Syllabus for the post of Assistant Professor (Anaesthesiology)
Detailed syllabus for the post of Assistant Professor (Anaesthesiology) ( Medical Education)
1. GENERAL ANAESTHESIA 15 MARKS
a. HISTORY OF ANAESTHESIA
b. INTRAVENOUS ANAESTHESIA
c. INHALATIONAL ANAESTHESIA
d. PRE- ANAESTHESIA ASSESSMENT PREPARATION AND PERI OPERATIVE CARE
e. MAINTENANCE OF ANAESTHESIA
f. REVERSAL
g. MONITORED ANAESTHESIA CARE
h. AIRWAY: ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION, DIFFICULT AIRWAY, MANAGEMENT OF OBSTRUCTED AIRWAY
i. OUTPATIENT ANAESTHESIA
j. MONITORING IN OT, ICU
2. NEURAXIAL BLOCKADE 5 MARKS
a. LSAB
b. EPIDURAL
3. REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA 5 MARKS
a. COMMON NERVE BLOCKS
b. IVRA
c. LOCAL ANAESTHESIA
4. BASIC SCIENCES RELATED TO ANAESTHESIOLOGY 10 MARKS
a. ANATOMY
b. PHYSIOLOGY
c. PHARMACOLOGY
d. MICROBIOLOGY
e. PATHOLOGY
f. GENETICS
g. MEDICINE
h. PHYSICS
5. EQUIPMENTS 5 MARKS
a. AIRWAY RELATED EQUIPMENTS
b. ANAESTHESIA MACHINE, PARTS
c. EQUIPMENTS FOR MONITORING
d. MEDICAL GAS PLANT & PIPELINE SYSTEM
6. DRUGS 10 MARKS
a. INTRAVENOUS
b. INHALATIONAL, UPTAKE AND DISTRIBUTION
c. LOCAL ANAESTHETICS
d. VASOACTIVE
e. ANTIBIOTICS
7. PAIN & PALLIATIVE 10 MARKS
a. LABOUR ANALGEISA
b. COMMON MODALITIES OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC PAIN THERAPY
c. TENS
d. PCA
e. POST OP PAIN MANAGEMENT
f. NEUROLYTIC & NERVE ABLATION PROCEDURES
g. ACUTE AND CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT
h. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PAIN THERAPY
8. CRITICAL CARE 10 MARKS
a. MANAGEMENT OF SHOCK, RESPIRTORY FAILURE, CARDIAC FAIURE
b. MANAGEMENT OF ARDS, PULMONARY EMBOLISM, PANCREATITIS, CVA, INFECTIONS IN ICU, ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY, LIVER FAILUREACUTE , DCLD
c. CPCR BLS, ACLS
d. ATLS
e. MANAGEMENT OF A PATIENT ON VENTILATOR
f. FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE MANAGENT
g. BLOOD & BLOOD PRODUCTS
h. ACID BASE BALANCE
i. INTEPRETING ABG
j. ULTRAAOUND AND ECHOCARDIGRAPHY IN ICU
9. SUBSPECIALITIES 15 MARKS
a. OBSTETRIC ANAESTHESIA, LABOUR ANALGESIA
b. ANAESTHESIA MANAGEMENT & POST OP CARE IN VARIOUS ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION
c. NEURO ANAESTHESIA
d. ANAESTHESIA OUTSIDE OPERATION THEATRE
e. DIASTER MANAGEMENT
f. TRAUMA CARE
10.SKILLS & PROCEDURES 7 MARKS
a. ICD
b. INTUBATION
c. CENTRAL LINE
d. ARTERIAL LINE
e. PERPHERAL LINES
f. NASOGASTRIC TUBE
g. PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETERISATION
h. FIBRE OPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY
i. AIRWAY MANAGEMENT- CRICOTHYROIDOTOMY, TRACHEOSTOMY
11.ANCILLIARY 8 MARKS
a. ADMINSTRATIVE ANAESTHESIOLOGY-PROBLEMS AND RESPONSIBILTY
b. TEACHING ANAESTHESIOLOGY
c. SCOPE OF MODERN ANAESTHETIC PRACTICE
d. COMMUNICATION SKILLS
e. SAFETY OF OPERATION THEATRE ENVIORNMENT
f. STERILISATION AND CARE OF OPERATION THEATRE AND EQUIPMENTS
g. INFECTION CONTROL & PREVENTION
h. ACCIDENTS, COMPLICATIONS & SEQUELAE OF ANAESTHESIA
i. MEDICOLEGAL ASPECTS OF ANAESTHESIA
j. MEDICAL RECORD KEEPING & AUDIT
k. EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE
l. BIOSTATISTICS & RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
NOTE: – It may be noted that apart from the topics detailed above, questions from other topics prescribed for the
educational qualification of the post may also appear in the question paper. There is no undertaking that all the topics above may be covered in the question paper.
