Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1: Section A: General Approach to the patient

    • 1. Common symptoms and signs and their differential diagnosis

    • Fever

    • Typhoid

    • Lower Extremity Oedema

    • Fatigue and Generalised Weakness

    • Lymphadenopathy

    • Involuntary Weight Loss

    • Pain - Acute and Chronic

    • Chest Pain

    • Abdominal Pain

    • Jaundice

    • Cough and Dyspnoea

    • Headache

    • Headache
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    2. Clinical Approach

    • History Taking

    • Physical Examination Techniques , Differential Diagnosis , Patient management and follow Up, Clinical decision making skills, Diagnostic reasoning

  • 3

    Section B : Infectious and Tropical Diseases

    • Adult Immunisation

    • Viral Infections : Herpes , Chicken pox, Herpes Zoster, HIV and AIDS

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases : COVID

    • Common Tropical Infections encountered in practice: Dengue , Enteric Fever , Malaria

    • Dengue

    • Malaria

    • Common Fungal Infection: Aspergillosis

    • Antimicrobial Stewardship

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    Section C : Emergency and Critical Care

    • Management Of Shock

    • Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)

    • Pulmonary Thromboembolism

    • Non Invasive Ventilator

    • Management of Sepsis and Multiple organ dysfunction

    • Cardiogenic Shock

    • Acute Poisoning and Overdose

  • 5

    Module 2

    • Module 2
  • 6

    Section 1: Rheumatology and Immunology

    • Structure and Physiology of Immune System

    • Rheumatoid Arthritis

    • Rheumatoid Arthritis

    • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    • SLE

    • Gout and other Crystal Arthropathies

    • Spondyloarthropathies

    • Vasculitis Syndromes

    • Osteoarthritis

    • Connective Tissue Diseases

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    Section 2: Cardiovascular System

    • Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD)

    • Heart Failure

    • Heart Failure

    • ARRYTHMIAS

    • ARRYTHMIAS

    • Hypertension

    • HYPERTENSION

    • HEART VALVE DISEASE
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    Section 3 : Respiratory System and allergic diseases

    • COPD - CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

    • COPD - CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

    • ASTHMA

    • ASTHMA

    • Pneumonia

    • Tuberculosis

    • Pulmonary Embolism

    • PULMONARY EMBOLISM

    • Interstitial Lung Diseases

    • Obstructive sleep apnea

    • Anaphylaxis
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    Section 4 : Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion

    • PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PREVENTIONS

    • ADULT IMMUNIZATION

    • SCREENING GUIDELINES

    • LIFESTYLE MODIFICATIONS

    • PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES
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    Module 3

    • Module 3
  • 11

    Chapter 1 : GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY

    • GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (GERD)

    • GERD

    • PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE

    • INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD)

    • HEPATITIS: VIRAL AND DRUG-INDUCED

    • Hepatitis B and C

    • CIRRHOSIS AND LIVER FAILURE

    • CIRRHOSIS AND LIVER FAILURE

    • GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS

    • Hepatic Encephalopathy

    • PANCREATITIS AND COMPLICATIONS

    • Pancreatitis
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    Chapter 2 : NEPHROLOGY

    • Renal Replacement Therapy

    • Chronic Kidney Disease

    • GLOMERULONEPHRITIS

    • ELECTROLYTE AND ACID-BASE DISORDERS

    • HYPO-HYPERCALCEMIA

    • HYPONATREMIA

    • HYPERNATREMIA
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    Chapter 3: HEMATOLOGY

    • DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION

    • LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA

    • COAGULATION DISORDERS

    • HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES

    • BONE MARROW FAILURE SYNDROMES

    • Anemia Uncovered
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    Chapter 4 : ENDOCRINOLOGY

    • DIABETES MELLITUS

    • Diabetic Ketoacidosis

    • Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State

    • Thyroid Disorders

    • Thyroid Storm

    • Thyroiditis

    • Adrenal Gland Disorders

    • Adrenal Insufficiency

    • Pituitary Disorders

    • Prolactinomas

    • Metabolic Bone Diseases

    • Osteomalacia and Rickets

    • Hyperparathyroid Bone Disease
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    Chapter 5 : SCOPE & ETHICS IN INTERNAL MEDICINE

    • Definition and Scope of Internal Medicine

    • Scope of Internal Medicine

    • Ethics in Internal Medicine

    • End of Life Decision