Preventive Medicines in Obstetrics, Pediatrics and Geriatrics

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Essays

1. A 21-year-old primi delivered a baby girl weighing 1.5kgs, 4 weeks prior to the expected date of delivery. Describe in detail the condition, its causes, prevention and management.
2. Maternal mortality Rate (MMR) 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡
   1. Definition🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡
   2. Causes for maternal deaths/ high MMR  in India/Major determinants of  MMR in India🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡
   3. Measures to prevent maternal mortality in India (under National Health Mission)/ measures by the government 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡
   4. Measures by government to reduce maternal morbidity
   5. Describe the risk approach and list various preventive and social measures implemented to reduce MMR
3. Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM)-
   1. Definition
   2. Common Causes
   3. Management and Prevention
4. Maternal and Child Health Care (MCH)- 🏡 🏡
   1. Indicators🏡 🏡
   2. Infant Mortality Rate(IMR)- 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡
      1. Definition 🏡 🏡
      2. Causes 🏡 🏡
      3. Factors affecting IMR in India
      4. Interventions/ Preventions to reduce IMR 🏡 🏡
      5. Integrated Management of National and Childhood Illness (IMNCI)
5. MCH Care- 🏡
   1. Risk Approach 
   2. “High Risk Approach” 
   3. Indicators 
   4. Mortality Indicators
   5. Perinatal mortality
   6. Priority areas to improve newborn health in India
   7. Factors contributing to Infant Mortality
   8. Preventive measures to reduce infant mortality
6. Maternal Mortality Rate(MMR)-
   1. Definition of MMR
   2. Define maternal mortality
   3. Causes/ Factors contributing 🏡
   4. Measures to reduce 🏡
7. Infant Mortality Rate(IMR)- 🏡
   1. Definition 🏡
   2. Causes/ Factors affecting in India
   3. Strategies to prevent
   4. Measures to reduce 🏡
8. Growth Chart-
   1. What is it?
   2. Different types
   3. Uses
9. Geriatric Problems-
   1. Discuss health problems of the aged
   2. National Programme for health care of elderly
      1. Objectives
      2. Strategies

Short Notes

1. Juvenile Delinquency
2. Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM)-
   1. Causes
   2. Prevention
3. School health service- 🏡
   1. Role of teachers 🏡
4. Local rural practices followed during childbirth
5. Integrated Management of neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) 🏡
6. Health problems and social problems of elderly//   Classify health problems of the elderly //   You are in charge for an old age home in a rural area. What are the health problems you anticipate in the aged population and how will you prevent and manage the problems?🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡
7. Prenatal Diagnostic Technique Act (PNDT), 1994 / Prenatal Diagnosis 🏡
8. High Risk Mothers and High-Risk Infants- Enlist.
9. Various Services available for geriatric population in India
10. Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme 🏡
    1. Beneficiaries
    2. Services Offered 🏡
    3. Functions
11. Antenatal care
12. Maternal Mortality Ratio-
    1. Definition
    2. Determinants
13. Road to health chart/ Growth Chart
14. Growth Rate
15. Growth Chart- 🏡
    1. Uses 🏡
16. Maternal Mortality –
    1. Causes
    2. Prevention
17. Infant Mortality-
    1. Causes
    2. Prevention
18. Problems of Old Age
19. Preventive healthcare in elderly
20. Social Schemes for elderly in India 🏡
21. Baby friendly Hospital initiative 🏡
22. School Health Services-
    1. Objectives
    2. Role of Teachers
23. Healthy ageing/ Preventive Measures for healthy ageing 🏡
24. Causes of perinatal mortality
25. Antenatal Care- 🏡
    1. Objectives
26. Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI)-
    1. Elements
27. Mentally Handicapped Children
28. Essential Obstetric Care for ensuring safe motherhood
29. “Under 5 Clinic”-
    1. Main activities
    2. Benefits
30. Breast Feeding-
    1. Advantages
31. MCH Care-
    1. Indicators
32. Reproductive and Child Healthcare -II (RCH – II)
33. Low Birth Weight (LBW) 🏡-
    1. Causes
34. Protein Energy malnutrition (PEN)-
    1. Causes
    2. Prevention
35. Maternal Mortality rate-
    1. Preventive social measures to reduce MMR