SPM
Intestinal infections
Exam Yield
| Probability of getting 1 Question from this chapter | 64% |
| Ease of Revision | 7.4 / 10 |
Probably not worth spending time on this.
Question Pattern
One of the toughest and vast chapters in SPM.
You can probably skip this, as it has a significant overlap with Microbiology and Medicine.
Recent Questions
Questions on this chapter from recent NEET and AIIMS examinations have been about
- Cholera Vaccines – Overview
- Carriers in Cholera
- Chandlers index
- ReSoMal – composition
- Ty21a vaccine – Indications
- Example of disability limitation for polio
- Assessment and Rx of Diarrhea
Suggested Revision
- Typhoid Carriers – Overview
- Assessment of dehydration
- IV rehydration – overview
- Dracunculiasis – Overview
- Rx for Cholera
- Disinfectant for Cholera stool
- Overview of Hepatitis viruses
- Cholera vs Shigella – Clinical features
- Rotavirus Vaccine – Overview
- HBsAg postivity in Pregnancy
- Alternatives for ORS
- Serologic Patterns in Hepatitis B infection
- Tackling a Cholera outbreak
- International Health Regulations for the notification of Cholera
- HCV Screening – Overview
- DOC for Chemoprophylaxis of cholera
- Measures for Cholera control
- Assessment of rehydration
- ORS – Overview, Guidelines
- Rotavirus – Overview