Diseases of the immune system:
Essays:
1. Enumerate the different types of hypersensitivity reaction. Describe the mechanism involved in
each one of them giving examples. Add a note on delayed hypersensitivity.
2. Complete AIDS topic
Short notes:
1. Classification of amyloidosis- complete topic
2. Type 1 hypersensitivity reactions
3. Type 2 hypersensitivity reactions
4. Type 3 hypersensitivity reaction
5. Type 4 hypersensitivity reactions
6. Sjogrens syndrome
7. Intracellular accumulation
Heart: All topics given in theory schedule as short notes except ischemic heart disease which is an essay
Hypertension also
Endocrine system: diabetes mellitus completely
Hematopoietic and lymphoid systems:
Essays:
1.classify leukemia.classify acute myeloid leukemia including peripheral smear and bone marrow
findings.
2.Describe acute myelogenous leukemia including the peripheral smear and bone marrow findings.
3.classify anaemia.describe the peripheral smear and bone marrow findings in megaloblastic anemia.
4.Define anaemia.write about peripheral smear and bone marrow findings of iron deficiency anaemia.
5. Hodgkins lymphoma
Short notes:
1.Peripheral smear and bone marrow findings of iron deficiency anaemia/macrocytic anemia.
2.Reed sternberg cell.
3.Blood and bone marrow findings of acute myeloid leukemia.
4.sickle cell anaemia.
5.von willebrands disease.
6.Thrombocytopenia
7.Heamophilia A.
8.Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
10. Blood and bone marrow findings of Chronic myeloid leukemia.
11.classification of acute myloid leukemia.
12.Acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
13.Eosinophilia
14.Classification of leukaemia
15.Bone marrow in megaloblastic anaemia
16.Investigation for haemophilia
17. Investigation of sickle cell anaemia
18.Iron deficiency anaemia
19.Hereditary spherocytosis
20.Laboratory investigation for iron deficiency anaemia
21.Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISEASES:
SHORT NOTES:
1.vitamin A
2.Vitamin D deficiency.
3.Rickets.
4.Lesions in Vitamin c deficiency
5.scurvy.
6. Hepatitis
ORAL CAVITIES:
Short notes:
1.Ameloblastoma
2. Dentigerous cyst
3. pleomorphic adenoma.
BONES AND JOINTS:
1.Osteomyelitis.
2.Fracture healing.
3.Osteosarcoma.
4. Giant cell tumour
5. fibrous dysplasia
6. Aneurysmal bone cyst
INFLAMMATION AND REPAIR
Essay
1. Define and classify inflammation. Discuss in detail the cellular events that occur in inflammation.
2. Define acute inflammation. Describe in detail Chemical mediators in inflammation.
3. What is Granulomatous inflammation. Write about the cardinal signs of inflammation.
4. Define healing. Write about the process of healing by secondary intention.
Short Notes
1. Factors influencing tissue repair / Factors influencing wound healing
2. Mechanisms causing increase in vascular permeability in acute inflammation
3. Phagocytosis
4. Chemotaxis
5. Beneficial effects of inflammation
6. Abnormalities in tissue repair
7. Fracture healing
8. Healing by primary intention
9. Cells and mediators of chronic inflammation
10. Hba1c (comes in endocrine)
NEOPLASIA
Essay
1. Define carcinogenesis. Enumerate oncogenic viruses. Describe in detail about viral
carcinogenesis and it's process.
2. Define neoplasia. Classify chemical carcinogens and give one example for each type. Describe
the steps involved in chemical carcinogenesis.
3. Define neoplasia. Describe in detail the process of invasion and metastasis. Write a note on
routes of metastasis.
4. Define neoplasia. List the differences between benign and malignant neoplasms. Add a note on
chemical carcinogensis.
Short Notes
1. Tumour metastasis and it's routes
2. Tumour suppressor gene
3. Radiation carcinogenesis
4. Steps involved in metastasis of malignant tumours
5. Grading and staging of tumours
6. Laboratory diagnosis of cancer
7. Mode of spread of malignant tumours with suitable examples.
8. Viral carcinogenesis
9. Differences between benign and malignant tumours
10. Cytomorphology of neoplastic cells
11. Ionising radiation
12. Epstein Barr virus
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Short Notes
1. Amoebiasis
2. Actinomycosis
3. Congenital syphilis
4. Opportunistic infections in AIDS
LUNG
Short Notes
1. Primary tuberculosis
2. Secondary tuberculosis
3. Granuloma
Hemodynamic disorders
Essay questions
1. Define thrombosis . Discuss the pathogenetic mechanisms of thrombus formation. What are the
complications?
2. Define thrombosis. Describe the pathogenesis or etiopathogenesis and fate of thrombosis?
3. Define embolism. Mention the different types of embolism. Describe each of them with suitable
examples.
4. Define thrombosis. Describe the etiopathogenesis of thrombosis with a note on Virchow’s triad.
5. Define shock. Discuss the pathogenesis of septic shock. Add a note on morphological changes
seen in the organ systems.
6. Describe the aetiopathogenesis of thrombosis. Add a note on differences between arterial and
venous thrombi.
7. Classify shock. Describe the etiopathogenesis, complications and clinical features of septic
shock.
Short notes
1. Pulmonary thromboembolism
2. Pathogenesis ( etiopathogenesis) of oedema
3. Systemic embolism
4. Embolism- each one short notes
5. Aetiopathogenesis (pathogenesis) of septic shock
6. Virchows triad
7. Fate of a thrombus
Genetics:
1. Autosomal dominant inheritance
2. Autosomal recessive inheritance
3. X-linked inheritance
4. Trisomy 21
5. Trisomy 18
6. Trisomy 13
Paediatrics : Hydrops fetalis, ARDS
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CELL INJURY CELL ADAPTATION AND AGEING
ESSAYS
1. Define necrosis. Describe various types of necrosis citing examples. Also add a note on apoptosis.
2. Define apoptosis. Describe the mechanism of action of apoptosis citing suitable examples.
3. Define necrosis. Write types of necrosis. Also write 5 points of differentiation between apoptosis and
necrosis.
SHORT NOTES
1. Fatty change (steatosis)
2. Types of Gangrene
3. Apoptosis
4. Metaplasia
5. Mechanism of action of apoptosis
6. Apoptosis and necrosis
7. Dystrophic calcification
8. Intracellular accumulation
9. Calcification
10. Pathologic calcification
Other topics
Leprosy
Syphilis
