This post is prepared for the benefit of the Surgery students who are going to appear in university examination.
This contains almost all the topics along with their most important and frequently asked questions in different Indian university examination.
Number of papers – 02
Marks: Paper 1-100 marks; Paper 2-100 marks.
Paper-1
- Section A: General Surgery – 50 marks
- Section B: Homoeopathic Therapeutics related to General Surgery – 50 marks
Paper- 2
- Section A: Systemic Surgery (Including ENT, Ophthalmology, Dentistry)- 50 marks
- Section B: Homoeopathic Therapeutics (Including ENT, Ophthalmology, Dentistry) – 50 marks
The Paper 1 and Paper 2 divisions are prepared on the basis of
syllabus of B.H.M.S. (Degree course) applicable from the academic session 2015-2016, as per guidelines of Central council of homoeopathy.
All the questions are given under their related chapters.
- FQ: Full Question
- SFQ: Semi Full Question
- SN: Short Note
This post contains only the topics of paper 1 (GENERAL SURGERY AND HOMOEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS).
Topics of paper 2 are given in a separate post, SYSTEMIC SURGERY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
Examination shall be conducted in Third B.H.M.S (not in Second B.H.M.S).
SHOCK
- FQ: Define shock, its classification, clinical features, management, and complications.
- SFQ: Classification and management of shock.
- SN: Stages of shock
- SN: Traumatic shock
HAEMORHAGE
- FQ: Haemorrhage- types, management, clinical features of primary, secondary and reactionary haemorrhage.
- SFQ: Haemorrhage-types and management.
- SN: Classification of haemorrhage according to time appearance.
- SN: Reactionary haemorrhage
FLUID AND ELECTROLYTES
- SFQ: Acid-base balance
- SN: Hyperkalaemia
- SN: Metabolic acidosis
- SN: Respiratory acidosis
BLOOD TRANSFUSION
- SN: Complications and risks of blood transfusion.
- SN: Indications for blood transfusion.
TRAUMA
- FQ: Burn- Types, degrees, management, complications, and treatment in detail.
- FQ: Head injury
- SFQ: Burn-Rule of nine, pre-hospital and post-hospital care.
- SFQ: Cerebral concussion, Cerebral contusion and Cerebral laceration.
- SFQ: Effects of Extra Dural Haemorrhage.
- SFQ: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
- SFQ: Indirect traumatic gangrene.
- SFQ: Median nerve injury of wrist and elbow.
- SN: Cerebral swelling (Brain oedema)
- SN: Complications of muscle injury
- SN: Fire arm injuries
- SN: Internal Haemorrhage
- SN: Keloid
- SN: Neurotmesis
- SN: Road traffic accidents (RTA)
- SN: Scalds
- SN: Systemic effects of burns.
- SN: Trophic ulcer
WOUND, WOUND HEALING AND REPAIR
- FQ: Define wound. What are the phases of wound healing? Describe Management and complications of it.
- FQ: Write down types of wound. Describe in brief about wound excision and wound closure.
- SFQ: Wound infection and discuss the factors spreading it with septicaemia.
- SN: Complications of wound healing.
- SN: Lacerated wound
- SN: Management of untidy wound.
- SN: Punctured wound
- SN: Wound excision.
- SN: Wound healing
- SN: Wound toilet.
ASEPTIC AND ANTI-SEPTIC TECHNIQUES
- FQ: Utility of antiseptic and aseptic techniques.
- SN: How will you care for a patient who comes to emergency room with a contaminated wound?
SUTURE MATERIALS AND SUTURING
- FQ: Define suture, write down the types of suture materials and techniques of suturing.
- SN: Nerve suture.
PRE-OPERATIVE AND POST-OPERATIVE CARE
- FQ: Describe in detail post-operative care, complications and their treatments.
- SFQ/SN: Cardiac complications after surgery.
- SFQ/SN: Pulmonary complications after surgery.
- SFQ: Post-operative immediate complications and delayed complications.
- SN: Deep vein thrombosis
- SN: Thrombophlebitis
- SN: Why Diabetes mellitus is considered to be a pre-operative risk?
ANAESTHESIA
- FQ: Describe in detail, pre-anaesthetic patient evaluation and preparations.
- FQ: Systemic anaesthesia-advantages and steps.
- FQ: What is regional anaesthesia, write down spinal anaesthesia in detail.
- SFQ/SN: Cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- SN: Ketamine anaesthesia
SURGICAL INFECTIONS
- FQ/SFQ: Gangrene-Types, causes, clinical features and management.
- FQ/SN: Clostridial infections/ Tetanus
- SFQ: Diabetic gangrene/ Ulcers
- SFQ: Pyaemia/ Septicaemia
- SFQ: Surgical infections
- SN: Abscess
- SN: Cold abscess
- SN: Madura foot
- SN: Necrotizing fasciitis
- SN: Pyomyositis
- SN: Surgical abscess
SECTION B (HOMOEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS)
- The word Therapeutic means treatment of the disease by application of medicinal substance.
- Homoeopathic therapeutics means application of remedial agents on the basis of symptoms similarity.
- The answer of homoeopathic management (therapeutics) includes the homoeopathic medicines with their indications related to that particular disease condition.
In this post model questions are given with a list of their most important MEDICINES written in CAPITAL LETTERS.
For exam if you are attending FULL QUESTION, generally 3 to 5 remedies shall be asked to write (may be asked as any 5 or name of the remedies already given to write).
Same applies on Semi Full Questions and Short Notes.
While attending the Full questions and Semi full questions read carefully that what is being asked to write in detail along with the homoeopathic therapeutics.
FULL QUESTIONS
- Wound infection– Management of Acute and Chronic case of wound infection.
Indications of: LACHESIS, LEDUM PAL, CALCAREA PHOS, NITRIC ACID, CARBO VEG, SILICES, CALENDULA, STAPHYSAGRIA, HAMAMELIS, HYPERICUM.
- What is Burn? Write down the types, complications, and management of burn patient.
Indications of: CANTHARIS, ACONITE, ARSENIC ALB, CARBOLIC ACID, CALENDULA, CAUSTICUM, FERRUM PHOS, KALI MUR.
- Gangrene: Define and classify.
Indications of: SECALE COR, ARSENIC ALB, SILICEA, LACHESIS, CARBO VEG, HEPAR SULPH, CROTALUS HORRIDUS, SULPHURIC ACID.
- Shock-Classification and clinical features.
Indications of: VERATRUM ALB, CAMPHORA, CHINA, ACONITE (Neurogenic shock), DIGITALIS (Cardiogenic shock), PYROGENUM (Septic shock).
- Scope and Limitations of homoeopathy in surgery.
- Wound– Define and classify.
Indications of: ARNICA (Contused wound), LEDUM PAL (Punctured wound), CALENDULLA (Incised wound).
- Haemorrhage- Define, types and classify.
Indications of: CARBO VEG, HAMMAMELIS, CHINA, ARNICA, IPECAC, PHOSPHORUS, FERRUM PHOS, KALI PHOS, NATRUM MUR.
- Abscess– Signs and symptoms and management.
Indications of: HEPAR SULPH, CALC SULPH, SILICEA, MERCURIUS, ANTHRACINUM, BELLADONNA, ARSENIC ALB, FERRUM PHOS, KALI PHOS, CALC FLOUR.
SEMI FULL QUESTIONS
- Causes of Cardiogenic shock with indications of CACTUS and DIGITALIS.
- Define Haemorrhage with medicines for bright red haemorrhage.
- Homoeopathic management of Burn Write down indications of any three homoeopathic medicines.
- Homoeopathic management of Hypovolaemic shock.
- Homoeopathic management of Inflammation with any 5 homoeopathic medicines.
- Injuries– ARNICA, CALENDULLA, RHUS TOX.
- Nerve injury of HYPERICUM and BELLIS PERENNIS.
- Pott’s disease with indications of SILICEA, TUBERCULOSIS, BARYTA CARB.
- What is Septicaemia? Write down indications of any 3 homoeopathic remedies.
SHORT NOTES
- Burns- CANTHARIS, ARSENIC ALB
- Dark clotted haemorrhage- CHINA, CARBO VEG
- Head injury- ARNICA, NATRUM SULPH
- Inflammation- BELLADONNA, FERRUMPHOS
- Injury- BELLIS PERENNIS
- Keloid- ARNICA
- Myositis- BRYONIA, RHUS TOX, MEZERIUM
- Necrosis with any two homoeopathic medicines.
- Nerve injury- RUTA, BELLIS PERENNIS
- Shock- OPIUM
- Surgical importance of SILICEA.
- Tendon Rupture- RUTA
- Tetanus- HYPERICUM, STRAMONIUM
- Thrombophlebitis- VIPERA, LACHESIS
- Tumour- CONIUM
- Venous haemorrhage- CARBO VEG, LACHESIS
- Wet Gangrene- SECALE COR, CARBO VEG
- Wound healing- CALENDULLA, ARNICA
Hope you find this post helpful for the thorough preparation of examination.
Questions for SURGERY PAPER 2 are written in an another separate post, you just need to click on the hyperlinked text here, 3rd BHMS SYSTEMIC SURGERY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
You can also find useful content of other subjects of third B.H.M.S. following the below mentioned links,
📌 Clarification for Students (Please Read)
Many students are asking about word limits and marks for FQ (Full Question), SFQ (Semi-Full Question), and SN (Short Note).
👉 Important to understand:
This guide is NOT based on any one university’s paper pattern.
Across India, exam patterns, marks, and word limits vary from university to university, and even from year to year. Some universities don’t strictly follow the terms FQ, SFQ, or Short Notes at all.
🔹 Why this guide is made this way?
I have classified topics as Full Question / Semi-Full Question / Short Note only to help you understand:
Depth of preparation needed
How important the topic is
How much content is sufficient to write confidently in any exam
🔹 How to use this practically in exams?
If a topic is marked as Full Question → you should be able to write a detailed, complete answer
If it is Semi-Full Question → write a moderately detailed answer
If it is a Short Note → write key points, definitions, and important headings
📌 If you prepare the material as mentioned in this guide, you will be able to adjust your answer to any university’s paper style and score well.
This guide is made to simplify preparation and reduce confusion, not to restrict you to any fixed word limit.
Happy studying 🌱
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