Guidance to clinical years

Year 2
Medicine 2

1- Cardiovascular diseases
Heart failure \ Ischemic heart disease \ Arrhythmias \ cardiomyopathies \ Valvular disease \
pericarditis \ cardiac tamponade \ Endocarditis

Heart failure

2- Hematological diseases
Anemia ( from A to Z ) \ coagulopathies \ platelet disorders \ Leukemias

3- Dermatology disease
Lichen planus\ psoriasis \ acne vulgaris \ seborrhic dermatitis \ contact dermatitis \ erythema
nodosum \ erythema multiforum \ diabetic related skin disease \ fungal infection ( tineas ) \ impetigo
\ alopecia \ warts.

4- Oncology
Oncology emergencies \ Lung cancer \ colon cancer \ breast cancer \ lympthoma \ gastric cancer \
prostate cancer \ multiple myeloma

5- Respiratory
You will have couple of questions mainly PE and TB

References: Kaplan CK2 \ step up to medicine \ Oxford ( mini )

 Surgery 2

1- Orthopedic
Orthopedic emergencies \ shoulder dislocation \ Rotator cuff disease \ hip fracture \ femur fracture \
DDH \ CTEV \ scoliosis \ spine Fracture \ AVN \ ACL injury \ hallux valgus \ hallux rigidus \ ankle sprain \
upper limb fracture \ spine stenosis \ disc herniation \ spine infection \ spine tumor \ Ankylosing
spondylitis

2- Plastic
Wound healing \ hand examination ( for OSCE ) \ vascular lesions ( hemingioma and vascular
malformation \ cleft lip and palate \ burn \ pressure ulcer

3- Anesthesia
Pre OP assessment \ airway management \ anesthesia pharmacology \ malignant hyperthermia \
management of shocked patients \ pain management \

References: mainly lectures and clinical PBL batch 8 notes \ Toronto notes \ orthobullets website
 Special senses and mental health

1- Neurology
Peripheral neuropathies\ Myasthenia gravis\ Seizure disorders \ Dementia \ Aphasia \ Agnosia \
apraxia \ Parkinson's \ benign pancreatic diseases \ Headache \ stroke \ Multiple sclerosis

2- Psychiatry
Mood disorders \ Anxiety disorders \ somatoform disorders \ Psychotic disorders \ personality
disorders \

3- Ophthalmology
Cataract \ Glucoma\ age related macular degeneration \ Approach to red eye \ conjunctivitis \
pterygium \ Epiphora \ scleritis \ episcleritis \ subconjuctival hemorrhage \ corneal ulcer \ corneal
foreign body \ keratitis \ uveitis \ retinal detachment \ trauma

4- ENT
Hearing loss approach ( exam and investigations )\ Types of hearing loss with DDx \ External ear
diseases \ Middle ear diseases \ Inner ear diseases \ Rhinitis \ sinusitis \ Epistaxis \ Neck mass
approach with DDx \ Adenoid hypertrophy \ Adenoidectomy \ tonsillitis \ tonsillectomy \ Pediatric ENT

References: mainly lectures and clinical PBL batch 8 female's notes \ Toronto notes

Faris BIN Ahmed

Batch 8
Faris.E.Ahmed@gmail.com
Medical intern 