FAM Med. UniUyo Flashcards
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Definition of Family (hint: 4 lines)
A group of individuals who are related biologically, legally or by choice and from whom one reasonably expects a measure of support in form of food, clothing, shelter or emotional nurturing and who shares a past, present and future and includes all who contribute in one way or the other to the family culture
A family group consisting of two people living together, ususally a woman & a man, without children is called?
Dyad family
Family medicine is a primary care oriented specialty, T/F?
TRUE
Define Family Medicine
A group of individuals who are related biologically, legally or by choice and from whom one reasonably expects a measure of support in terms of food, clothing, shelter or emotional nurturing and who shares a past, present and future and includes all who contribute in one way or the other to the family culture.
Domains of Family medicine are (hint:3)
Hospital-based care, Family care & Primary care
Khan’s 7-stars doctor (hint: picture the start)
Community leader, Communicator, Care provider, Decision maker/Advocate, Manager, Researcher, Coordinator
In Tropical Africa, _____ are responsible for most snake bites?
Vipers
Which family of snake has venom with powerful neurotoxic effect leading to muscular paralysis?
Elapidae. e.g., Cobra, Mamba, Coral snakes
The Hydrophidae has what type of venom?
Myotoxic venom which causes necrosis of muscles
Most victims of snake bites are between the ages of _____ & _____
5 and 30yrs
Most bites of snakes occur on the feet, T/F?
TRUE
The effect of snake venom on a victim depends on _____ & ______
Type/family of snake AND amount of venom
Local swelling is most common in which families of snakes (hint:2)
Viperidae and Crotalidae
An early systemic symptom of venom of Viper is _________
Blood-stained spit
An early systemic sign of Elapidea venom is _____
Ptosis.
followed by Glosso-phayngeal palsy
List the toxins in Cobra venom
Neurotoxin , Cardiotoxin
List the toxins in Cobra venom
Neurotoxin , Cardiotoxin
An Hydrophidae bitten victim can present what systemic features?
Muscle pain & stiffness, external ophthalmoplegia, Trismus, Myoglobinuria, Proteinuria, renal failure
Mention the 5 poisonous families of snake
Viperidae, Crotalidae, Elapidae, Colubridae, Hydrophidae
Presence of species-specific venom of a snake can be confirmed by ________
Immunodiffusion
When do you give anti-venom serum?
When the victim starts showing signs of systemic venom poisoning
How do you administer Polyvalent Viper-Cobra-Mamba anti-venom serum
Give 50-100ml anti-venom serum in 200-300ml of isotonic saline via infusion for 1hour.
N/B: Test dose of 0.2ml s.c or IM shoild be given first.
Administering Tetanus toxoid is part of the mgt of a snack bitten patient, T/F?
TRUE
Aim of IMCI
To reduce death, illness and disability thereby promoting improved growth and development among children U5 yrs of age