BLOCK 4 GUIDELINES 3.0 version 2025. MEDICO EXPRESS
BLOCK 4 GUIDELINES 3.0 version 2025. MEDICO EXPRESS
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712-731 Discuss the anatomical basis of injury to hypoglossal
(can be easily nerve
covered from Describe anatomical features, relations and neurovascular
block 4
Medico supply of parotid gland and its duct, mentioning
Express book) the
structures entering and exiting the gland.
Discuss the clinical correlates of parotid gland:
parotiditis,
Mumps, Frey’s syndrome, parotid duct injury and parotid
tumor surgery with its complications.
Describe the Waldeyer’s ring.
Describe anatomical features, relations and neurovascular
supply of submandibular and sublingual glands with
their
ducts.
Name the parts of pharynx giving their extent, anatomical
features, structure, neurovascular supply and
Lymphatic
drainage
Name the pharyngeal constrictor muscles defining their
attachments, innervation and structure traversing the gaps
between adjacent muscles.
Describe the planes and quadrants of abdomen
Draw and label the cutaneous innervation and
dermatomes of anterior abdominal wall and anterolateral
Abdominal wall and describe the clinical correlates
(Abdominal pain, Muscle rigidity, Referred pain, anterior
abdominal nerve block)
Describe the fascia of anterior abdominal wall with its
clinical significance
Robbins Basic
pathology 10th Define colorectal cancer, anal abscess, hemorrhoids
edition,pg. 610
THEORY
MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY
REFERENCE
SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES DISCIPLINE TOPIC
Medical
Enumerate the causes, features, and pathophysiology of Physiology
Chapter gastritis integrates with
67,pg 833-
Medicine
835
Medical
Explain the physiological basis of each feature of gastritis Physiology
integrates with
Medicine
Chapter 67
pg.835-836
Medical
Enumerate the types of movements taking place in colon Physiology
Explain the mechanism of developing movements of colon
Guyton
Physiology and their control through Gastrocolic and Duodenocolic Medical
chapter Physiology
64,pg.804- Reflexes
806 Medical
Enlist the defecation reflexes
Physiology
(can be
easily Explain the mechanism of defecation reflex Medical
covered Physiology
from block Trace the reflex arc of defecation Medical
4 Medico Physiology
Large
Express Name the other autonomic reflexes that affect bowel
book) Medical Intestine
activity Physiology
Medical
Explain the pathophysiology of constipation Physiology
integrates with
Medicine
Chapter Discuss the causes of diarrhea
67,pg,836-
837
Medical
Describe the cause of Hirschsprung’s disease integrate Physiology
with Medicine
Lippincott
Define Marasmus and Kwashiorkor Integrated with
biochem 7th
edition,pg. 368- Pediatrics
369
(can be easily Malnutrition
Define Malnutrition Integrated with
covered from
Identify various causes of Medicine
block 4 Medico
Express book)
malnutrition Identify the risk factors Gastroenterolo
of malnutrition Outline treatment gy
strategies
AGING
THEORY
REFERENCE SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES DISCIPLINE TOPIC
Identify causes and risk factors for malnutrition in
elderly
K park 23rd Community Preventive
edition,chapter Outline treatment strategies Medicine Medicine
9,pg.594(can be easily in
covered from block 4 Geriatrics
Medico Express book)
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS
PATHOLOGY
REFERENCE
SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES DISCIPLINE TOPIC
Robbins basic Describe salient features of acute & chronic Pathology Gastritis
pathology 10th gastritis
edition,pg.598-600
DISEASE PREVENTION & IMPACT
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1%
3%
GROSS ANATOMY
REFERENCE
SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES DISCIPLINE TOPIC
Describe gross features and facial coverings
of
Snell’s Anatomy
10th edition,pg.379- kidneys.
383 Compare and contrast the relations of right and
(can be easily left
covered from block
kidneys. Human
4 Medico Express Kidney
book) Describe blood supply, lymphatics and nerve Anatomy
supply
of kidney
Discuss the clinical aspects of kidneys
Demonstrate the surface marking and
radiographic
anatomy of kidney. Identify the side of kidney
Compare and contrast the relations of right and
Snell’s Anatomy left
10th edition,pg.383-
384,448 ureter
(can be easily Human
Give the constrictions of ureter
covered from block Anatomy Ureter
4 Medico Express Describe the blood supply nerve supply
book) and
lymphatics of ureter
Identify the ureter.
Describe the gross anatomical features,
Snell’s Anatomy relations,
10th edition,pg.449-
452 surfaces, blood supply, nerve supply and
(can be easily Human
covered from block lymphatics of urinary bladder Anatomy
Urinary bladder
4 Medico Express Give the clinical corelates of urinary bladder
book)
Identify the gross features and surfaces of
urinary
bladder
Interpret basic urological signs/symptoms & Sign/symptom/in
investigations. Integrate with
vestigations
urethra
List and describe the common congenital
anomalies Embryology
PHYSIOLOGY
REFERENCE
SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES DISCIPLINE TOPIC
Guyton physio 14th Explain the general organization of the
edition,pg.322-324 Physiological
(can be easily covered kidney and urinary tract anatomy of
from block 4 Medico kedneys
Explain the physiological anatomy of the
Express book)
nephron
Guyton physio 14th Explain the renal blood supply Renal Blood
edition,pg.323 (can be Supply
easily covered from
block 4 Medico
Express book)
Discuss the sites and mechanism of Physiology
Guyton physio 14th action of Diuretics
edition,pg.422 (can be
easily covered from different diuretics
block 4 Medico
Express book)
Describe major composition of
intracellular and
Guyton physio 14th extracellular fluids
edition,pg.306-315 Define Hypo and hypernatremia
(can be easily covered Body fluid
from block 4 Medico Explain the causes of hypo & hypernatremia compartment
Express book) and their
effects on Composition of body fluid
compartments
Describe difference between iso-osmotic,
hyper- osmotic, hypo-osmotic fluids
BIOCHEMISTRY
REFERENCE
SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES DISCIPLINE TOPIC
Discuss the synthesis and degradation of Purine
Lippincott biochem purines
7th edition,pg.292- metabolism
296,298-301(can (De-Novo and salvage pathway)
be easily covered
from block 4
Medico Express
book)
Discuss the synthesis and degradation of Pyrimidine
Lippincott biochem Medical
pyrimidine
7th edition,pg.302- Biochemistry metabolism
304(can be easily (De-Novo and salvage pathway)
covered from block
4 Medico Express
book)
Lippincott biochem Outline the sequence of reactions that converts
7th edition,pg.295- Nucleotide
296 (can be easily IMP to AMP and GMP and to their
metabolism
covered from block
corresponding
4 Medico Express
book) triphosphates
Lippincott biochem Discuss the regulation of purine and Regulation of
7th purine and
edition,pg.293,297 pyrimidine biosynthesis and degradation
(can be easily pyrimidine
covered from block
4 Medico Express
book)
Interpret the Lesh-Nhyan syndrome. Purine
Lippincott biochem Gout, metabolism
7th edition,pg.296 disorders
(can be easily SCID/ADA on basis of sign symptoms and data
covered from block
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Lippincott biochem
7th edition,pg.297 Discuss the role of Ribonucleotide reductase Role of
(can be easily Ribonucleotide
covered from block
in Nucleotide metabolism (hydroxyurea)
reductase
4 Medico Express
book)
Define acidosis and alkalosis.
society.
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