This document contains information about a 3 credit course titled "General Surgery" taken during the third semester of the second year of a Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging Technology program. It includes an outline of the units to be covered in the general surgery, ENT, ophthalmology, cardiothoracic surgery, plastic surgery, and surgical oncology components of the course. For each specialty area, it lists the topics and learning objectives to be covered in each class. Overall, it provides a comprehensive overview of the content and structure of this general surgery course.

1. MTMC
Allied MIT

2. Name of the Department Medical Imaging Technology
Name of the Program Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging Technology
Course Title General Surgery
Course Code SUR4101
Academic Year Second Year
Semester Third Semester
Number of Credits 3

3. GENERAL SURGERY ENT OPHTHALMOLOGY CARDIOTHORACIC
SURGERY
PLASTIC SURGERY SURGICAL
ONCOLOGY
Anaesthesia Sinusitis and
infections of
parotid glands
Conditions
affecting visual
acuity
Overview of
investigations
and diagnostic
procedures
Burns Palliative and
Reconstructive
Surgeries in Head
and Neck Cancer
Blood Otitis media Common
Ophthalmic
Surgeries
Chest Trauma and
Intercostal drains
Skin Grafts and
Flaps
Carcinoma Breast
and gynaecological
cancers
Wound Benign paroxysmal
positional vertigo
and
vestibular
dysfunction
Visual Field and
Refraction
Testing
Pulmonary
surgeries
General Surgical
procedures
Tracheostomy Cardiac surgeries
Haemorrhoids,
incontinence
and rectal prolapse
Vascular surgery

4. GENERAL SURGERY ENT OPHTHALMOLOGY CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY PLASTIC SURGERY SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Anaesthesia Sinusitis and infections of
parotid glands
Conditions affecting visual
acuity
Overview of investigations
and diagnostic procedures
Burns Carcinoma Tongue, Ca Buccal
Mucosa, Floor of
Mouth
Blood Otitis media Conditions affecting visual
acuity
Chest Trauma and
Intercostal drains
Burns Mandible, Maxilla, Pharynx, Larynx
Wound Benign paroxysmal
positional vertigo and
vestibular dysfunction
Common Ophthalmic
Surgeries
Chest Trauma and
Intercostal drains
Burns Functional Neck Dissection and
Excision and Flap Reconstruction
Wound Benign paroxysmal
positional vertigo and
vestibular dysfunction
Visual Field and Refraction
Testing
Pulmonary surgeries Skin Grafts and Flaps Carcinoma Breast
Abdominal wall incisions
indications for common surgery,
Tracheostomy Pulmonary surgeries Skin Grafts and Flaps gynaecological cancer
ovary
diagnostic procedures,
drains
Cardiac surgeries Skin Grafts and Flaps
Amputations,
amputation care
Cardiac surgeries
General Surgical
procedures
Inguinal hernia
Cardiac surgeries
Colostomy,
complications of
general surgery
Vascular surgery
Hemorrhoids, incontinence
and rectal prolapse
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5. GENERAL SURGERY
Class 1
Unit 1: Effects of Anesthesia on
body systems
1. Define Anaesthesia (C1)
2. Classify types of Anaesthesia (C2)
3. Explain the effects of anaesthesia on different body systems with an emphasis on the cardiopulmonary
and metabolic systems (C2)
Class 2 Unit 2: Introduction to Blood
1. Define blood transfusion? (C1)
2. Outline the types of blood products used in blood transfusion (C2)
3. List the indications and contraindications for blood transfusions (C1)
4. List down the precautions taken during blood transfusion (C1)
5. Explain the complications of blood transfusion (C2)
Class 3 Unit 3: Wound Management
1. Explain different types of wounds (C2)
2. Summarize the stages of Wound Healing (C2)
3. What are surgical Sinuses and Trophic ulcers (C1)
Class 4 Unit 3: Wound Management
1. Explain gangrene (C2)
2. Describe the principles of Treatment and Methods of Wound Management (C2)
Class 5
Unit 4: General Surgical
procedures
1. Describe the incisions used in general surgery including abdominal surgery
2. List the indications for common general surgical procedures (C1)

6. GENERAL SURGERY
Class 6
Unit 4: General Surgical
procedures
1. Describe the incisions used in amputations (C1)
2. Explain amputation care (C2)
Class 7
Unit 4: General Surgical
procedures
1. List down the diagnostic procedures used in general surgical procedures (C1)
2. Summarize the general surgical procedures (muscles cut/muscles split, drains used) (C2)
Class 8
Unit 4: General Surgical
procedures
1. Outline immediate and late complications of general surgery (Hemorrhage, shock, fluid and electrolyte
imbalance, pulmonary system, cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal, metabolic system related
complications and complications to specific general surgery) (C2)
2. Explain colostomy care (C2)
Class 9
Unit 4: General Surgical
procedures
1. Explain the management of Hernia (C2)
Class 10
Unit 5 : Hemorrhoids, incontinence
and rectal prolapse
1. Explain the causes of hemorrhoids, incontinence and rectal prolapse (C2)
2. List down the investigations used for the diagnosis (C1)
3. Outline the surgical procedures for hemorrhoids, incontinence and rectal
prolapse (C2)

7. ENT
Class 11
Unit 6 : Sinusitis and infections of
parotid glands
1. List down the causes of sinusitis and parotid gland infections (C1)
2. List down the symptoms of sinusitis and parotid gland infections (C1)
3. List down the investigations used for the diagnosis (C1)
4. Outline the surgical procedures for sinusitis and parotid gland infections (C2)
Class 12 Unit 7: Otitis media
1. Define Otitis Media. (C1)
2. List down the causes of Otitis media (C1)
3. Classify types of Otitis media (C2)
4. List down the symptoms of Otitis media (C1)
5. List down the investigations used for the diagnosis (C1)
6. Outline the management of Otitis media (C2)
Class 13
Unit 8 : Benign paroxysmal
positional vertigo and
vestibular dysfunction
1. Define BPPV. (C1)
2. Explain the pathophysiology of BPPV (C2)
3. Explain the management of BPPV (C2)
Class 14
Unit 8 : Benign paroxysmal
positional vertigo and
vestibular dysfunction
1. Classify vestibular dysfunction (C2)
2. Explain the causes of various vestibular dysfunction and their types (C2)
3. List down the investigations used for the diagnosis (C1)
4. Explain the management of vestibular dysfunction (C2)
Class 15 Unit 9: Tracheostomy
1. Describe the incisions used in general surgery including abdominal surgery
2. List the indications for common general surgical procedures (C1)

8. EYE
Class 16
Unit 10 : Conditions affecting visual
acuity
1. List down the conditions affecting visual acuity (C1)
2. List down the causes of visual acuity (C1)
Class 17
Unit 10 : Conditions affecting visual
acuity
1. Explain the pathophysiology of conditions causing visual acuity (C2)
2. Explain the management of conditions affecting visual acuity (C2)
Class 18
Unit 11 : Common Ophthalmic
Surgeries
1. Outline common ophthalmic surgeries (C2)
Class 19
Unit 12 :Visual Field and Refraction
Testing
1. Explain various visual field testing (C2)
2. Explain refraction testing in adults and children (C2)

9. CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
Class 20
Unit 13: Overview of investigations
and diagnostic procedures
1. Lists the various investigations commonly used in the preoperative workup for a patient undergoing
elective and emergency cardiothoracic & vascular surgery (C1)
2. Recalls the various diagnostic procedures that are performed (both invasive and minimally invasive) (C1)
3. Recalls various indications for emergency cardiothoracic and vascular surgery (C1)
Class 21
Unit 14: Chest Trauma and
Intercostal drains
1. Recalls the various trauma that can occur to the chest wall (lung contusion, hemothorax,
pneumothorax, rib fracture, and flail chest) and its management (C1)
Class 22
Unit 14: Chest Trauma and
Intercostal drains
1. Explains the indications, insertion, functioning, care and precautions of the intercostal drain (C2)
Class 23 Unit 15 : Pulmonary surgeries
1. Lists the various indications and approaches (traditional, minimally invasive, and video assisted) for
pulmonary surgery (C1)
2. Describes the various thoracic incisions and the related complications (C2)
Class 24 Unit 15 : Pulmonary surgeries
1. Explains the procedure and recalls the complications specific to a various procedure like lung
resections, pneumonectomy, pleural resection and diaphragm repair (C2)

10. CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
Class 25 Unit 16: Cardiac surgeries
1. Lists the various indications and approaches (traditional, minimally invasive, robotic) for cardiac surgery
in both the adult and child (C1)
Class 26 Unit 16: Cardiac surgeries
1. Explains the procedure and recalls the complications specific to various procedures like coronary artery
bypass graft surgery, valve replacement, and cardiopulmonary bypass (C2)
Class 27 Unit 16: Cardiac surgeries 1. Outlines the various procedures carried out for congenital heart disease repair (C2)
Class 28 Unit 17 : Vascular surgery
1. Lists the various surgical procedures (I.e., fistula formation, endarterectomy and bypass), their
approaches (open vs. Endovascular) and complications (C1)

11. PLASTIC SURGERY
Class 29 Unit 18: Burns
1. Classify types of Burn(C2)
2. List out the causes of burns (C1)
3. List out the clinical features of burns(C1)
Class 30 Unit 18: Burns
1. Outline immediate and late complications(Cardiac,Pulmonary,Metabolic, Renal, Skin and
Musculoskeletal) of burns(C2)
Class 31 Unit 18: Burns 1. Explain the acute and long-term management of burns (C2)
Class 32 Unit 19 : Skin Grafts and Flaps 1. Classify types of Skin grafts and Flaps(C2)
Class 33 Unit 19 : Skin Grafts and Flaps 1. Explain Post-operative management of skin grafts and flaps (C2)
Class 34 Unit 19 : Skin Grafts and Flaps
1. List the various indications for cosmetic surgery(C1)
2. List out the criteria for grafts and flap selection(C1)

12. SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Class 35
Unit 20: Palliative and
Reconstructive Surgeries in Head
and Neck Cancer
1. List down the diagnostic investigations, indications, surgical management, and the various
postoperative complications for carcinoma Tongue, Buccal Mucosa, Floor of Mouth, Mandible and
Maxilla (C1)
Class 36
Unit 20: Unit 20: Palliative and
Reconstructive Surgeries in Head
and Neck Cancer
1. List down the diagnostic investigations, indications, surgical management, and the various
postoperative complications for carcinoma Pharynx, Larynx (C1)
Class 37
Unit 20: Unit 20: Palliative and
Reconstructive Surgeries in Head
and Neck Cancer
1. Classify the types of head and neck dissections in patients with head and neck cancer (C2)
2. Explain the post-operative management after neck dissections (C2)
Class 38
Unit 21: Carcinoma Breast and
gynecological cancers
1. List the surgical indications in different types of breast cancer (C1)
2. Classify the types of surgical procedures performed in breast cancer surgery (C2)
Class 39
Unit 21: Carcinoma Breast and
gynecological cancers
1. List the surgical indications in different types of gynecological cancers (C1)
2. Classify the types of surgical procedures performed in gynecological cancer surgeries (C2)