Syllabus for the post of Assistant Professor ( Cardiology)

Detailed syllabus for the post of Assistant Professor ( Cardiology) ( Medical Education)

Module 1 “ Part I : BASIC CARDIOLOGY (10 Marks)

1. Applied cardiac anatomy,applied cardiac physiology Pharmacology embryology and pathology ( 3 MARKS)
2. Cardiac evaluation by invstigations : electrocardiogram, Xray Chest PA view ,cOronary angiography ,  echocardiography stress echo cardiography strain imaging. 3 D and 4 D imaging of disease states Right hreart catheterisation, Left heart ctheterisation, Stress test, cardiovascular CT and MRI PET scan and viability assessment. Physiological assessment of CAD ( 5 marks)
3. Genetic in CVD, gene therapy in CVD (2 marks)

Module 2 PART II CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY (15 marks)

Clinical cardiology

Epidemiology , etiopathogenesis Clinical features diagnosis, differential diagnosis, tresatment compliations prognosis and prevention of the following disease sates ( 5 marks each)
i) Atherosclerotic heart disease- ACS CCS
ii) Valvular heart disease and infective endocarditis
iii) CHD in infants , children adults –both cyanotic and acyanotic

Module 3 (15 Marks)

Epidemiology , etiopathogenesis Clinical features diagnosis, differential diagnosis, tresatment compliations prognosis and prevention of the following disease sates ( 5 marks each)

a) Heartfailure mangemnt – ADHF and CHF

b) Hypertension

c) Cardiac arryhtmia management – medical antiarrythmic therapy and interventional mangemnt, SCD and its evaluation and management

Module 4 : Epidemiology , etiopathogenesis Clinical features diagnosis, differential diagnosis, tresatment compliations prognosis and prevention of the following disease sates ( 5 marks)

a) Cardiomyopathy

Module 5 : (5 marks)

a) Pericardial diseases

Module 6 (10 marks)

a) Infective endocarditis (5 marks)

b) Prostheitic valve disease and percutaneous valve replacemnts (5 marks)

Module 7 ( 5 marks)

a) Pulmonary Hypertension and primary PAH

Module 8 : ( 10 marks)

a) Stroke and CVD (5 marks)

b) Atrial fibrillation management (5 marks)

Module 9 (5 marks)

a) Anaesthitia in non cardiac surgery

Module 10 (20 marks)

a) Aortic diseases and interventions (5 marks)

b) Peripheral arterial occlusive disease and its management (5 marks)

c) DM and dyslipidemia management and CVD (5 marks) and Pregnancy and CVD (5 marks)

d) Pulmonary embolism) and its management ( 5 marks

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