3rd Year MBBS
Community Medicine Guidelines
UHS 9th Block
Prepared by:
Alisha Athar (G13)
Compiled by:
Rukhsar Uns (G14)
Reference Books:
- Excel Community Medicine 14th edition
Note:
- In Community Medicine, definitions are very important so memorize them word for word.
- After that, general knowledge with logical understanding is required.
- Read the topic carefully and build your concepts.
CM-004
Chapter 04
- Learn all the definitions before communicable diseases (v imp for viva and MCQs)
- Control of infections
Chapter 06
- Immunology (read)
- Terms and definitions
- Herd immunity complete (imp)
- Immunizing agents (complete)
CM-002
Chapter 3
Note: Whole chapter is very important
- Definition Epidemiology
- Uses (just names)
- Epidemiological approach (concept)
- Basic measures in epidemiology
- Tools of measurements (v imp)
- Frequency
- Measures of mortality (each and every formula) (v imp)
- Measures of morbidity (v imp)
- Measures of disability and fatality (from Park/ChatGPT)
- Frequency, determinants (v imp each and everything)
- Epidemiology bathtub (v imp)
- Epidemiological methods (v imp) (complete)
- Case control study (complete)
- Cohort study (complete)
- Experimental studies (complete types and steps are v imp)
- Blinding (v imp)
- Association and causation (definitions, classification, and examples)
- Types of association (v imp Proff MCQs)
- Web of causation
- Epidemic types (v imp)
- Epidemic investigation steps (read)
- Bias (definition and types) (v imp)
- Components of validity + table
- Confounding (definition, example, effects, controlling of confounding) (v imp)
- Placebo
- Surveillance
- Survey
Chapter 07
- Screening (Definition, uses, types, criteria of disease, screening test) (v imp)
- Sensitivity, Specificity, Accuracy, Evaluation of screening test (all very imp)
- Sampling (v imp)
CMFH1-CM-001
Chapter 10
- Primary Health Care definition as it is (vvv imp for viva)
- Components of PHC
- Principles of PHC
- Health care for all by year 2000
- Definition (WHO) learn as it is, word for word
- Global target for HFA by 2000
- Causes of failure of HFA
- Health planning cycle (v imp)
- 7-star Doctor
- Levels of health care (complete topic)
- BHU (4 points + services) read the rest for MCQs
- RHC (introduction paragraph + facilities + services)
- THQ
- DHQ
- TH
- Duties of LHV (read)
- Duties of LHW + catchment area (read)
- Difference between BHU and RHC (v imp)
From ChatGPT
These topics are not important. Read them from ChatGPT
- National disease control programs
- Role of Federal and provincial governments
- Role of NGOs and international agencies
- Community mobilization
CM-003
Chapter 11
- Water, uses of water (read)
- Classification of water (imp)
- Types of wells, types of springs
- Sanitary well (imp)
- Cone of filtration
- Water pollution (read)
- Hazards of water pollution (imp)
- Criteria for quality of water (vvv imp)
- WHO standard for safe water supply (vvv imp)
- Hardness of water (complete)
- Purification of water (complete along with chlorination)
- Definitions (learn word to word as it is)
- Tests for free chlorine (names)
- Slow sand Filter (Proff MCQs)
- Rapid sand Filter (Proff MCQs)
- Purification of water on small scale (vvv imp)
- Swimming pool sanitation
- Sampling of water
- Water related diseases (extremely high yield topic). Do it complete
- Air ventilation (read for MCQs)
- Effects of polluted air (vvv imp)
- Green house effect and global warming
- Housing (complete imp for MCQs)
- Noise (complete)
- Acceptable noise levels (table) imp viva
- Effects of noise exposure
- Climate and Health (read)
- Effects of heat stress
- Effects of cold stress
- Solid waste disposal (imp)
- Methods of excreta disposal (just do headings, and read details of each once)
- Septic tank (for OSPE)
- Definitions at last page (learn word to word)
CM-005
Chapter 18
Note: This chapter contains general information so read it thoroughly and make concise key points.
- Communication (definition and components)
- Shannon weaver communication model (v imp)
- Types of communications (v imp)
- Methods (imp)
- Barrier of communications
- Functions of communication (names and just read)
- Health education (definition, aims, stages) (imp)
- Contents of health education (imp)
- Methods of maintaining behavior (imp)
- Models (vvvv imp)
- Principles of health education (names) (imp)
- Program plan and evaluation of program (v imp)
- Difference between health education and propaganda
- Difference between information and education (ChatGPT)
- Role of health care provider (ChatGPT)
- Social marketing (ChatGPT)
Integrated LOs
Re2-M-005
Chapter 04
- TB, diphtheria, whooping cough
- Meningococcal meningitis and influenza from ChatGPT
Chapter 16
- Pneumoconiosis
Chapter 06
- BCG
- EPI from summary (v imp for MCQs as well as OSPE)