Malaria Flashcards
1
Q
Malaria treatment
UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA
A
Chloroquine
2
Q
Malaria treatment
P Falciparum
A
Arresunate + pyreth/sulfadox
3
Q
Malaria treatment
MDR Falciparum
A
Artemether- Lumefantine
4
Q
2nd line
Malaria treatment
A
Artesunate + TDC tetra doxy clindamycin
5
Q
Malaria treatment
SEVERE FALCIPARUM
A
Arte or artem or quinine
6
Q
Malaria treatment
pregnancy
A
Chloroquine until delivery
Primaquine thereafter
7
Q
Prophylaxis
Chloroquine resistant
A
Mefloquine
8
Q
5 conditions that protect against falciparum
A
G6PD Sickle cell HbE HbC Heredietary spherocytosis
9
Q
7 indicators of severe falciparum
A
Pulmonary edema
Coma/cerebral failure
Shock
Hypoglycemia