📘 Step 1. Curriculum Coverage

🩺 Medicine

• Classification of meningitis.
• Clinical features, investigations, CSF findings, radiological findings and complications of viral, bacterial and tuberculous meningitis.
• Pharmacological and surgical management of meningitis.
• Relevant history and examination, including meningeal signs.
• CSF interpretation and observation of lumbar puncture.
• Counselling regarding tuberculous meningitis, treatment side effects and follow-up.
• Etiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, investigations, complications and management of encephalitis.

👶 Pediatrics

• Diagnostic workup and management of childhood meningitis.
• Short-term and long-term sequelae of childhood meningitis.
• Recognition and assessment of initial symptoms of meningitis in children.