Internal Medicine III - Cardiology

This is located in a very modern (for Hungary) hospital on the Buda side of the river. Most of this subject will have been covered by pathology and psychopathology, if you have forgotten how to read an ECG or understand what heart sounds mean then it is time to brush up again. Most of the time in the hospital will be spent in a similar way to Internal medicine, you will get a patient in small groups then you examine, get a history, try to get a diagnosis then all get back together to discuss the cases according to the topic list. There are some special practices where you will go to the imaging department to check out the CT, MRI machines and the cath lab and pediatric cardiology to see congenital heart defects and their reconstruction.

How to pass
Have a quick revision of ECG, you are almost guaranteed to get one every week and you will be expected to understand it Also revise heart sounds for the same reason Obviously take your stethoscope There are some great notes available that give you everything you need to pass the oral exam Only go to the lectures if you would like to revise the theory, if you already know the pathology and pathophysiology then there will be not too much new for you Know all the steps of PCI, it is one of the most frequent treatments at the hospital and it is almost always asked in the exam no matter what topics you pick Know the NYHA classification be able to draw and explain a PV loop Never use beta blockers in acute heart failure, this is essentially the only instant fail answer (they are used in conic heart failure) The midterm is not so important, although you can fail you really have to know nothing in order to achieve this, paying attention during the semester will be enough to pass this without any extra studying The midterm can be on any topic but usually the more frequently encountered conditions and treatments, use it as a guide for how much you will need to study for the final

The exams
1 midterms Final
 * Practical exam and oral topics
 * 30 MCQ question written
 * 2 oral topics

Difficulties
You will need to understand the drugs used in heart failure and arrhythmia although you will learn about these in great detail in the second semester in pharmacology you will need to know them well for this subject too The topics you pick will only be a starting point for questions in the final exam, most of the topics can overlap with each other