Neonatology Fellowship Examination Preparation

by Dr. M. Tauseef Omer


The following content may serve as your guide to ace Neonatology Fellowship Examination. You may use this content as supplement to your ongoing preparation, or to help you see gaps in your preparation. 


You may add comments on any topic here. Your comments may help others learn something that is missing here. Once reviewed, I may also make your comment the part of the topic.

Anything from TOACS list below may be asked in SEQs, or anything from SEQs may come in TOACS. And obviously all of the knowledge may be asked in Clinicals/Viva.

Good Luck, best wishes, and prayers.




:::: WRITTEN EXAMINATION GUIDE
      For Neonatology Fellowship Examination

>> Link:  First Build Knowledge Base in Neonatology, The recommended books::

>> Link:  How to attempt a short essay question ::

>> Link:   Initial Topic List for SEQ preparation   ::
      (with a reminder again that anything from TOACS list below may come in SEQs,
       or anything from SEQs may come in TOACS. And obviously all of the
       knowledge may be asked in Clinicals Viva)

>> Dr Shumaila's Neonatology Solved Past Papers
     (Link Part 1) (Link Part 2) (Link Part 3) (Link Part 4) (Link Part 5)

>> Dr Nadeem's Neonatology Solved Past Papers
     ( Link Part 1 ) ( Link Part 2 ) ( Link Part 3 )



:::: TOACS in Neonatology Examination

>> Books recommendation for TOACS

>> Xrays

>> MRI Scans

>> Counselling Stations

>> Procedures

>> ECG

>> Prophylaxes

>> Pedigrees

>> CTG

>> Hearing Screen

>> KMC

>> Neonatal Resuscitation

>> EEG

>> Growth Charts

>> Phototherapy & Exchange transfusion threshold charts

>> Antenatal Consults

>> POCUS (Cranial and Lung)

>> Termination of Pregnancy

>> Syndromes

>> Spot diagnoses of clinical signs

>> Mechanical Ventilator Graphs and loops

>> Capnography graphs

>> Prophylaxes

>> Disinfection

>> 



:::: Clinicals (Short Cases and Long Cases)
in Neonatology Fellowship examination

>> Neonatal Examination Kit

>> Neonatal History Taking guide

>> Hand Hygiene, Your attire, General Tips

>> Differential Diagnosis Drill

>> Neonatal Physical Examination guide

>> Bedside assessment of Gestational Age (without Ballard Scoring)

>> 

>> Growth charts, Blood Pressure Percentile Charts, Down's Syndrome Growth Charts

>> Bilirubin Threshold charts for Phototherapy and Exchange Transfusion

>> Ballard Score Chart

>>  Dr Shumaila's Notes for Long Cases & Short Cases for Neonatology Fellowship Exam
      ( Link Part 1)  ( Link Part 2 )


:::: Viva Questions and Skill-Sets for
Neonatology Fellowship Examination

>> Pre-ductal and Post-ductal Oxygen Saturation in neonates

>> Genes for hyperinsulinism and hypoinsulinism

>> Modified Sarnat & Sarnat Scale for HIE

>> Bell's staging for NEC

>> Grades of IVH

>> BIND-M Score (Modified Bilirubin induced neurologic dysfunction score)

>> Silverman- Andersen Score for severity of respiratory distress

>> BPD severity grades (bronchopulmonary dysplasia)

>> Ballard Score

>> Grades of Vesico-Ureteric reflux (VUR)

>> Levene Index (Ventricular Index)

>> Calculating GIR (Glucose infusion rate)

>> Calculating Oxygenation Index

>> Making & Managing TPN of a baby
     (includes the whole calculations involved, and monitoring)


:::: Multiple Choice Questions for
Neonatology Fellowship Examination

>>  Upcoming....


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