Paper 1

Cardiology

174 topics · 407 MCQs

174

topics

407

MCQs

Cardiology in FCPS Part 1

Cardiology is examined through Physiology, Pathology, Pharmacology, and Medicine angles — overlapping more than almost any other system. Master CVS physiology first; everything else slots in around it.

Approx. paper weightage: 8–10%

🎯 High-yield areas

→ ECG — rhythm interpretation, axis, infarct localisation
→ Heart sounds and murmurs — pattern recognition
→ Heart failure pathophysiology and treatment
→ IHD — pathophysiology, complications of MI
→ Cardiomyopathies — dilated, hypertrophic, restrictive
→ Antihypertensives, antiarrhythmics — class effects

📚 Recommended textbooks

Guyton (CVS chapters) + Robbins (CVS chapters)

Both essentials.

💡 Strategy from doctors who passed

✓ Practise ECG rhythms until pattern recognition is instant. Cheap marks.

Topics

174 topics

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