GENERAL MEDICINE & PEDIATRICS

Paper Code: 
BPT 303
Credits: 
8
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To understand the diseases and its pathogenesis.
  • To understand the different lab tests and test significances.
  • To understand the biological and biochemical processes

 

Unit I: 
General medicine of Cardio-Respiratory System
  1. Introduction of medicine.
  2. Diseases of the respiratory system:

a. Common Infectious diseases like Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, Lung Abscess, 

Bronchiectasis.

b. Diseases of Pleura like Pleural Effusion, Pneumothorax, Empyema.

c. Occupational lung diseases like Silicosis, Asbestosis, Pneumoconiosis, Brucellosis, Farmer's Lung.

d. Obstructive Lung Diseases like COPD: Bronchitis, Emphysema, Bronchial Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis.

e. Interstitial Lung Diseases

f. Introduction of clinical examination — Breath sounds / X ray chest / Blood gas analysis / P.F.T.

3.  Cardio-vascular diseases: Basic anatomy and physiology of heart.

  1. Hypertension — systemic
  2. I.H.D. —Myocardial infarction    Arrhythmia — classification
  3. Congestive heart failure
  4. Rheumatic Fever
  5. Congenital Heart Disease
  6. Infective Endo Carditis
  7. Peripheral vascular diseases & Deep vein thrombosis
  8. ECG — Normal & Variations due to ischemia & infarction

 

 

Unit II: 
Ailments of Renal and Endocrine System

.   Diseases of Kidney - Physiology, Clinical presentation in relation to A R F,C R F

5.   Endocrine & metabolic diseases:Diabetes, Thyroid, Pituitary & Adrenal conditions, Vit.D, Calcium Metabolism

 

Unit III: 
Diseases related to Nutrition, Viral And Bacterial Origin

      6.     Nutritional Diseases: Anemia, Physiology, Clinical presentation in relation to Obesity

7.   Connective Tissue Diseases: Rheumatoid arthritis, Gout, SLE

8.     Infection Diseases :Tetanus , Leprosy

9.    HIV / AIDS.

10.  Psychiatric Aliments: Mania, Depression, Schizophrenia, Psychosis Obsessive Compulsive  

disorders

     11.  Geriatric Conditions: Aging, Osteoporosis, Falls     

 

Unit IV: 
Neurology

. Stroke — Level of Lesion & Management

            13. Extra Pyramidal lesions — Parkinsonism

            14. Polyneuropathy- G B Syndrome

            15.  Disorders & Diseases of muscle (i) Myopathy  (ii) Muscular Dystrophy

            16. Disorders of Anterior Horn Cell (i) Motor Neuron Disease (ii) Polio

            17. Multiple Sclerosis

            18. Infections of the nervous system like Encephalitis, Neurosyphilis, HIV infection, 

  19.  Meningitis, Transverse Myelitis, TabesDorsalis& T.B. Spine

            20.   Epilepsy, Alzheimer's Disease

21. Disorders of cranial nerves: Bells palsy

       22Disorders of Myoneural Junction — Myasthenia Gravis

 

Unit V: 
Dermatology and Pediatrics Medicine:

Dermatology:

  1. Introduction to Dermatology, basic skin lesions

            24. Skin infections (Part I) — Scabies / Pediculosis / Bacterial infections

25. Skin infection (Part Il) viral / Fungal / Cutaneous T.B.

  1. Psoriasis / Sebaceous Dermatitis / Atopic Dermatitis / Hand eczemas (Psoriasis & Eczema)
  2. Acne & treatment of Acne & Disorders of Scalp (Dandruff, Chronic Hair loss, Alopecia)

Pediatrics:

  1. Normal development & growth
  2. Immunization, Handling of the child, Significance of breast-feeding
  3. Common causes for Developmental disorders like Sepsis, Prematurity, Asphyxia & Hyper-bilirubinemia
  4. Brain damage- Cerebral Palsy: Types & Medical Management
  5. Spinal Cord Disorders like Poliomyelities, Spinal Dysraphism, Spina Bifida, Meningocele, Myelomeningocele
  6. Common infections (i) C.N.S. & peripheral nervous system (ii) Typhoid, rubella, mumps, measles, tetanus, diphtheria, chicken pox, hepatitis
  7. Epilepsy
  8. Mental Retardation
  9. Malnutrition related condition
  10. Juvenile R A & other immunological conditions of Musculoskeletal system
  11. Common diseases of the respiratory system like Asthma, Bronchitis, T.B. & Pneumonia & bronchiectasis
  12. Rheumatic & Congenital heart disease
  13. Muscular Dystrophy

CLINICAL

  1. Normal & abnormal reflexes in neonate & child
  2. Examination of the nervous system
  3. Examination of respiratory system
  4. Examination of cardiovascular system

 

 

References: 

1.Davidson- principle and practice of medicine

2.Brain clinical neurology

3.Medicine& neurology by Golwalla

4.Nelson text book of pediatrics- Behraman&Varghan.

5.API- Text book of Medicine

6.Essentials of Pediatrics — by O.P. Ghai

7.DK. series in Pediatrics

8.Bailey & love short practice of surgery.

 

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