Principles of Surgery Topics

(Based on Past Papers)

1. Management of MRSA in surgical patients

2. Rational for Primary Colon Repair
3. Management of Cholelithiasis in Hbss patient
4. DVT prophylaxis
5. Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism
6. Principles of Screening*
7. Management of Acute Pancreatitis (gallstone)*
8. Damage Control Surgery
9. Surgical causes of abdominal pain in AIDS
10. Management of Zone 2 neck injuries
11. Management of Breast Ca (DCIS)*
12. Principles of Radiotherapy
13. Management of solitary pulmonary nodule
14. Indications for Tracheostomy and complications of procedure*
15. Wound Healing and soft tissue wounds*
16. Investigation and Management of Obstructive Jaundice*
17. Management of Head Injury*
18. Nutrition care in burn victim*
19. Physiological derangement in Gastric outlet obstruction and management
20. Chronic Pancreatitis (Pseudocyst)
21. Management of Pelvic Fracture (crush)
22. Regional anesthesia in surgical practice*
23. Antibiotics in surgical practice*
24. Management of Burns*
25. Diagnosis and management of Cardiac Tamponade
26. Pathophysiology and management of Septic Shock
27. Aetiology and Management of AAA
28. Investigation and management of child with large painless abdominal mass
29. Skin Prep*
30. Strilisation techniques*
31. Principles of management of intestinal fistula(high vs low output/causes of high
small bowel)*
32. Management of testicular pain (torsion vs epididymorchitis)
33. Management of Intussusception (adults and child)*
34. Principles of CT/MRI
35. Principles of post op pain management
36. Bowel prep**
37. Management and prognosis of c-spine injury*
38. Ethical principles in palliative care in surgery
39. Principles of Diathermy
40. Management of Acute Urinary Retention
41. Diagnosis and management of PE
42. Diagnosis and management of Solitary thyroid nodule
43. PUD*
44. Diagnosis of hip pain in child age 13 (SUFE)
45. Management of septic shock*
46. Discuss use and care of drainage tubes in surgery
47. Management of diabetic foot*
48. Post op pyrexia investigation and management
49. Surgical complications of HIV*
50. Management of extradural haematoma
51. Suture material advantage and disadvantage
52. Management of MI

* - Indicates repeat topics/questions