Anatomical Pathology

• Definition

• Types of cellular response

• Causes of cell injury

+ 4 more cardinal subtopics

• Cell death and types

• Intracellular accumulations

• Pathological calcifications

+ 1 more cardinal subtopics

• Definition

• Classification

• Events of inflammation

+ 2 more cardinal subtopics

• Morphologic pattern of acute inflammation

• Chronic inflammation

• Systemic effect of inflammation

+ 1 more cardinal subtopics

• Definition

• Classification

• Process of wound healing

+ 2 more cardinal subtopics

• Introduction

• Hyperaemia and congestion

• Thrombosis

+ 2 more cardinal subtopics

• Infarction

• Shock

• Introduction

• Terminologies

• Chromosomal disorders

• Single gene disorders

• Classification (classical and non-classical disorders)

• Classical disorders (Mendelian): Autosomal Dominant, Autosomal Recessive, X-linked Recessive, X-linked Dominant

+ 1 more cardinal subtopics

• Definition

• Epidemiology

• Classification

+ 3 more cardinal subtopics

• Carcinogenesis (chemical, radiation and microbial)

• Spread of cancer

• Clinical manifestation

+ 2 more cardinal subtopics

• Introduction

• Classification of normal immunity (innate and adaptive)

• Components of adaptive immunity

+ 3 more cardinal subtopics

• Immune deficiency disease (primary and secondary)

• Amyloidosis

• Transplant rejection

• Classification

• Specific types

• Congenital anomalies

+ 3 more cardinal subtopics

• Definition of environmental disease

• Classification of environmental factors (personal and external)

• Effects of tobacco/smoking

+ 4 more cardinal subtopics

• Definition of infection

• Route of entry of microbes

• Spread in the body

+ 5 more cardinal subtopics

• Definition

• Types (coroner and hospital)

• Indications

+ 3 more cardinal subtopics

• Brief history of blood vessels

• Arteriosclerosis

• Atherosclerosis

+ 1 more cardinal subtopics

• Emphasis on ischaemic heart disease and cardiomyopathies

• Emphasis on rheumatic and infective endocarditis

• Emphasis on pericarditis

• Meningitis

• Encephalitis

• Prion diseases (definition, types and clinical features)

• Emphasis on classification

• Emphasis on classification, clinical features and complications

• Definition and classification

• Difference between obstructive and restrictive lung diseases

• Emphasis on COPD and bronchiectasis

• Lung cancer

• Mesothelioma

• Classification

• Short note on pneumoconiosis

• Emphasis on classification

• Classification, syndrome manifestation, terminologies (e.g. hypercellularity, sclerosis)

• Emphasis on classification and polycystic kidney disease

• Congenital disorders

• Obstructive lesions

• Inflammatory conditions

+ 2 more cardinal subtopics

• Gastritis (acute/chronic/peptic ulcer disease)

• Gastric cancers

• Intussusception

• Inflammatory bowel disease

• Carcinoid tumour (short note; relationship to neuroendocrine tumour)

• Colonic polyps

• Colonic cancers

• Hirschsprung's disease

• Liver cirrhosis

• Liver cancer

• Gall stones

• Cholecystitis

• Emphasis on classification, clinical features and complications

• Teratoma and salient features of yolk sac tumour

• Leiomyoma

• Endometrial cancer

• Emphasis on molar pregnancy and choriocarcinoma

• Emphasis on goitre, autoimmune disorders, inflammatory conditions and neoplasms

• Benign prostatic hyperplasia and cancers

• Classification and basic features of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

• Primary and secondary skin lesions (macules, papules, bullae, etc.)

• Classification: spongiotic, lichenoid, psoriasiform and blistering disorders (with examples)