Cardiothoracic Syllabus of TNPSC

Cardiothoracic - (Code - 123)
Paper I
Paper II


Paper - I
Basic Sciences & Thoracic Surgery
A) APPLIED ANATOMY
Anatomy & Development of Chest wall
Anatomy & Development of Diaphragm.
Anatomy & Development of Pleura & Lung
Anatomy of Mediastinum
Developmental Anomalies of Hearts & Great Vessels


B) APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
Pulmonary function Test
Physiology of Perfusion
Physiology of Hypothermia
Acid-Base Balance
Physiology of Oesophagus & Movements


C) APPLIED BACTERIOLOGY
Post operative infection
Aids in Cardio thoracic surgery
Pulmonary Tuber culosis
Rheumatic Fever
Endo Carditis
Infections of Pleura


D) APPLIED PATHOLOGY
Pathology of Chestwall tumours
Mediastinal tumours
Pathology of pleural tumours
Pathology of Cancer lung
Pathology of Cancer oesophagus
Pathology of Bronchiectasis
Pathology of Tumors of the Heart


THORACIC SURGERY
Anaesthesia in Cardio thoracic Surgery
Post Operative Management in Cardio thoracic Surgery
Post Opertative Complications


LUNG
Anomalies in lung
Tumours
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Bronchiectasis
Surgery & Complications of lung



PLEURA
Pleural Tumours
Pleural Infection
Empyema


OESOPHAGUS
Congenital Anomalies
Oesophageal Cancers
Stricture Oesophagus
Achalasia Cadia
Surgeries in Oesophagus & Its complication


MEDIASTINUM
Infections
Tumours in Mediastinum
Thymus tumours


PERICARDIUM
Tumour
Infections


Paper - II
Cadio Vascular Surgery
EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION
Hypothermia
Complications in CPBP
Deep Hypothermia & Circulatory Arrest
Assisted Circulation


CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES - CLINICAL SIGNS - SURGERY & COMPLICATIONS
Atrial Septal defects
Ventricular Septal defects
AV Canal Defects
Tetralogy of Fallots
Trasposition of great vessels
Truncus
Congenital Valvular Lesions
PDA & Coarctations


VALVULAR HEART DISEASE-SURGERY & COMPLICATION
Diseases of Mitral Valve
Diseases of Aortic Valve
Diseases of Tricuspid & pulmonary valve


TUMOURS OF HEARTS


CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE & ITS COMPLICATION
Coronary anatomy
Coronary Aterosclerotic phenomena
Coronary artery Byepass surgery
LV aneurysm


AORTIC SURGERY
Aortic Aneurysms
Dissecting aneurysm
Vascular Ring


RECENT ADVANCES
Foetal Heart Surgery
Warm Heart Surgery
Transplantation
Heart & lung
Surgery for Arrythmias
Recent Advance in coronary byepass surgery