Table of Contents

MD (Biochemistry)

Approximate distribution of Topics for Theory Papers
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PaperTopics
1 Relevant topics of chemistry, physics, physiology,anatomy, microbiology, pathology,pharmacology,medical education technology, Medical ethics, Research methodology
2Biochemistry of Carbohydrate,Lipids,Proteins,hemoglobin and other important proteins,enzymes,Water,pH,minerals,vitamins.
3Nucleic acid metabolism and genetics, immunology and endocrinology
4Laboratory medicine,Clinical chemistry,Molecular diagnostics and recent advances
The Postgraduate study is integrative in nature. Overlap of topics is expected in all papers

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(Incomplete) Example List of questions for PG (MD Biochemistry Students)

Core biochemistry

Laboratory Medicine

Medical Education

Pharmacology (Biochemical Mechanism of Action of Drugs) and Microbiology

Immunology

  1. Immune diversityAllelic exclusion, DNA rearrangement in B and T cell, Junctional diversity, Somatic hypermutation, Isotype switching

Clinical Chemistry

  1. **Principles, advantages,disadvantages, clinical interpretation** of various methods for measurement of ALT, AST, Amylase, LDH, CKMB, Psudocholinesterase, ALP, Lipase, total protein, albumin, creatinine, urea, uric acid, Glucose,Cholesterol, TG, HDL, LDL, iron, TIBC HbA1C, Bilirubin, TSH, T4, Free T4, Other hormones and tumor markers]]