign positional vertigo)
d) Ménières disease
e) Ototoxicity
f) Vestibular nerve problems (Acoustic neuroma, vestibular
neuronitis, herpes zoster, brain stem)
5. Movment Disorder including tremor and gait
a) Abnormalities of the motor nervous system
b) Chorea
c) Athetosis
d) Hemiballismus
e) Tics, myoclonus, dystonia and tardive dyskinesia
f) Parkinson’s disease
g) Parkinsonism
6. Peripheral nerve problem
a) Testing peripheral nerves
b) Dermatomes
c) Including neuropathies of any cause
d) Autonomic neuropathy
e) Mononeuropathy’s
f) Polyneuropathy’s
g) Bulbar palsy
h) MND
i) Cervical spondylosis
j) Neurofibromatosis
k) Syringomyelia
7. Seizure
a) Epilepsy
b) Convulsion
8. Speech and Language
9. Weakness and Fatigue
a) Cerebral artery territories
b) Upper motor neurone vs lower motor neurone

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 g) Meningitis b) urate

h) 4.
Cord infarction a) Pyelonephritis
i) b) Acute and chronic urinary tract infection (UTI)
Spinal artery thrombosis
j) c) Frequency
Trauma
k) d) Incontinence
Dissecting aortic aneurism
l)
Cauda equina lesions
m)
Management of paralysed patient
n)
Leg weakness (spastic paraparesis, flaccid paraparesis, unilateral foot drop, weak
o)
legs with no sensory loss, absent knee jerks and extensor plantars)
p) Recognition of different gait disorders
q) Stroke (mimics, risk factors, site of lesion, investigation
management and treatment, rehabilitation, TIA, SAH)
r) Myopathy
s) Myaesthenia gravis

RENAL
1. Urine Abnormalitis
a) Blood, protein, pH, volumes
b) Renal calculi
c) Renal tract obstruction
d) Retroperitoneal fibrosis
e) Glomerulonephritis
f) Nephrotic syndrome
g) Renal vein thrombosis
2. Renal Problems
a) Urinary tract imaging
b) Renal biopsy
c) Acute renal failure
d) Chronic renal failure, renal replacement therapy,
renaltransplantation e) Interstitial nephritis
f) Nephrotoxins
g) Renal vascular disease
h) Renal tubular disease
i) Inherited kidney diseases
j) Renal manifestations of systemic disease
k) UTIs,
l) Haemolytic uremic syndrome,
m) Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
3. Urinary excretion
a) Oliguria and polyuria including renal failure;
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 f) AnticoagulationBreath
e) Enuresis
g)
Low birth weight
REPRODUCTIVE h)
1. Contraception 7. Pelvic Pain
a) Oral contraceptive pill
b) Intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCDs)
c) Implants
2. Fertility Problems
a) Both male and female;
b) including normal development in puberty
3. Normal Pregnancy and care
a) Including prenatal diagnosis
b) Role of folic acid
c) Risks to fetus including smoking, alcohol,
food issues 4. Problems in Pregnancy
a) Including antepartum haemorrhage, postpartum haemorrhage and
miscarriage
b) Ectopic pregnancy
c) Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and hyperemesis
d) Thyroid disease in pregnancy
e) Epilepsy
f) Anticoagulation
g) Prematurity
h) Low birth weight
5. Irregular vaginal bleeding
a) Including antepartum haemorrhage, postpartum haemorrhage and

miscarriage
b) Ectopic pregnancy
c) Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and hyperemesis
d) Thyroid disease in pregnancy
e) Epilepsy
f) Anticoagulation
g) Prematurity
h) Low birth weight
6. Pelvic mass
a) Including antepartum haemorrhage, postpartum haemorrhage and

miscarriage
b) Ectopic pregnancy
c) Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and hyperemesis
d) Thyroid disease in pregnancy
e) Epilepsy

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 a) Including any pleuritic cause
a) Endometriosis b) Mesothelioma
b) c) Pneumothorax
c) Dyspareunia 3. Cough and Haemoptiasis
d) Renal disease in pregnancy a) Cough and haemoptysis
e) HTN in pregnancy b) Bronchiectasis
f) Cervical carcinoma c) Cystic fibrosis
g) Endometrial carcinoma d) Fungi
h) Endometrial sampling in outpatients e) Lung cancer
i) Ovarian tumours f) Sarcoidosis
j) Ovarian carcinoma 4. Wheeze/ Stridor
a) Asthma – acute and chronic
k) Vaginal discharge
b) Bronchodilators and steroids
l) Pelvic infection
m) Contraception
n) Urinary malfunction SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENT
1. Collapse
8. Vulval and vaginal lump/lesions a) Subdural, extradural, intracerebral haemorrhage including
subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH)
RESPIRATORY
b) Hypertensive encephalopathy
1. Breathlessness
c) Epilepsy
a) Pulmonary fibrosis
d) Addisonian crisis
b) Any infection, inflammation, including COPD, asthma, occupational lung disease,
sleep apnoea and cyanosis
c) Respiratory system examination, age related changes, chest x-ray
d)
e) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), acute respiratory distress
syndrome
f) Respiratory failure
g) Pulmonary embolus
h) Pneumothorax
i) Pleural effusion
j)
k) Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis
l) Industrial dust diseases
m) Obstructive sleep apnoea
n) Cor pulmonale
o) Tests in chest medicine,
p) Pneumonia and specific pneumonias with causative agents,
q) Complications of pneumonia,
r) Lung tumors,
s) Asthma management,
t) COPD
2. Chest Pain
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 e) Drug poisoning
f) Hypoglycaemia
g) Hyperglycaemia
h) Hypoxia
i) Hypothermia
j) Encephalopathy
2. Fever/Infection
a) Including pyrexia of unknown origin, septicaemia, meningitis and neutropaenic sepsis
b) Bacterial viral meningitis
c) Pneumonia
d) Acute severe asthma
e) PE
3. Multiple Trauma
a) Including head injury and intra-abdominal injury
4. Schock
a) Paracetamol overdose
b)
c) Any cause including blood loss
d) Acute myocardial infarction (MI)
e) Intra abdominal blood loss
f) Massive pulmonary embolus

g) Burns
SKIN
1. Bites and Stings
a) Including infestations
b) Insect
c) Fish
d) Scorpion
e)
f) Dog/cat bites
g) Human bite
h) Scabies
i) Lice
2. Bullous
a) Pemphigus
b) Pemphigoid
3. Dermatological manifestations of systemic disease
a) Endocrine
b) Cancer
c) Connective tissue
4. Extreme of Temperature
a) Burns,

b) frostbite,

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 c) hyperthermia
d) hypothermia
5. Itchy ando r scaly rashes
a) Excess hair
b) Hair loss
c) Nail changes in systemic diseases
d) Psoriasis
e) Fungal infections of nails
6. Hair and nail
a) Including eczema,
b) dermatoses (psoriasis etc.)
c) reactions (drugs/food)
7. Infections
a) Including viral,
b) bacterial and
c) fungal infections

8.
a) Nodular lesions
b) Skin tumour
c) BCC
d) Ganglion
9. Moles and Pingmented lesios
a) Benign
b) Vitiligo
c) Malignant including melanoma
10. Ulcers
a) Arterial
b) Venous
c) Neuropathic
d) Malignant

UROLOGICAL
1. Groin scrotal pain and or swelling
a) Torsion of testis
b) Hernias
c) Hydrocele
d) Tumour
e) Orchitis
f) Infection
2. Urinary tract obstruction
a) Calculus
b) Tumours (benign and malignant)
c) Strictures
d) Bladder neck obstruction
e) Enuresis

Hypercalcemia– esp. Types,causes,treatment.

Hypocalcaemia–causes, signsand symptomsandtreatment(esp.initialtreatment)
Headache
Anaphylactic shock
Acute coronary syndrome with and without ST
elevation, Severe pulmonary oedema
Acute severe asthma
Acute exacerbation of COPD
Status epilepticus

Important Topics for the AMC Part 1 CAT MCQ

DKA
Other diabetic emergencies
Some specific poisons and their
antidotes Salicylate poisoning
Paracetamol
poisoning Burns
Postpartum haemorrhage –types,causesand
treatment. Statins – espside effects
Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
Pharyngeal pouch

CURB- 65 scale –
veryveryimportant! Hiatushernia.
Cancer oesophagus.
Impetigo.

Acute otitisexterna.
Acute and chronicotitismedia.
Tonsillitis,Indicationsfortonsillectomyandperitonsillarabscess
Bronchiectasis

Bronchiolitis –treatmentpartis
veryimportant AU nationalnew
bornbloodspotscreening. Wilmstumor
Polycystickidneydisease.
Acnevulgarisandrosasea–
treatment,aggravatingandrelievingfactors Rheumatoidarthritis
Nerve injuriesin upperlimb- all >median N,ulnarN,Radial N
Cutaneousnerve supply ofLowerlimb –all
dermatomesareimportant Cardiac enzymesandtheirapplicatioms
Endometrial cancer
Cervical cancer+ papsmear – current
guidelines Breastcancer
Hirschprungsdisease
Extrinsicallergicalvelolitis
Colorectal cancer–includingscreeningprogrammesinAU
Hormone replacementtherapy
Anti phospholipidsyndrome
Behcet's disease,
Dresslers syndrome
Felty's syndrome
Gilbert's syndrome
GBS, Korsakoff's syndrome
Loffler's syndrome
Peyronie's disease
Raynaud's syndrome
Stevens Johnson
syndrome Wegener's
granulomatosis Wernicke's
encephalopathy ITP
Achlasia
Supra ventriculartachycardia–esp WPW
syndrome NSAIDS– side effects/ classification
Cancersof thyroid – esppapillaryandanaplastic

Important Topics for the AMC Part 1 CAT MCQ

 Rotator cufftear
Acute cholecystitis
Intusussuception

Infantrespiratorydistresssyndrome
Renal stones – typesandmanagementsmore imp
Celiacdisease –bothchildrenandadults+
examplesofglutenfree diet Postpill amenorrhea
Premature ovarianfailure

Important Topics for the AMC Part 1 CAT MCQ

Treatmentof constipation
Infertility –causesand managementforbothmen
andwomen Vaccinationschedulein AU
List oflive vaccines- espvaccines
Developmentalmile stones:very
veryimportant!!!!!! Epiglottitis
Croup
Testicularcancer
Depression

Personality disorders
Tumor markers- veryvery
imp COC pills
andcontraindications Suicide
Pneumoniain
children,COPDptsetc Cardiac
tamponade
Marfans syndrome
Downssyndrome
Insulinandtypes+OHAs+treatmentofdiabetes–
Cauda equinesyndrome
Migraine
Frozenshoulder
Vomitingin pregnancy- stagesandtreatment
List of AD/AR/XLD/XLRdiseases –I
hatedthis part!!!!! Costochondritis
Morphinedosingandconvertingdoseslikefromora
l toiv etc GERD/Pepticulcer/Hpylori/referral etc.
Anal fissure
Torsionof testes
Drugs that stainteeth – commonlyasked
Treatmentofmenorrhagia/DUB–

Hypertensionclassification/treatment/malignanthypertension
Ace inhibitors –side effectsasked-rememberit
causeshyperkalemia Legionnairesdisease
Fibromyalgia
Aplasticanaemia
Atrial fibrillation
Typesand causesofneonataljaundice +phototherapy
SDH/EDH/SAH- causesand diagnosis
Headinjury–GCS/IndicationsforCT
Meningitis
Hypothy/hyperthy,thyroglossalcyst
Connssyndrome

Bladdercancer
Vaccine in splenectomy
Drugs causingimpotence
Congrubella synd

Measles

Important Topics for the AMC Part 1 CAT MCQ

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Urinary Incontinence-
typesandtheirtreatment 5th disease
Phenytoin / Antipsychotics/antidepressants/ mood stabilizers –side
effects and monitoring PIH
GDM
Innocentmurmurs
Crohnsds/ Ulcerative
colitis 100) Leukaemias
101) Abdominal aneursyms
102) Psychiatric screening
tools 103) Heart blocks
104) Nephrotic synd/nephritic synd 105)
DVT- diagnosis and prophylaxis

106) Asthma plus step wise approach in management

107) Paracetamol/ opiate/cocaine/salicylate poisoning/TCA
108) Physiological changes in pregnancy
109) Colles#
110) Irritable bowel disease
111) Multiple endocrine
neoplasia 112) Acromegaly
113) Cushing synd and cushing disease
114) Normal pressure hydrocephalus 115)
Renal artery stenosis

116) Retinal detachment

117) Fibroids and complications
118) Contraception 0 types, mechanism of their actions and side
effects – very very important!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
119) BPH/ Prostate ca
120) Causes of dementia – esp alzhimers/vascular and
lewy body 121) Undescended testes
122) Hemothroax/pneumothorax – causes and treatment – very very imp!!
123) Rashes in different types of illness among- measles/herpes simplex/
hand foot mouth/ molluscum contagiosum/ 5ht ds/rubella/roseola – read
about them as well 124) Carbon monoxide poisoning
125) Steroids – side effects, ointment
strengths 126) Infective endocarditis
127) Cystic hygroma
128) Cystic hydroma/dermoid cyst
129) Lambert eaton synd/ myasthenia
gravis 130) Anti emetics drugs
131) Bisphos scores
132) WETFAG – google this
mnemonic!! 133) Reactive arthritis
134) Chicken pox
135) Post op atelectasis
136) Anaphylaxis and treatment with adrenaline – for diff

age groups 137) Wilsons disease

138) Hepatitis 139)

Nasal polyps

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 140) Heamarthrosis 141)
Epididymal cysts 142)
Eosinophilia

143) Types of abortions – very very

important 144) MIRENA
145) Acromegaly
146) Types of
headache 147) HSP
148) HUS
149) Pulm embolism also wells
criteria 150) Orbital floor #
151) Addisons disease – very very imp!
152) Acute coronary syndromes and its
management 153) Hyper parathyroidism
154) Appendicitis in pregnancy
155) Ectopic pregnancy – very very imp!! 156)
Psoriasis + psoriatic arthropathy
157) Haemorrhoids
158) CME retinitis
159) Gall stones – diagnosis and
treatment 160) Pesudomemb colitis
161) Sheehans synd
162) Typhoid fever

163) Waterhouse freidricshen synd

164) Basal cell ca/sq cell ca – differntiating between both..
very very imp! 165) Warfarin monitoring
166) Ottawa knee
rules 167) Hernias
168) Hydrocele/ undescended
testes 169) Toxoplasmosis
170) Ankylosing spondylitis
171) Hereditary
spherocytosis 172) Pertusis
173) Digoxin toxicity 174)
Ramsay hunt synd

175) Bells palsy – treatment

176) Chlamydia/candida/bact vaginosis/PID - also read about
national chlamydia screening programme
177) Mental health
act 178) Presbycusis
179) Menieres
disease 180)
Osteoporosis
181) Disufiram
182) Primary sclerosing cholangitis
183) Duodenal atresia/ pyloric stenosis –

diagnosis 184) Hemochromatosis

185) Genital ulcers –differential diagnosis very very

important!!!! 186) Conjuctivits – types and treatment
187) Cong syndromes – Williams, digeorge, patau,
Edward, cotards 188) Drugs causing PNH
189) Treatment of hyperkalemia
Important Topics for the AMC Part 1 CAT MCQ
 190) Causes of sterile
pyuria 191) Carcinoid
192) Amebic liver
disease 193) HOCM
194) Cong dislocation of hip
195) Legg clavee perthes disease
196) Eczema – types and
treatment 197) Pleural effusions
198) Somatization disorder/ hypochondriasis /munchausen synd/
malingering 199) Systemic sclerosis
200) Markers for various connective tissue diseases
201) Electrolyte abnormalities in various endocrine
diseases 202) Treatment of post herpetic neuralgia
203) Trigeminal neuralgia
204) Diff between large and small bowel obst
205) Placental disorders – abruption/praevia/
vasa previa 206) Diabetic ketoacidosis/ HONK
207) Smoking cessation
208) Osteoarthritis – xray findings and diff it
from RA 209) VBW diseases
210) Mesothelioma
211) GBS
212) Complications of MI
213) Hemorrhagic disease of the new
born 214) Locating MI region on the basis
of leads 215) Pulsus paradoxus – causes
216) Anti- D indications
217) Paralytic illues – causes and management- very
very imp! 218) Asherman synd
219) Anorexia nervosa +bulimia nervosa– features/ grading/ scoff
questionnaire 220) Utricaria and calcaneal fracture
221) Sarcoidosis
222) Cong cmv infection
223) Prolactinomas

224) Asbestosis
225) Amenorrhea -primary and
secondary 226) Diphtheria
227) Child abuse
228) Burns
229) Pan coast tumor
230) Gilbert
syndrome
231) Pancreatitis – grading, causes and

treatment 232) B12 deficiency

233) Tinea infection
234) Volvulus
235) Whiplash injury 236)
Pel ebstien fever 237)
Diabetes insipidus
238) Knee ligament – diagnostic tests
239) Fasciohumeral muscular
dystrophy 240) Acute psychosis/mania
Important Topics for the AMC Part 1 CAT MCQ
 241) Schizophrenia
242) Epilepsy

243) Amourosis fugax

244) Necrotising enterocolitis
245) Cow milk allergy

246) Drugs causing

gynecomastia 247) Pterygium
248) Syringomyelia
249) Histoplasmosis

250) Osgood schattlers

disease 251) SIRS
252) Pelvic congestions syndrome
253) Drugs safe and contra indicated in
pregnancy 254) Toxic megacolon
255) Acute fatty liver of
pregnancy 256) Ototoxic drugs
257) Andenomyosis/endometriosis 258)
Ovarian cancer

259) UTI
260) Idiopathic intracranial
hypertension 261) Alopecia
262) Amyloidosis

Important Topics for the AMC Part 1 CAT MCQ