Paper 1

Infectious disease

157 topics · 262 MCQs

157

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262

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Infectious disease in FCPS Part 1

Infectious diseases overlaps heavily with Microbiology and Pharmacology. Pakistan-specific weightage on TB, hepatitis, malaria, typhoid, dengue, and parasitic infections.

Approx. paper weightage: 6–8%

🎯 High-yield areas

→ Tuberculosis — diagnosis, RIPE therapy, MDR-TB basics
→ Hepatitis B + C — natural history + treatment
→ Malaria — species differentiation + treatment
→ Typhoid — diagnosis (Widal limitations, blood culture), treatment
→ Dengue — phases, warning signs, fluid management
→ HIV — opportunistic infections, ART basics

📚 Recommended textbooks

Kumar & Clark (infectious diseases chapter)

Standard reference, Pakistan-aligned diseases covered.
Levinson Microbiology

For organism-specific detail.

💡 Strategy from doctors who passed

✓ Tropical infectious diseases (malaria, dengue, typhoid) over-represented in Pakistani CPSP. Don't skip these.

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