There is so much information that you need to know and memorise in medical school. Therefore, I believe that it is really important to have notes that are concise which summarise all the key aspects that you need to know to save time and be efficient - nothing more and nothing less. Here are my handwritten electronic notes that I made using different sources including lectures, books and research. They are the exact notes that I used to pass and score highly during my second year of medical scool. I hope you find them as a useful addition to your own notes and hopefully you will achieve the same :)
These are the topics covered:
Overview of the immune system in health and disease
Overview of autoimmunity and mechanisms/contributing factors to the development of autoimmune disease
Immunodeficiency/HIV infection
Immunology of T1 diabetes mellitus
Immunology of RA and SLE
Insulin action and insulin resistance
Clinical aspects of HIV infection
Acute phase response
Acute abdominal inflammatory conditions
Monitoring in diabetes
Electrolyte disorders
Anti-inflammatory drugs
Pathogenesis of sepsis
Clinical approach to the patient with infection
Anti-microbial therapy
Meningitis
Overview/principles of viral infection
Viral infection
Influenze/respiratory viruses
Viral hepatitis
Inflammation in the musculoskeletal system
Inflammatory/auto-immune skin diseases
Auto-immune rheumatic disease : SLE
Sero-negative arthritis
Diabetes in clinical practice
Diabetic emergencies
Pharmacology of type 2 diabetes
Therapeutic use of insulin
Liver disease
Coeliac disease
Peptic ulcer disease / GI bleeding
Inflammatory bowel disease
How inflammation affects the kidney
Introduction to CKD
Introduction to transplantation
Urinary tract infections
Introduction to dialysis
Disclaimer: These notes were written to my best of knowledge during medical school. Please do not use them as an alternative to your own medical curriculum or to what you have been taught.
