📘Step 1. Curriculum Coverage
🔬 Pathology
Malarial Parasite
- Describe the life cycle and important properties of the malarial parasite.
- Relate the pathogenesis of malaria to its clinical features and laboratory work-up.
💊 Pharmacology
Antimalarial Drugs
- Describe chemoprophylaxis, causal prophylaxis, terminal prophylaxis and radical cure, with examples of drugs.
- Classify antimalarial drugs.
- Enlist drugs used for chemoprophylaxis of malaria.
- Enlist drugs used for radical cure of malaria.
- Describe the pharmacokinetics of chloroquine, with special emphasis on volume of distribution and dosing.
- Describe the mechanisms of action of chloroquine, quinine, mefloquine, halofantrine, primaquine, pyrimethamine and artemisinins.
- Describe the adverse effects of antimalarial drugs.
- Describe cinchonism and blackwater fever.
- Enlist antimalarial drugs relatively safe in pregnancy.
- Describe antimalarial drugs contraindicated in G6PD deficiency.
- Relate the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of antimalarial drugs to their clinical applications and uses.
🌍 Community Medicine
Epidemiology and Control of Malaria
- Describe the epidemiological determinants, frequency and distribution of malaria.
- Compare the prevalence/incidence of malaria in different provinces of Pakistan.
- Explain preventive and control measures for malaria.
- Describe the scope and functions of the malaria control program.
🩺 Family Medicine
Malaria in Family Practice
- Explain the etiology, clinical features, types, investigations and management of malaria in family practice.
- Describe red flags in a patient with malaria requiring referral to specialty care.
- Identify at-risk patients for hepatitis and malaria and offer them screening.