Internal medicine lecture list and schedule, 2023-24

Date /Time Lecture topics Name of

lecturers
1. Cardiovascular Diseases (Total 9 hrs.)
 Normal Cardiac Structure and Function(physiology)
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
 The Cardiac Cycle: Mechanisms of Heart Sounds and
8:00-9:00 AM Murmurs. History and examination of the cardiovascular
system. Heart murmurs: Pexam, Sx &Signs
 Cardiac Manifestations(Chest Pain, syncope,
dyspnea,, edema, palpitation, cyanosis)
 Cardiac Imaging and Hemodynamic Assessment: Echo
carotid, Nuc, Cath., CAG, CT, MR, PCI
Thursday Feb 22, 2024 Dr Temesgen
8:00-9:00AM -Noninvasive Evaluation of CAD
-PA Catheter and Tailored Therapy
-Coronary Angiography and Revascularization
 Heart Failure: HFrEF, HFpEF, AHF, RHF
 Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary
Thromboembolism, DVT
 The Electrocardiogram
Saturday Feb 24, 2024  Valvular Heart Disease: AS,AR,MSR, RF, IE, PV,
8:00-10:00AM
 The Cardiomyopathies: MC, CMPs
 Diseases of the Pericardium: PC, Tamp, CP
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024  Cardiac Mass
8:00-9:00 AM
 Acute Coronary Syndromes: NSTEMI, STEMI
Thursday Feb 29, 2024  Atherosclerosis, Risk factors, Metabolic Syndrome(DM):
8:00-9:00AM
AS, Lipid, DM, obesity
 Ischemic Heart Disease: SA, UA
Hypertension
Saturday Mar 02, 2024 Holiday: Victory iof Adwa
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024  Diseases of the Peripheral Vasculature: AO, AAS, PAD
8:00-9:00 AM
 Congenital Heart Disease: Adult CgHD
Thursday Mar 07, 2024  Mechanisms of Cardiac Arrhythmias
8:00-9:00AM
 Clinical Aspects of Cardiac Arrhythmias:
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices
Saturday Mar 09, 2024  Cardiac Risk Assessment for Non cardiac Surgery, Preg
8:00-9:00AM
–HD
 Sepsis shock Cardiovascular Drugs, Inf(HIV), others
2. Gastrointestinal Diseases (Total 7 hrs)
 Gastroenterological symptoms
Saturday Mar 09, 2024 - diarrhea
9:00-10:00AM
- hematemesis & melena

Tuesday Mar 12, 2024  Esophageal Diseases

8:00-9:00 AM
- Dysphagia - achalasia, diffuse spasm, Mallory
Weiss syndrome, esophageal rings, scleroderma &
cancer
- Esophagitis - causes and management
Thursday Mar 14, 2024  Stomach & Duodenum
8:00-9:00AM - physiology & Gastritis (acute & chronic)
 Chronic gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, Zollinger Ellison,
stress ulcer Dr Jiksa
Saturday Mar 16, 2024  Diseases of small Intestine Digestion, absorption
8:00-9:00AM
- Malabsorption syndrome causes, diagnostics &
treatment
- Diseases of Intestine & colon, regional enteritis &
ulcerative colitis
 Diseases of the Liver
Saturday Mar 16, 2024  Viral hepatitis (ABCDE) transmission, clinical
9:00-10:00AM
picture, diagnosis & management
 Chronic hepatitis
 Cirrhosis (classification, clinical picture, diagnosis &
management)

 IV Complications of cirrhosis
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
 Diseases of the biliary tract, cholecystitis
8:00-9:00 AM acute/chronic clinical picture, diagnosis &
management.
Thursday Mar 21, 2024  Disease of pancreas
8:00-9:00AM
 chronic Pancreatitis pathophysiology, clinical
picture, Complication diagnosis, treatment &
prognosis
3. Respiratory Diseases (Total 5 hrs)
Saturday Mar 23, 2024  Infections of the respiratory system (upper respiratory
8:00-9:00AM
tract infections, influenza, acute bronchitis)
 The pneumonia’s (primary, secondary,
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
bronchopneumonia, aspiration pneumonia pulmonary
9:00-10:00AM
abscess), atypical pneumonia (PCP..,) bronchiectasis
clinical features, differential diagnosis treatment. Dr Dr.Abebe

Tuesday Mar 26, 2024  Diseases of the pleura (pleurisy, pleural effusion,
8:00-9:00 AM
empyema, pneumothorax, deformation of the chest wall)

Thursday Mar 28, 2024  Bronchial Asthma

8:00-9:00AM
Saturday Mar 30, 2024  Chronic obstructive lung diseases (chronic bronchitis,
8:00-9:00AM
emphysema, bronchial obstruction)

4. Hematology (Total 7 hrs.)

Saturday Mar 30, 2024  Anemia (Iron deficiency, Macrocytic, Hemolytic, Sickle
9:00-10:00AM
cell, Thalassemia) Aplastic anemia, pure red cell
aplasia
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024  Acute leukemia (ALL + AML)
8:00-9:00 AM

Thursday Apr 04, 2024  Myeloploriferative disorders

8:00-9:00AM
- Polycythemia Vera Dr Israel
- Chronic Leukemias
  - Myelofibrosis
Saturday Apr 06, 2024  Hodgkins and non-Hodgkins lymphoma
8:00-9:00AM
Saturday Apr 06, 2024  Hemorrhagic Diathesis
9:00-10:00AM
- Thrombocytopenia - causes
- ITP - classification & management
- Coagulopathy - Hemophilia A &B
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024  Multiple myeloma
8:00-9:00 AM
Thursday Apr 11, 2024  DVT
8:00-9:00AM
5. Renal diseases (Total 6 hrs.)
Saturday Apr 13, 2024  Revision of the structure & function of kidneys
8:00-9:00AM
Saturday Apr 13, 2024  Clinical pathologic syndromes & approach to a patient
9:00-10:00AM
with renal diseases
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024  Chronic Renal failure (causes, manifestation, Diagnosis
8:00-9:00 AM
& treatment)
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Thursday Apr 18, 2024  Glomerular diseases Dr Zewdu & Dr
8:00-9:00AM
- Nephritic syndrome (acute & chronic GN) Biniam
Nephrotic syndrome (pathophysiology, features,
Diagnosis &treatment)
Saturday Apr 20, 2024  Urinary tract infection (including Genito-urinary
8:00-9:00AM
Tuberculosis
Saturday Apr 20, 2024 Acute Renal Failure(causes, manifestation, Diagnosis &
9:00-10:00AM treatment)
6. Rheumatology (Total 1 hr.)
April 22-28, 2024 Group I Practical exam Dr Ledet

Tuesday Apr 30, 2024  Collagen vascular diseases (Classification, SLE & RA)
8:00-9:00 AM
 Gout:- Definition, classification, Clinical symptoms,
complications, therapy, Prognosis, prophylaxis
7. Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases (Total 9 hrs)
Thursday May 02, 2024 7-1. Carbohydrate metabolism
8:00-9:00AM
 Diabetes mellitus. History, ethio-pathogenesis
(hereditary and environmental factors),
Classification (Type I, Type II GDM, IGT and statistical
classes).
Saturday May 04, 2024  Early complications and accompanying diseases
8:00-9:00AM
 Late complications: retinopathy, neuropathy (peripheral
and aoutonomous), nephropathy, osteopathy, macro-
and micro-anginopathy, foot ulcers and gangrene.
 Treatment of diabetes mellitus: diet, therapy with insulin
and oral antidiabetics, exercise, education complication
Saturday May 04, 2024 of insulin therapy hypoglycaemis (differential diagnosis
9:00-10:00AM and treatment)
 Insulin allergy and resistance. Side effects of drug
treatment.
 Diabetes in pregnancy
 7-2. Lipid Metabolism
 Hyperlipoproteinaemias
- Definition, classification, clinical features,
Tuesday May 07, 2024
8:00-9:00 AM laboratory investigations, complications
(atherosclerosis, pancreatitis), differential diagnosis
(primary and secondary forms).
7-3. Endocrine Diseases
Thursday May 09, 2024  Introduction, mechanisms of hormone action, principles
8:00-9:00AM
of endocrine function tests and radioimmunoassay of
hormones
 Hypothalamus and pituitary gland
Saturday May 11, 2024,
- Anterior lobe, releasing hormones, posterior lobe
2024 8:00-9:00AM
 Tumors of the pituitary gland
- Anterior pituitary hyper secretion (Gigantism and
acromegaly, Cushing’s diseases,
hyperprolactinaemia)
Saturday May 11, 2024  Diabetes insidious. Inappropriate ADH secretion
9:00-10:00AM
 Thyroid gland Anatomy, physiology
 Investigation of thyroid disorders.
 Hyperthyroidism. Hypothyroidism
 Parathyroid glands
Tuesday May 14, 2024
 Hyper-and hyperparathyroidism Tetany (clinical
8:00-9:00 AM symptoms and differential diagnosis)
 Adrenal Glands
 Hyperfunction: Cushing’s syndrome, Conn’s
Syndrome
 Insufficiency of the adrenal cortex: Addison disease
Thursday May 16, 2024
8:00-9:00AM
 Corticosteroids and ACTH in the treatment of
diseases, side effects and dangers.
 Phaechromocytoma
 Primary Aldostronism (Con’s syndrome)
8. Infectious Diseases (Total 8 hours)
Introduction:
Saturday May 18, 2024,  Definitions, classification,
2024 8:00-9:00AM
 Host Parasite interaction, mode of
transmission,
Approach to infectious disease patients, therapy
and prophylaxis
Saturday May 18, 2024  Bacterial: Streptococcal, staphylococcal, diphtheria,
9:00-10:00AM
tetanus, anthrax, Brucella, Meningococcal infection,
 Salmonella, bacillary dysentery, cholera& food
poisoning
 Diseases due to viruses: Rabies, yellow fever, Measles

 HIV/AIDS
Tuesday May 21, 2024
8:00-9:00 AM  GI manifestation of HIV
  Hematological manifestation of HIV

 Pulmonary manifestations of HIV

 HIV associated Nephropathy
 HIV associated neuropathy
Thursday May 23, 2024  Mycobacterial diseases
8:00-9:00AM
Tuberculosis (primary and post-primary pulmonary
tuberculosis, Milliary Tb, extra pulmonary forms, Dr Lidya
treatment, prevention) and MDR Tbc
 Extra pulmonary Mycobacterial diseases
 Leprosy & non tuberculous mycobacteria
Saturday May 25, 2024,  Spirochetes
8:00-9:00AM
 Syphilis, relapsing fever, Leptospirosis, Rickettsia,
Mycoplasma & chlamydia
Saturday May 25, 2024  Protozoal diseases:
9:00-10:00AM
 Malaria, amoebiasis, giardiasis, Leishmaniasis,
Toxoplasmosis & Trypanasomiasis
Tuesday May 28, 2024 Holiday: Downfall of Dergue
8:00-9:00 AM

Thursday May 30, 2024  Helminiths

8:00-9:00AM
 Schistosomiasis, Trematodes, Cestodes & hydatid
diseases
Saturday Jun 01, 2024  Fungial diseases:
8:00-9:00AM
Aspergillosis, Cryptococcosis, Candidiasis &
Histoplasmosis
 9. Neurological Disorders (Total 8 hrs.)
Saturday Jun 01, 2024  Approach to patient with
9:00-10:00AM
- Neurological disorder
- Localization
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024  Seizure disorders
8:00-9:00 AM
Thursday Jun 06, 2024  Cerebro-vascular accidents including subarachnoid Dr Mamo/Dr
8:00-9:00AM
Hemorrhage Amsale
Saturday Jun 08, 2024  Spinal cord diseases
8:00-9:00AM
Saturday Jun 08, 2024  Intracranial hypertension
9:00-10:00AM
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024  Brain tumors
8:00-9:00 AM
Thursday Jun 13, 2024  Peripheral nerve diseases
8:00-9:00AM
 Infections of the CNS
- Meningitis
 Encephalitis
Saturday Jun 15, 2024  Cranial nerve disorders
8:00-10:00AM
 Movement disorder