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The skin. Functional anatomy, temperature regulations, abnormalities of temperature regulation. Metabolism, factors regulating metabolism, conditions for measuring basal metabolic rate. Compartmentalization and composition of body fluids. Physiologic anatomy of the kidney, renal circulation and autoregulation. Glomerular filtration. Tubular transport. Urine formation, counter-current system. Water volume and ionic regulation. Acid-base balance. Micturition. Abnormalities of renal function.

The menstrual cycle and associated disorders. The menstrual cycle. Primary amenorrhoea. Secondary amenorrhoea. Menorrhagia. Dysmenorrhea. Galactorrhoea. Hirsutism. Polycystic 129 ovarian disease. Intermenstrual, postcoital and postmenopausal bleeding. The climacteric. Sexuality. Physiology of coitus. Female sexual dysfunction. Male sexual dysfunction. Rape. Infertility. Epidemiology of infertility. Male infertility. Assisted reproductive techniques.

Pelvic infections, the sexually transmitted diseases. Acute pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, other pelvic infections, spontaneous abortions. Induced abortions, legal and illegal. Population dynamics. Communication issues in family planning. Myths and rumours in family planning. Contraception and family planning. General considerations. Oral hormonal contraception. Intrauterine contraceptive devices. Surgical contraception (female, male), long acting hormonal contraceptives, barrier methods of contraception. Periodic abstinence. Natural methods. Management information system in family planning. Integrating family planning with other reproductive health services. Contraception in special needs. Family planning in adolescent. Post abortal care. Unmet needs in contraception. Gender based violence.

Approach to evaluation of respiratory symptoms. Pneumonias (Pneumococcal, Staphylococcal, H. influenzea), tuberculosis. Airway disease (asthma, alveolitis). Some common complications of chest diseases such as pleural effusion emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, pleurisy.

Drugs acting on the respiratory system. Asthma and anti-asthmatics. Pathophysiology. Types (chronic asthma, status asthmaticus), classes of anti-asthmatics (B2-adrenergic agonists, methylxanthines, muscarinic receptor antagonists, adrenal corticosteroids, cromolyn, leukotriene modulators, monoclonal antibodies). Basic pharmacology of anti-asthmatic drugs. bronchodilator drugs and anti-inflammatory drugs. Oxygen therapy. Advantages of inhalational therapy in management of asthma. Mechanism of action, adverse effects, contraindications, pharmacokinetics, rapidity of onset of actions, preference of certain drugs in certain situations bronchodilator drugs. Drug-induced pulmonary disorders. Cough. Antitussives. Expectorants. Mucolytics. Respiratory stimulants.

Physiologic anatomy of respiratory apparatus. Brief review of relevant gas laws. Lung volumes. Mechanics of breathing. Gas diffusion through alveoli, capillary membrane. Pulmonary circulation, ventilation perfusion ratio. O2 and CO2 transport. Control of respiration, hypoxias, O2 treatment, abnormal types of breathing. Altitude and depth acclimatization. Respiratory adjustments in health and disease. Aerospace physiology. Deep sea diving.

The sero-negative arthritides. The sero-positive arthritides. Rheumatoid arthritis, sjogren’s syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, enteropathic arthropathy, osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease). The connective tissue disorders. Systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), mixed connective tissue disease, dermatomyositis/polymyositis, giant cell arteritis, lessons on rehabilitation. Physiological and psychosocial changes in old age, medical and surgical diseases of the elderly. Psychiatric disorders of the elderly. Nutrition in the elderly. Competence and forensic issues in the elderly.

Endocrinology structure, function and molecular mechanism of action of steroid, thyroid and polypeptide hormones. Xenobiotics and forensic biochemistry. Detoxification mechanisms, metabolism of foreign compounds. Induction of microsomal enzymes and drug resistance. medico-legal, blood, urine and sweat test. Recent development in forensic techniques. Basic concept of aging, metabolic processes and aging, apoptosis, concept, pathways (intrinsic and extrinsic), role of oxidative stress in ageing, biochemical functions of nervous systems, neurotransmitters, biosynthesis and breakdown, diseases affecting the nervous tissues, muscles action. Biochemical and molecular concept, control. Metabolism of drugs and other foreign compounds. Cytochrome P450 and its isozymes microsomal enzymes in drugs metabolism and the toxicological consequences. The structure of biological membrane transport and diseases. Retroviruses, molecular basis and involvement in cancer. AIDS, biochemistry of the viruses, spread, detection, drug treatment and other. Cancer proto- oncogenes and oncogenes. Biochemical features of tropical disease. Gene rearrangement in Burkett’s lymphoma and other disease, genetic regulation of metabolism, the operon concept, induction and repression. Review of current biochemical topics.

General principles. Acutely injured, poly-traumatised patient. Mass casualty. Fractures and dislocations.

Malaria in children, severe malaria, introduction, epidemiology, pathophysiology, types of malaria. Clinical features, diagnosis of malaria, Management. Prevention, control. Infectious diseases. Measles, aetiology, risk factors, epidemiology, pathology, pathophysiology, clinical phases, features of measles (Koplik spots, rash distribution, common complications) evaluation and management of measles, prevention 5 levels of prevention, vaccine. Pertussis, aetiology, epidemiology and transmission pathology, pathophysiology of pertussis, phases, clinical features, investigation, making diagnosis, differentials, complications and management, prevention. Polio, aetiology, epidemiology and risk factors, pathology, pathophysiology of polio, forms of polio virus infection, clinical features of polio virus infection, differential diagnosis, investigation, diagnosis, complications of polio infection, management, prognosis, prevention. Tetanus, aetiology, types of tetanus infection, pathology, pathophysiology of tetanus infection, clinical features, differential diagnosis, complications, principles of management, treatment, prevention of tetanus. Tuberculosis, introduction and epidemiology. Pathology, pathophysiology. Natural history of tuberculosis, wallgren timetable. Peculiarities of TB in children. Investigations, diagnosis. principles of management. Dots prevention and control using the 5 levels of prevention. Paediatric HIV and AIDS, epidemiology and burden of paediatric HIV. Course of HIV disease. Viral & immunological dynamics. Clinical features of paediatric HIV. Clinical and immunological staging. Diagnosis. Testing algorithm <18, >18 months. Care of the HIV exposed child. Antiretroviral treatment. Schistosomiasis.