General Medicine
Allocation of teaching hours
Unit
I
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Unit
II
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Total
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Theory
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Clinical/Practical
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Theory
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Clinical/Practical
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30
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45
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30
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45
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150
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Unit I
Learning objectives
Students should be able to:
1. Learn basics of Medicine, its fundamentals and apply it during
clinical practice.
2. Know common infectious diseases, identify their signs and
symptoms, their implication in dental surgery and their management.
3. Identify different Gastrointestinal disorders their signs and
symptoms, their impact in dental surgery and their management.
4. Have knowledge of common cardiovascular diseases that presents
in their daily practice, their impact in dental surgery and impact of dental
procedures in the cardiovascular diseases. Identification of cardiovascular
disease of dental importance and their effective management, counseling and
referral to specialist.
5. Have knowledge of common respiratory diseases their presentation
in daily practice, their impact in dental surgery. Identification of respiratory
disease of dental importance and their effective management, counseling and
referral to specialist.
Unit I
Introduction to Medicine 1 hr
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Aims of Medicine
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Define signs, symptoms, diagnosis,
differential diagnosis, treatment and prognosis
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Knowledge about history taking,
physical examination, diagnosis and management
Infectious Diseases 8
hrs
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Enteric fever [1hr]
Introduction,
etiology, clinical features, differential diagnosis, complications, diagnosis
andmanagement
·
HIV/AIDS [1hr]
Causative agent, AIDS
classification, transmission, clinical features and oral manifestations,
diagnosis and treatment
·
Herpes simplex and Herpes zoster [1hr]
Causative agents, clinical features,
diagnosis and treatment
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Malaria [1hr]
Introduction, causative agents
relevant to region, clinical features, complications, diagnosis and management
·
Viral Hepatitis [1hr]
Causative agents, transmission,
clinical features, diagnosis and treatment
·
Tuberculosis [1hr]
Introduction in general and pulmonary
tuberculosis, epidemiology, causative agents, clinical features, diagnosis,
complications, MDR/XDR and management introducing DOTS
·
Dengue/Chinkungunya [30mins]
Causative agents, clinical
features, transmission, diagnosis and treatment
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Tetanus [30mins]
Causative agent, clinical features and
management
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Influenza A, B (Bird flu and swine flu) [1hr]
Causative agents, clinical
features, transmission, diagnosis and treatment
Gastro Intestinal System 6
hrs
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Stomatitis and gingival hyperplasia [1hr]
Introduction, causes, clinical
features and treatment
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Dysphagia and Acid Peptic Disease [1hr]
Introduction, causes, clinical
features, diagnosis and treatment
·
Chronic Hepatitis and cirrhosis of
liver [1hr]
Definition, causes specially
focusing on alcoholic cirrhosis, clinical features and stigmata of cirrhosis of
liver, diagnosis, complications and management
·
Anasarca and Ascites [1hr]
Definition, causes, pathophysiology
of portal hypertension, diagnosis and treatment
·
Acute Gastroenteritis (Diarrhoea,
Dysentry) and Helmenths [1hr]
Introduction, causes, clinical
features, diagnosis, complication and treatment including emergency management
·
Hepatotoxic Drugs [1hr]
Common hepatotoxic drugs, drugs
used in dental procedures, clinical features, diagnosis and management
Cardiovascular System 9
hrs
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Acute Rheumatic fever and Rheumatic
heart disease [2hr]
Introduction, causative agents, pathophysiology,
clinical features, diagnosis and diagnostic criteria, complication and management
including secondary prophylaxis. Involvement of Mitral valve (MS and MR) and Aortic
Valve (AS)
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Hypertension [1hr]
Introduction,
pathophysiology,stages, causes and management
·
Ischemic heart disease [1hr]
Introduction to ACS, IHD, risk factors,
clinical features, diagnosis and management
·
Infective endocarditis [1hr]
Causative agents, clinical
features, diagnostic criteria, dental implication and prophylaxis and treatment
·
Common Arrhythmias [2hr]
Sinus bradycardia, Sinus
tachycardia, Tachy-arrhythmias (AF, VPCs) - Definition, common causes, ECG
features, clinical co-relation, treatment
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Congenital Heart Diseases [1hr]
Introduction to cyanotic and
acyanotic congenital heart disease. Brief elaboration of Atrial Septal Defect
(ASD), Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD), their clinical features, diagnosis,
dental implications and management
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Congestive Heart Failure [1hr]
Introduction, causes, clinical features,
diagnosis and management
Respiratory System 6
hrs
·
Applied anatomy and physiology of
Respiratory system [1hr]
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Acute Respiratory Tract Infection/
Pneumonia [1hr]
Introduction to URTI, LRTI and
Pneumonia, etiological agents, classifications, clinical features, diagnosis,
complications and management
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Obstructive Airway Disease [2hr]
Introduction to Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Bronchial Asthma, clinical features, diagnosis,
complications, dental implications and management
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Pulmonary Embolism [1hr]
Introduction, causes, clinical
features, diagnosis and management.
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Suppurative Lung, Lung Abscess and
Aspiration Pneumonia [1hr]
Definition, causative agents and
dental implications, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment
Unit II
Learning objectives
Students should be able to:
1. Know common haematological manifestation of dental importance,
identify their signs and symptoms, their implication in dental surgery and
their management.
2. Deal with Renal diseases of common importance, their signs and
symptoms, their implication in dental surgery and their management.
3. Understand the dental importance of neurological diseases and
acknowledgetheir management.
4. Understand different nutritional deficiencies and their oral
manifestation with treatment.
5. Know Endocrinological diseases, their clinical features,
diagnostic evaluations, dental implications, complications and management.
6. Identify the emergency conditions and perform some basic
emergency life saving procedures at the end of the course.
Unit II
Haematology 6
hrs
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Anemia [2hr]
Introduction to
anemia, classification and severity of anemia,causes of anemia and clinical
features
Briefly describe about Iron
deficiency anemia and Megaloblastic anemia, causes, diagnosis and management
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Bleeding and clotting disorders [2hr]
Introduction to
BT, CT, PT and different common bleeding and clotting disorders
Briefly describe about ITP,
Hemophalias, vWD, clinical features, dental implications, diagnosis and
management
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Oral manifestation of hematological
disorders [1hr]
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Generalized lymphadenopathy [1hr]
Clinical and
theoretical approach to generalized lymphadenopathy
Renal System 3
hrs
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Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndrome [1hr]
Introduction,
causes, clinical features, diagnosis, complications and management
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ARF and CRF [1hr]
Definition,
causes, clinical features, diagnosis, and management.
·
UTI and Pyelonephritis [1hr]
Introduction,
causes, clinical features, diagnosis, complications and management
Central Nervous System 4
hrs
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Facial Palsy and Cranial Nerves [1hr]
Introduction to
different cranial nerves focusing on Facial nerve, clinical examination of
commonly examined cranial nerves and their disorders and management
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Epilepsy [1hr]
Introduction to
seizure, convulsion and epilepsy, classification, provocation factors, clinical
features, diagnosis, status epilepticus and management
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Headache including migraine and
Trigeminal neuralgia [1hr]
Introduction,
types, clinical features and management
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Meningitis [1hr]
Define, types,
causative agents, clinical features, diagnosis, complications and management
Nutrition 3
hrs
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Vitamin Deficiencies [2hr]
Water soluble and water insoluble
vitamins, daily requirements, sources, diseases due to their deficiencies and
their dental implication, clinical manifestation, diagnosis and treatment
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Oral manifestations of nutritional
deficiencies [1hr]
Endocrine 7
hrs
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Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia [3hr]
Definition,
classification, diagnosis, clinical features, acute and chronic complication,
management of disease and their complication
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Thyroid disorders [2hr]
Hypothyroidism
and Thyrotoxicosis, causes, clinical features, diagnosis, complications and
management
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Acromegaly [1hr]
Introduction,
causes, clinical features and dental implications, diagnosis and management.
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Calcium Metabolism and Parathyroids [1hr]
Calcium
Hemostasis and hormones involved in maintaining it, it’s deficiencies and
treatment
Critical Care 3
hrs
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Syncope and Shock [1hr]
Definition,
classification, clinical identifying features, immediate response during
emergency, diagnosis and management
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Cardiac arrest and Basic Life
Support (BLS) training [1hr]
Introduction to
cardiac arrest and BLS, theoretical and practical aspect of BLS
·
Allergy and Anaphylaxis [1hr]
Causes,
clinical features, immediate response during emergency, diagnosis and
management
Miscellaneous 4
hrs
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Adverse drug reaction and drug
interactions [1hr]
Definition, common
drug reactions and interactions and their management
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Emergency drugs [1hr]
Few emergency
drugs like Adrenaline, Atropine, Hydrocortisone, Bronchodilators, and Dextrose.
Their doses, uses and indications
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Antiplatelets and Anticoagulants [1hr]
Classification
of Antithrombotics, Aspirin, Clopidogreland Warfarin uses, mode of action, side
effects, dental implications and management of complications
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Tobacco and Alcohol related
disorders [1hr]
Oral
manifestation of tobacco and alcohol. Other complication of their misuse and
their management
