FCPS Part 1 Pathology and microbiology
Every pathology and microbiology chapter in our FCPS Part 1 textbook, in CPSP syllabus order. Each chapter covers what past papers keep asking and ends with questions from our bank.
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General pathology
- Cell injury and necrosisCell injury, necrosis, apoptosis, accumulations and calcification (FCPS Part 1)
- Cellular adaptationCellular adaptation: hypertrophy, hyperplasia, atrophy, metaplasia and dysplasia
- Acute inflammationAcute inflammation: vascular and cellular events, mediators, exudates and abscesses
- Chronic inflammationChronic and granulomatous inflammation: macrophages, granulomas and their causes
- Wound healingWound healing and repair: regeneration, granulation tissue, fibrosis and keloid
- Haemodynamic disordersHaemodynamic disorders: oedema, thrombosis, embolism, infarction and shock
- Metabolic response to traumaMetabolic response to trauma, burns, IV fluids and electrolytes (FCPS Part 1)
- Neoplasia and carcinogenesisNeoplasia for FCPS: carcinogenesis, oncogenes, spread, grading, staging and markers
- Basic immunologyImmunology for FCPS Part 1: innate and adaptive immunity, autoimmunity, transplants
- Genetic disordersGenetic disorders: inheritance patterns, risk calculation and chromosomal syndromes
- Environmental pathologyEnvironmental pathology: smoking, alcohol, occupational dusts, toxins, radiation
- Interpreting lab testsInterpreting common lab tests: FBC, LFTs, renal, coagulation, ABG, urine and CSF
Microbiology
- General bacteriologyGeneral bacteriology for FCPS: structure, toxins, genetics, sterilisation and antiseptics
- Gram-positive bacteriaGram-positive bacteria for FCPS: staphylococci, streptococci, clostridia, Listeria
- Gram-negative bacteriaGram-negative bacteria for FCPS: Salmonella, Neisseria, Pseudomonas, Vibrio, H. pylori
- Mycobacteria and spirochaetesMycobacteria, spirochaetes, chlamydia, rickettsia and mycoplasma for FCPS
- Viral infectionsVirology for FCPS: HIV, rabies, herpesviruses, influenza, hepatitis and HPV
- Fungal infectionsMycology for FCPS: Candida, Aspergillus, Mucor, Cryptococcus and antifungals
- Medical parasitologyParasitology: malaria, amoebiasis, leishmania, helminths, hydatid
- Vaccines and infection controlVaccines, immunoglobulins and hospital infection control for FCPS
Paper 2 chapters (specialty)
- Anaemia and haemolysisAnaemia, thalassaemia, sickle cell and haemolysis for FCPS: red cell disorders
- Leukaemia and lymphomaLeukaemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma, Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and the Spleen
- Bleeding disorders and transfusionBleeding disorders, DIC, anticoagulant reversal and blood transfusion for FCPS
- Head and neck tumoursHead and neck, salivary, brain and thyroid tumours (FCPS Part 1)
- Lung and gastric cancerLung, oesophageal and gastric cancer: types, spread and markers (FCPS Part 1)
- Liver and pancreatic tumoursLiver, pancreatic and biliary tumours: HCC, cholangiocarcinoma and pancreatic cancer
- Colorectal cancerColorectal cancer and polyps
- Urological cancersKidney, bladder, prostate and testicular cancer: types, markers and spread
- Breast cancerBreast cancer and benign breast disease: pathology, receptors and treatment
- Bone and soft tissue tumoursBone tumours, soft tissue sarcomas and skin cancers (FCPS Part 1)
- Surgical site infection and sepsisSurgical site infection, sepsis, abscesses and sterilisation for FCPS
- Viral hepatitisViral Hepatitis A to E: Serology, Pathology, Treatment and Needlestick Injury
- Parasitic infectionsParasitology for FCPS: malaria, leishmania, amoebiasis, worms and hydatid cyst
- Tuberculosis and leprosyTuberculosis and Leprosy: Pathogenesis, Sites, Diagnosis, Drugs and Surgery
- Atherosclerosis and aneurysmsAtherosclerosis, ischaemic heart disease, limb ischaemia and aneurysms for FCPS
- DVT and pulmonary embolismDVT, pulmonary embolism, varicose veins and venous ulcers for FCPS
- Renal stones and renal hypertensionRenal causes of hypertension; renal stones and urinary obstruction
- Gallstones and pancreatitisGallstones, cholecystitis, cholangitis, pancreatitis and obstructive jaundice for FCPS
- Intestinal obstructionIntestinal obstruction, hernias, peritonitis and appendicitis for FCPS
- Gastrointestinal bleedingUpper and lower GI bleeding, varices, anorectal disease and dysphagia for FCPS
- Haematuria, haemoptysis and goitreHaematuria, haemoptysis and goitre for FCPS: causes, investigation and surgery
- Abdominal wall herniasAbdominal wall abnormalities and hernias
- Biopsy and specimen handlingBiopsy types, specimen handling and the lab request form (FCPS Part 1)
- Hypersensitivity reactionsHypersensitivity reactions types I to IV for FCPS: mechanisms and examples
- Immunodeficiency and HIVImmunodeficiency Disorders and HIV: Primary, Secondary and Opportunistic Infections
- Transplant immunologyTransplant immunology, immunosuppressants, HLA and amyloidosis for FCPS
- White cell disordersWhite cell disorders for FCPS: neutrophilia, neutropenia, lymphocytosis and eosinophilia
- Bacterial infectionsBacterial infections for FCPS: typhoid, cholera, meningitis, pneumonia, endocarditis
- Septic shock and DICSeptic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation in obstetrics
- Amniotic fluid embolismARDS, amniotic fluid embolism and pulmonary embolism in pregnancy
- Hypersensitivity and rhesus diseaseHypersensitivity reactions; rhesus isoimmunisation and haemolytic disease of the newborn
- Antiphospholipid syndrome and SLEAutoimmune and immunodeficiency disorders in pregnancy: antiphospholipid syndrome and SLE
- Pre-eclampsia pathogenesisHypertensive disorders of pregnancy: pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and HELLP
- Cervical neoplasia and HPVCarcinogens and risk factors for genital tract cancers; HPV and cervical neoplasia (CIN and screening)
- Endometrial carcinoma and fibroidsEndometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma; uterine fibroids and sarcomas
- Ovarian tumoursOvarian tumours: epithelial, germ cell and sex cord-stromal tumours and their markers
- Gestational trophoblastic diseaseGestational trophoblastic disease: complete and partial mole, choriocarcinoma, PSTT
- Vulval lesions and FIGO stagingVulval and vaginal lesions, endometriosis, and grading and staging of gynaecological cancer (FIGO)
- Inheritance and chromosomal disordersMutations, patterns of inheritance and chromosomal disorders (Down, Turner, Klinefelter)
- Prenatal diagnosisPrenatal screening and diagnosis: combined and quadruple tests, NIPT, CVS, amniocentesis
- Congenital anomaliesCommon congenital anomalies: neural tube, heart, kidney and facial defects, teratogens
- Anaemia in pregnancyAnaemia in pregnancy: iron, folate and B12 deficiency, thalassaemia and sickle cell
- Thrombocytopenia in pregnancyWhite cells and platelets in pregnancy and the newborn: thrombocytopenia, ITP, TTP
- Jaundice in pregnancyJaundice in pregnancy and the newborn: cholestasis, acute fatty liver, HELLP, hepatitis
- Puerperal infectionPuerperal and postoperative infection: organisms, routes and group B streptococcus
- TORCH infectionsTORCH infections in pregnancy: rubella, CMV, toxoplasma, herpes, syphilis, varicella
- HIV and hepatitis in pregnancyHepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV in pregnancy: serology, transmission and prevention
- Pelvic inflammatory diseaseGenital tuberculosis, pelvic inflammatory disease and sexually transmitted infections
- Parasitic infections in pregnancyParasitic infections in pregnancy: malaria, giardiasis, amoebiasis, hydatid, hookworm
- Cell injury and inflammationCell injury, necrosis, apoptosis, inflammation and repair: general pathology
- Benign and malignant tumoursNeoplasia: benign and malignant tumours, oncogenes, carcinogens, spread and imaging
- Genetics in diseaseGenetics in disease: inheritance patterns, risk sums, chromosomal syndromes and imaging
- Immunodeficiency and autoimmunityInfection, immunodeficiency, hypersensitivity and autoimmunity: host response
- Anaemia and leukaemiaRed and white cell disorders: anaemia, haemoglobinopathies, polycythaemia, leukaemia and lymphoma
- COPD, asthma and pulmonary fibrosisObstructive and restrictive lung disease: spirometry, COPD, asthma, fibrosis, dust
- Lung cancer and pneumoniaLung cancer, pneumonia, tuberculosis, fungal infection and pulmonary embolism
- Thrombosis and atherosclerosisHaemostasis, thrombosis, embolism, atherosclerosis, hypertension and aneurysm
- Ischaemic and valvular heart diseaseCoronary, valvular, structural and congenital heart disease; heart failure
- Stroke and intracranial haemorrhageStroke, TIA and intracranial haemorrhage: physiology, pathology and CT/MRI timing
- Cerebral oedema and CSF disordersCSF flow disorders, blood-brain barrier and cerebral oedema
- Movement disorders and seizuresMovement and demyelinating disorders; seizures
- Hearing loss and eye disordersHearing loss, eye and orbit disorders, pain, fever and hypothermia: mechanisms
- Fractures and dislocationsFractures, dislocations, subluxations and nerve entrapment
- Arthritis and metabolic bone diseaseArthritis, rheumatic disease and metabolic bone disease: patterns, mechanisms, X-rays
- Endocrine disordersDiabetes, thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal disorders: pathology and imaging clues
- Oesophageal and bowel disordersOesophagus, stomach and bowel disorders: pathology, physiology and imaging
- Liver and pancreatic disordersHepatobiliary and pancreatic disorders: gallstones, cirrhosis, liver failure, pancreatitis
- Glomerulonephritis and renal diseaseRenal disorders: glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephropathy, stones and tumours
- Reproductive tract disordersFemale and male reproductive disorders: uterus, cervix, ovary, prostate and testis
- Radiation protectionRadiation biology and protection; burns, chemical, heat and contrast injury