NEET SS Surgical Group – Must-Read Topics – Precision Pointers #1

29 July 2023 | Precision Pointers

By – Dr. Ruchir Bhavsar

Are you gearing up for the NEET SS Surgical Group exam? With the exam date approaching fast, it’s time to buckle up and focus on the essential topics that will boost your preparation. 

In this blog series, we bring you “Precision Pointers” – a daily dose of must-read topics that you can’t afford to miss in your last few days revision study plan. Let’s dive in! 

Today Precision Pointers are from – Surgical Basic Principles 

Things to be read : 

Bailey & Love 

1. Chapter 1 to 3 – Complete
2. Chapter 4 – Various stem cell type
3. Surgical Infections : Wound Classifications , SIRS , Sepsis Syndromes , Sepsis Six Bundles , 
4. Tropical Infections and Infestations ; Amoebiasis , Hydatid Disease , Tropical Chronic Pancreatitis , TB
5. Basic Surgical Principles : Suture materials , Diathermy
6. Diagnostic Imaging : Radiation Dosing
7. GI Endoscopy : Bacteremia incidence , Anticoagulation in Endoscopy ,  Optical diagnosis and image  enhancement 
8. Principles of Minimal Access Surgery : Robotic Surgery ,  General Intra-operative Principles
9. TIssue and Molecular Diagnosis : All summary boxes
10. Principles of Oncology : Hallmarks of cancer , Inherited Syndromes
11.  Surgical audit and research  : Only Tables
12.  Ethics and law in surgical practice : Skip
13.  Human factors, patient safety and  quality improvement  : Surgical Safety Checklist , Audit
14.  Global health and surgery : Table and Summary box

Sabiston

1. Chapter 1 & 2 – Skip
2. Inflammatory Response : Tables
3. Shock , Electrolytes and Fluid : Shock , Electrolyte disturbances ( Na, K , Mg , Ca )
4. Metabolism in Surgical Patients :  Nutritional Assessment Scores ,  Energy Expenditure ,  Enteral Versus Parenteral Nutrition
5. Wound Healing :  Abnormal Wound Healing 
6. Chapter 7 : Table of types of stem cells
7. Chapter 8 : Tables 8.2 , 8.3 , 8.4
8. Chapter 9 : ERAS Chart , Surgical Safety Checklist

 And the journey continues with a new topic every day! Stay tuned for more “Precision Pointers” to fine-tune your NEET SS preparation and boost your chances of success.

Remember, it’s the little details that make all the difference. Grab your scalpel of knowledge and dive into these essential topics to showcase your surgical brilliance on the big day. Good luck!