📘Step 1. Curriculum Coverage
💊 Pharmacology
Organophosphates and Cholinergic Toxicity
- Enlist major organophosphate compounds.
- Enlist the organophosphates used as “Nerve gases”.
- Describe the clinical manifestations of organophosphate poisoning.
- Explain the pharmacological rationale of prophylactic use of Pyridostigmine in situations where chemical warfare with nerve gases is anticipated.
- Describe the drug treatment of organophosphate poisoning.
- Enlist cholinesterase regenerating compounds.
- Describe “aging” of the phosphorylated enzyme complex and its clinical importance regarding the management of organophosphate poisoning.
Mushroom Poisoning
- Describe the clinical manifestations of mushroom poisoning.
- Describe the drug treatment of mushroom poisoning.
⚖️ Forensic Medicine
Organophosphate Poisoning
- Describe the mechanism of action of commonly used organophosphate poisons.
- Describe the characteristic findings for organophosphate group in postmortem examination.
- Describe different signs and symptoms for organophosphate group.
- Describe the medico-legal importance for organophosphate group.
- Explain fatal dose, fatal period, and treatment for organophosphate poisons.
