Infectious Diseases
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Presentations
Tier 1comprehensive depth
Tier 2understand these
Fever in the returning traveller
Conditions
Tier 1comprehensive depth
Bacteraemia🔒Line and prosthetic infections🔒Lower respiratory tract infections, such as pneumonia🔒Meningitis and encephalitis🔒2 examOphthalmological infections, such as blepharitis, conjunctivitis, and orbital or periorbital cellulitis🔒Septic arthritis🔒Septicaemia and septic shock🔒Upper respiratory tract infections, such as otitis media and tonsillitis🔒Urinary tract infections🔒
Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)🔒2 examFebrile neutropenia🔒
Infective endocarditis
Tier 2understand these
Abscesses🔒
Hepatitis viruses🔒HIV🔒11 examInfections in the immunocompromised host, such as those with diabetes mellitus, HIV, and those receiving immunosuppressive therapies🔒Infections in the returning traveller, such as dengue fever, malaria, and parasitic infections🔒2 examNecrotising fasciitis🔒Osteomyelitis🔒1 examAntimicrobial resistance and strategies for management and prevention, including antimicrobial stewardship🔒Biology of common and important pathogens🔒High risk groups for the different categories of infectious diseases🔒Host response to infection🔒Modes and sites of transmission, incubation periods, symptoms, possible complications, and occupational hazards of the common infectious diseases, such as STIs🔒Occupational exposure-related infections🔒Pathophysiology of HIV, and the different groups and common side effects of anti-retroviral medications🔒Pharmacology of major antimicrobial (bacterial, fungal, and viral) medication classes used🔒Principles of infection control, including hand hygiene🔒Principles of innate and adaptive immune responses🔒Principles of passive and active immunisation🔒Principles underlying laboratory testing for infectious diseases🔒Role of immunisation in preventing infectious diseases, including for STIs🔒
Faecal parasite detection🔒Investigations for the common STIs, such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea, herpes, HIV, syphilis, and trichomoniasis, including culture, nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT), and serology🔒1 exam
Lumbar puncture🔒Malaria detection🔒Microbiology and culture of blood, broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), joint aspirate (synovial fluid), peritoneal fluid, pus, sputum, and urine🔒Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection🔒Respiratory and gastrointestinal polymerase chain reactions (PCR)🔒Serologic testing for CMV, EBV, hepatitis viral infection, HIV, and syphilis🔒Skin biopsy🔒Common vaccine administration, including consent and delivery🔒2 examAntibiotic use in patients with a history of antibiotic allergy, including anaphylaxis🔒Assessment for and provision of emergency contraception🔒Assessment of potential routes of infection, routes of transmission, and secondary sites of infection🔒Contact tracing and partner notification in STI management🔒Cultural beliefs of communities and the effect these have on the management of contact tracing🔒Global health impact and distribution of infectious diseases, including neglected tropical diseases🔒Infection control including hand hygiene, aseptic technique, and procedures for donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE)🔒Management of STIs in pregnant patients🔒Multidisciplinary approach to the management of complicated or chronic infections🔒Planning for isolation of patients with infectious diseases🔒Post-exposure prophylaxis in emergency situations🔒1 examPrinciples of immunisation in the immunocompromised host🔒Principles of investigating infections, and initiating and monitoring treatment response in immunocompromised patients🔒Principles of investigating and treating prosthetic joint, artificial heart valve, pacemaker, and central line infections in normal and immunocompromised patients🔒Requirements for public health notification of infectious diseases, including local guidelines🔒Risks of needle-stick injuries and non-occupational exposure, including local guidelines, and post-exposure prophylaxis and follow up🔒Symptoms of syphilis that can mimic other conditions and how this can be considered in the differential diagnosis🔒