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Tooth preparation. Impression making and moisture control. The temporary restoration. Preparation of working casts and dies. Casting and causes of casting failure. Cementation and post insertion management.

Chemistry and structure of the amino acids. Peptides, essential and non-essential amino acids.

Chemistry and structure of the amino acids. Peptides, essential and non-essential amino acids.

Introduction to the metabolism of amino acid. Transamination, oxidative deamination, decarboxylation. The urea cycle and its biochemical importance’s. Inborn errors of metabolism of some amino acids, phenylketonuria, tyrosinosis, alkaptonuria, albinism, cystinuria.

Introduction to the metabolism of amino acid. Transamination, oxidative deamination, decarboxylation. The urea cycle and its biochemical importance’s. Inborn errors of metabolism of some amino acids, phenylketonuria, tyrosinosis, alkaptonuria, albinism, cystinuria.

Applied basic anatomy of the airway and peripheral nervous system, common diseases and emergencies including trauma. Applied basic physiology of respiration, cardiovascular, nervous (including autonomic) and neuromuscular systems. Applied basic biochemistry of electrolytes, acid-base disorders, ionisation of drugs and nutrition. Applied pharmacology of drugs used in anaesthesia. Applied principles of the use of premedicants (anxiolytics, opioids/antagonist, other analgesics, anticholinergics), anaesthetics (inhalational/ parenteral), muscle relaxants, anticholinesterases, local anaesthetics, adjuvant anaesthetics, ionotropes and antiarrhythmic drugs. Revision of physiological changes in pregnancy as they relate to anaesthesia. Regional anaesthesia and analgesia in obstetrics (subarachnoid block and epidural). Technique of General Anaesthesia in patients with full-stomach (pregnant woman). Detailed teaching of various modalities of providing analgesia in labour. Introduction to anaesthesia including history, types and role of the anaesthetist in resuscitation, perioperative management, pain management, palliative care and intensive care. Detailed preanesthetic evaluation, preparation and premedication. Detailed teaching of airway assessment, various causes of airway obstruction, consequences of airway obstruction and management. Non-invasive means of maintaining airway (head tilt, jaw thrust, chin lift). Use of airway devices (oropharyngeal, nasopharyngeal, laryngeal mask airway, endotracheal and emergency cricothyrotomy). Detailed teaching on hypoxia, its causes, consequences and management. Oxygen delivery devices. Introduction to artificial ventilation, its types, indications, modes, initiating and weaning off ventilator and complications of mechanical ventilation. Detailed preanesthetic preparation, monitoring, induction using IV or inhalational agents, muscle relaxants, maintenance and termination of anaesthesia. Principles and uses of Anaesthetic equipment, machine and breathing systems. Detailed teaching of the concept of Balanced anaesthesia. Anaesthesia outside theatre environment (ECT, angiography, endoscopy) and in difficult conditions. Anaesthesia in various disease conditions. Hypertension, DM, sickle cell disease, shock, renal failure. Day-case anaesthesia. Selection criteria. Technique, discharge criteria, complications and unplanned admission. Review of Local anaesthetics. Subarachnoid block, indications, contraindications, technique, complications and management. Epidural analgesia/anaesthesia, indications, contraindications, technique, complications and management. Common nerve blocks. Brachial plexus, indications, contraindications, techniques (interscalene, supraclavicular, infraclavicular, axillary), complications and management. Femoral, Three-in-one, ankle block; indications, contraindications, techniques, complications and management. Intravenous regional anaesthesia (Bier’s block), indications, contraindications, technique and complications. Complications of anaesthesia and management. Post anaesthesia care unit, its complications and management. Perioperative fluid management. Perioperative blood loss and replacement. Indications and complications. Emergency anaesthesia, peculiarities and management. Basic blood gas analysis and interpretation. Theoretical teaching of BLS. Identification of cardiopulmonary arrest and demonstration of the skills of BLS. Introduction to ICU. Theoretical teaching of BLS. Identification of cardiopulmonary arrest and demonstration of the skills of BLS. Introduction to ICU. Introduction to Palliative care. Pain assessment methods. Causes of acute and chronic pain and the modalities of treatment.

Specimen collection, different types of samples, tubes, sample identification, separation of plasma or serum, collection and preservation of urine specimens. Determination of blood gases and blood PH. Determination of glucose. Glucose estimation in blood by the glucose oxidase method (a specific method), Glucose estimation in the same blood by the ferricyanide reduction method (a nonspecific method) and strip test for glucose in blood (semiquantitative method). Plotting of oral glucose tolerance test curves for a normal patient and a diabetic patient. Urinalysis. Determination of urine specific gravity osmolality and qualitative tests for protein, glucose and reducing substances, ketones, bilirubin, urobilinogen and blood. Haemoglobin and haemoglobin derivatives in urine. Spectroscopy of haemoglobin and its derivatives in blood. Non-invasive modern methods of monitoring hyperbilirubinemianaemia such as cutaneous bilirubinometry. Estimation of blood gases, including use of pulse oximeter. Occult blood in faeces. Different methods of protein estimation. Electrophoresis of plasma proteins, haemoglobins and isoenzymes demonstration. Column chromatography, paper and thin layer chromatography of sugars and amino acids in urine. Determination of serum enzymes. Radioimmunoassay of hormones in blood. Estimation of 17-oxosteroid in urine, biochemical analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Methods of vitamin analysis in blood. Estimation of immunoglobulins. Agglutination/Agglutination inhibition tests. Immunoelectrophoresis and gel Immunodiffusion technique. 223

Specimen collection, different types of samples, tubes, sample identification, separation of plasma or serum, collection and preservation of urine specimens. Determination of blood gases and blood PH. Determination of glucose. Glucose estimation in blood by the glucose oxidase method (a specific method), Glucose estimation in the same blood by the ferricyanide reduction method (a nonspecific method) and strip test for glucose in blood (semiquantitative method). Plotting of oral glucose tolerance test curves for a normal patient and a diabetic patient. Urinalysis. Determination of urine specific gravity osmolality and qualitative tests for protein, glucose and reducing substances, ketones, bilirubin, urobilinogen and blood. Haemoglobin and haemoglobin derivatives in urine. Spectroscopy of haemoglobin and its derivatives in blood. Non-invasive modern methods of monitoring hyperbilirubinemianaemia such as cutaneous bilirubinometry. Estimation of blood gases, including use of pulse oximeter. Occult blood in faeces. Different methods of protein estimation. Electrophoresis of plasma proteins, haemoglobins and isoenzymes demonstration. Column chromatography, paper and thin layer chromatography of sugars and amino acids in urine. Determination of serum enzymes. Radioimmunoassay of hormones in blood. Estimation of 17-oxosteroid in urine, biochemical analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Methods of vitamin analysis in blood. Estimation of immunoglobulins. Agglutination/Agglutination inhibition tests. Immunoelectrophoresis and gel Immunodiffusion technique.

Protocol for antenatal care, nutrition in pregnancy, lie, presentation, position, attitude, engagement of the foetal presentations, the maternal pelvis, imaging in obstetrics, screening for congenital anomalies, prenatal diagnosis, drug use in pregnancy. Foetal growth and development. Antenatal assessment of the foetus. Intrapartum foetal assessment. Intrauterine foetal death (IUFD). Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Foetal macrosomia. Pregnancy and labour in anencephalic and hydrocephalic foetuses. Rhesus isoimmunisation. Acute foetal distress. Disorders of the placenta. Umbilical cord and liquor. The newborn infant. Examination of the newborn. Asphyxia neonatorum. Other disorders and disease of the newborn. Birth injuries.

Central nervous system, encephalitis, meningitis, tetanus. Respiratory tract, mumps, TB, pneumonia, pertussis. Gastrointestinal tract, gastroenteritis and food poisoning. Genitourinary system, sexually transmitted disease and urinary tract infection, P. I. D. Cardiovascular system, infective endocarditis, rheumatic heart disease. Skin, pyoderma, cellulitis and myiasis, leprosy. Musculoskeletal system, osteomyelitis, abscesses, wound infections and pyomyositis, conjunctivitis. General principles of antibiotic and chemotherapy, modes of bacterial resistances to antibiotics, viral vaccines, prophylactic immunization. Pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO). Bacteria/septicaemia (sepsis) Guillain – Barre Syndrome. Reye’s Syndrome. Health care associated infections. HIV/AIDS. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Tropical spastic paraparesis.