Detailed answers according to your weightage from standard surgery textbooks
| # | Topic | Exam Weightage | Key Points to Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surgical Anatomy | ★★★ | Blood supply, RLN, EBSLN, Ligament of Berry, Zuckerkandl tubercle |
| 2 | Physiology & TFTs | ★★★ | Hormone synthesis steps, HPT axis, TFT interpretation table |
| 3 | Thyroiditis | ★★ | De Quervain's features, Hashimoto's, Riedel's, Painless thyroiditis |
| 4 | Thyrotoxicosis & Mx | ★★★★ (QQ 2017) | 3 treatment modalities, pharmacology, indications, thyroid storm |
| 5 | Surgical Pharmacology | ★★★ | PTU vs Carbimazole, Lugol's iodine, beta-blockers, mechanism |
| 6 | Pathology of Thyroid Tumors | ★★★ | Classification, PTC features, FTC vs PTC, MTC/RET/MEN |
| 7 | Pathology of Malignancy | ★★★ | AMES score, FNAC Bethesda, follicular neoplasm challenge |
| 8 | Pharmacology of antithyroid drugs | ★★★ (2018) | Thionamide mechanisms, side effects, PTU vs CMZ comparison |
| 9 | Thyroid tumors (clinical) | ★★★ | Features, staging, surgery extent |
| 10 | Mx of thyroid surgery complications | ★★★★ | RLN injury, hypocalcemia %, thyroid storm management |
| 11 | Complications of thyroid Sx | ★★★ | Same as above - detailed |
| 12 | Thyroglossal Cyst | ★★★★ (QQ 2018) | Sistrunk op, embryology, tongue protrusion sign |
| 13 | Solitary Thyroid Nodule | ★★★ | Bethesda classification, hot/cold nodule, malignant features |