How to Prepare ENT for PG Entrance Exams

ENT is a short but equally important subject for a student to crack PGMEE. Last year in AIPGMEE, every session comprised 8-10 questions from ENT. It has also been the hot favorite subject of the examiners in AIIMS.

Considering the high weight age of ENT in almost all Medical PG exams, you must have an awareness of the approach to be used when preparing ENT for PGMEE.

Keeping the aspirants’ concerns in mind, we have compiled this article which will bring forth the Most Important Topics and also highlight the Best Books for ENT Preparation for PGMEE.

Toppers recommended Books for ENT preparation

• EEE by Manisha Sinha
• Review of ENT by Sakshi Arora
• SSS ENT

Most Important Topics of ENT for PGMEE 

Here is a detailed list of the Most Important Topics under ENT:

I. EAR

• Anatomy of Ear
• Physiology of Hearing
• Test for Hearing Loss (Especially in new born for AIIMS)
• Disease of External Ear
• ASOM
• CSOM
• Complications of CSOM
• Otosclerosis
• Meniere’s Disease
• Glomus Tumors
• Acoustic Neuroma
• Facial Nerve and its disorders
• Rehabilitative Methods (AIIMS)

You can also download the list of most important topics for PGMEE preparation. 

II. NOSE

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Epistaxis
• Sinusitis
• Rhinitis
• DNS
• Rhinosporidiosis
• Rhinoscleroma
• Inverted Papilloma
• Maxillary Sinus Ca(Classification and Prognostic Lines)
• Surgeries and Incisions

III. PHARYNX

• Anatomy (Most Important)
• Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
• Nasopharyngeal Ca
• Tonsillitis
• Spaces around Pharynx
• Retropharyngeal Abscess
• Quinsy
• Ludwig’s Angina

IV. LARYNX

• Anatomy (Most Important)
• Vocal Cords Paralysis
• Ca Larynx
• Laryngeal Papilloma
• Congenital Malformations of Larynx
• Voice Disorders
• Croup and Epiglottitis
• Tb Larynx (Infact of ENT)

V.  OESOPHAGUS

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Dysphagia

Thoroughly preparing the above-listed topics would surely help you solve 90% of the ENT questions in any PG exam.

Nowadays, Image Based Questions are frequently asked in the exams. In order to maximize your score in Image Based Questions, you must study Images in Theory side by side through the preparation.

You can also practice NBE style image based questions on PrepLadder’s free test series.

We are sure that the information shared above will definitely help you to excel in your preparation of ENT for PGMEE.

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