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Therapeutics - Malaria
Symptoms, Treatment, Pathophysiology
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Pharmacology
Undergraduate 4
10/22/2010

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Term
Pathophysiology of Malaria?
Definition

sporozoites injected

schizonts/hypnozoites in hepatocytes

merozoites released

trophozoites mature in RBC

Term
What are the symptoms of malaria?
Definition

fever, chills, headache, diaphoresis

anorexia, N/V, abdo pain

hepato- splenomegaly

 

Term
What drugs are used for unclompicated P. falciparum malaria?
Definition

Artemether + lumefantrine

Quinine + doxycycline

Atovaquone + proguanil

Mefloquine

Term
What drugs are used for severe P. falciparum malaria?
Definition

Artesunate

Quinine dihydrochloride

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