Communicable diseases: Tetanus Viral: Herpes simplex, zoster, varicella, measles, rubella, Hepatitis B, AIDS Protozoal: Filarial diseases Mode of spread & prevention Hematological disorders: Iron deficiency anemia Vitamin B12 & folic acid deficiency anemia Bleeding diathesis Hemophilia Respiratory system: COPD – chronic bronchitis, emphysema Pneumonia – lobar, bronchopneumonia, aspiration Asthma Bronchiectasis Tuberculosis Lung abscess Restrictive lung diseases – occupational Chest wall deformities – funnel chest, pigeon chest, barrel chest, kyphoscoliosis

Cardiovascular diseases: Ischemic heart disease Myocardial infarction, Angina pectoris Heart failure, Rheumatic fever, Infective endocarditis Hypertension Congenital heart diseases: ASD, VSD, TOF, PDA, COA, AS, AR, MS, MR Pulmonary embolism, infarction, DVT Bone, Joint & Connective tissue disorders: Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid arthritis SLE, polymyositis, dermatomyositis Polyarteritis nodosa, scleroderma Renal diseases: Acute & chronic renal failure Urinary tract infection Metabolic disorders: Diabetes mellitus – types, complications, management Obesity

Cerebrovascular accidents – thrombosis, embolism, hemorrhage Extrapyramidal lesions – parkinsonism, athetosis, chorea, dystonia Muscle disorders – myopathy, SMA, MND, syringomyelia Multiple sclerosis CNS infections – encephalitis, neurosyphilis, meningitis, transverse myelitis, tabes dorsalis, TB spine Epilepsy Alzheimer’s disease Disorders of myoneural junction – Myasthenia gravis

Abdominal surgical incisions Incisions & complications of: Appendicectomy, Mastectomy, Hysterectomy, Colostomy, Herniorrhaphy, Cholecystectomy, Ileostomy, Thyroidectomy, Adrenalectomy, Prostatectomy Burns: Classification, etiology, clinical features, complications, management Deformities, plastic surgery procedures Principles of: Tendon transfers (hand, foot, facial paralysis) Plastic surgery (skin grafts, flaps, breast reconstruction) Management of hypertrophic scar / keloid

Paediatrics: Growth & development (birth–12 years) High-risk pregnancy factors Community programs – immunization schedule Cerebral palsy: definition, types, features, management Muscular dystrophy – forms, clinical features, management Spina bifida, meningomyelocele, hydrocephalus – management Still’s disease Nutrition: normal diet, malnutrition, rickets, vitamin D deficiency Paediatric lung conditions: asthma, bronchiectasis, lung abscess Geriatrics: Theories of aging Physiological changes in aging Common geriatric conditions: Hypertension, IHD, CVA BPH, cataracts, falls in elderly Senile osteoporosis, hypostatic pneumonia Deconditioned status