Malaria Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 5 species that cause malaria ?
A
Plasmodium Falciparum Plasmodium Vivax Plamosium Ovale Plasmodium Malariae Plasmodium Knowlesi
2
Q
What are some common signs and symptoms ?
A
Fever Rigors Bone pain Headache Dysuria Cough
3
Q
What are some complications of malaria ?
A
Cerebral malaria:
Hypoglycaemic Convulsions
Hypoxia
Blackwater fever:
Severe intravascular haemolysis
Acute renal failure
4
Q
How do you diagnose malaria ?
A
Thick and thin blood films.
Quantitative buffy coat (QBC).
Rapid antigen test.
5
Q
What is the treatment for uncomplicated malaria ?
A
PO Quinine for 7 days and then Doxycyline for 7 days.
6
Q
What is the treatment for complicated malaria ?
A
IV Quinine until able to tolerate PO and then Doxycyline for 7 days
7
Q
What is the malarial medication used to eradicate developing malaria in the liver (Hypnozoites) ?
A
PO Primaquine - 14 days
