FC Cardio(SA) Final

THE COLLEGES OF MEDICINE OF SOUTH AFRICA

Incorporated Association not for gain Reg No 1955/000003/08

Final Examination for the Fellowship of the College of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of South Africa

22 March 2011 Paper 1 (3 hours)

All questions are to be answered. Each question to be answered in a separate book (or books if more than one is required for the one answer) Al die vrae moet beantwoord word. Elke vraag moet in n aparte boek (of boeke indien meer as een nodig is vir n vraag) geskryf word

Discuss briefly a) Diagnosis and treatment of congenital lesions of the lung. b) Surgery for pulmonary tuberculosis. c) Pathology of acquired lesions of the chest wall, excluding primary injuries. Bespreek kortliks a) Diagnose en behandeling van kongenitale long letsels . b) Chirurgie vir pulmonale tuberkulose. c) Patologie van verworwe borskaswand letsels, uitgesluit primre beserings. Discuss briefly a) Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism. b) Left atrial myxoma . c) Post-infarct ventricular septal rupture. Bespreek kortliks a) Diagnose en behandeling van pulmonale embolisme. b) Linker atriale miksoom. c) Post-infarksie ventrikulre septale ruptuur.

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Discuss briefly the surgical anatomy, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the use of the following in coronary artery bypass grafting a) Left internal mammary artery. (25) b) Radial artery. (25) c) Gastro-epiploic artery. (25) d) Vena saphena magna. (25) [100] Bespreek kortliks die chirurgiese anatomie, sowel as die voor en nadele vir gebruik in koronre vat omleidings chirurgie, van die volgende a) Linker interne mammaria arterie. b) Radiale arterie. c) Gastriese epiploiese arterie. d) Vena safena magna.

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FC Cardio(SA) Final

THE COLLEGES OF MEDICINE OF SOUTH AFRICA

Incorporated Association not for gain Reg No 1955/000003/08

Final Examination for the Fellowship of the College of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of South Africa

23 March 2011 Paper 2 (3 hours)

All questions are to be answered. Each question to be answered in a separate book (or books if more than one is required for the one answer) Al die vrae moet beantwoord word. Elke vraag moet in n aparte boek (of boeke indien meer as een nodig is vir n vraag) geskryf word

Discuss briefly a) Pathological complications of patent ductus arteriosus. b) Variants of Tetralogy of Fallot. c) Surgical options for the management of coarctation of the aorta. Bespreek kortliks a) Patologiese komplikasies van patente duktus arteriosus. b) Variante van Tetralogie van Fallot. c) Chirurgiese opsies in die behandeling van koarktasie van die aorta. Discuss the following a) Surgical anatomy of the trachea. b) Surgical management of carcinoid of the trachea. Bespreek die volgende a) Chirurgiese anatomie van die tragea. b) Chirurgiese hantering van karsinoed van die tragea.

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Discuss briefly the management of mitral valve pathology under the following headings a) Congenital types. (20) b) Acquired mitral valve regurgitation. (50) c) Acquired pure mitral valve stenosis. (30) [100] Bespreek kortliks die hantering van die mitraal klep patologie onder die volgende hoofde a) Kongenitale tipes. (20) b) Verworwe mitraalklep regurgitasie. (50) c) Verworwe suiwer mitraalklep stenose. (30) [100]