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Physician's Frequently Asked Questions on Malaria

Can a patient of malaria present without fever or chills/rigors?
What are the diagnostic methods to confirm malaria?
Can we rule out malaria for sure if the M.P. test is negative?
What is QBC test and is it superior to peripheral smear examination?
Is there any test for falciparum malaria other than the smear and QBC tests, which can be useful in difficult cases?
Can the Widal test become positive in malaria?
How do we assess the severity of malaria?
What is parasite count?
What are the indications for hospitalisation of cases of malaria?
What is presumptive treatment for malaria?
Can a doctor be held responsible for the adverse effects of presumptive treatment?
What is radical treatment for malaria?
Is it necessary to administer primaquine for all cases of falciparum malaria? Is chloroquine alone not sufficient?
SEE The Primaquine Questions
Are there any contraindications for the administration of primaquine?
How do we manage vivax malaria in pregnancy, primaquine being contraindicated?
Are antimalarial drugs hepatotoxic?
Are ‘newer’ anti malarials more effective than chloroquine in treating malaria?
What are the causes for recurrent malaria and how to identify them?
What is exchange transfusion?
How do we manage recurrent malaria?
Is every case of recurrent malaria due to drug resistance? Is it necessary to treat these cases with second-line drugs?
Who needs chemoprophylaxis?
What drugs are used for chemoprophylaxis?
What is the drug resistance pattern in Mangalore?
What is recommended prophylaxis for visitors to Mangalore?
Who are the patients at risk for development of complications?
What are the warning-signals for severe and potentially fatal malaria?
How do we manage vomiting in malaria?
How do we differentiate the adverse effects of antimalarial drugs from genuine complications of malaria?
How often we should use second line anti malarial drugs?

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Last Updated: April 14, 2006

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