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Air Pollution: Pollutants, Smog and IndicatorsAir pollution for NEET-PG and INI-CET: key pollutants and effects, London vs photochemical smog, smoke index, NAAQS 2009 and India's AQI categories.BiostatisticsBiostatistics for NEET PG & INI-CET: mean, median, mode, SD and normal curve, sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, choosing t, chi-square or ANOVA, errors.Cold Chain and Vaccine StorageCold chain for NEET PG & INI-CET: 2 to 8 degree storage, ILR and deep freezer, heat- vs freeze-sensitive vaccines, VVM, shake test and monitoring.Epidemiological Study DesignsStudy designs for NEET PG & INI-CET: descriptive vs analytic, case-control vs cohort vs RCT, odds ratio, relative and attributable risk, bias and blinding.Family Planning MethodsFamily planning methods for NEET PG & INI-CET: spacing vs terminal, Pearl Index, Cu-T 380A vs 375, Antara, Chhaya, emergency pills and WHO MEC categories.Female and Male SterilisationTubectomy and vasectomy for NEET PG & INI-CET: India eligibility rules, timing, minilap vs Falope ring, NSV, semen check at 3 months, failure, reversal.Health Care Delivery: ASHA, ANM and PHCRural health care in India for NEET PG & INI-CET: ASHA selection and roles, ANM functions, sub-centre, PHC and CHC population norms, staffing and referral.Health Communication and EducationHealth communication for NEET PG & INI-CET: communication models, barriers, IEC and BCC channels in India, the Ottawa Charter and the GATHER approach.Health IndicatorsHealth indicators for NEET PG & INI-CET: IMR, NMR, U5MR, MMR vs maternal mortality rate, incidence vs prevalence, DALY, QALY, HALE, Sullivan, PQLI and HDI.Levels of PreventionLevels of prevention for NEET PG & INI-CET: primordial, primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary, the five modes of intervention, examples and traps.Medical Entomology — Mosquito, Flea and Louse VectorsMedical entomology for NEET PG & INI-CET: which vector spreads which disease — Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, sandfly, flea, louse, tick — with exam traps.National Health Programmes of IndiaIndia's national health programmes for NEET PG & INI-CET: NHM structure and goals, NTEP, NCVBDC, NLEP, NPCB, NMHP, NP-NCD, JSY, JSSK, RBSK, AAM and PM-JAY.National Immunisation Schedule (UIP)India's UIP schedule for NEET PG & INI-CET: birth to 16 years, Td in pregnancy, fIPV-3, PCV, HPV, doses, routes, cold chain, VVM, open vial policy, AEFI.Occupational Lung Diseases (Pneumoconioses)Pneumoconioses for NEET PG & INI-CET: asbestosis, silicosis, coal workers' disease, byssinosis, berylliosis, Caplan syndrome, cancer and TB links.Purification of WaterPurification of water for NEET PG & INI-CET: slow vs rapid sand filters, schmutzdecke, breakpoint chlorination, residual chlorine, OT test and IS 10500.Rabies Post-Exposure ProphylaxisRabies PEP for NEET PG & INI-CET: WHO categories I–III, wound washing, ID 2-2-2-0-2 and IM Essen schedules, ERIG/HRIG doses, PrEP and re-exposure.Screening Tests: Sensitivity and SpecificityCalculate sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV with worked tables; revise prevalence effects, ROC curves and screening-test traps for NEET PG.Spectrum of Disease and Iceberg PhenomenonSpectrum of disease and iceberg phenomenon for NEET PG & INI-CET: natural history, prepathogenesis vs pathogenesis, carriers, triad, causation web, rabies.TB Treatment Regimens under NTEPNTEP TB regimens for NEET PG & INI-CET: 2HRZE/4HRE weight bands, upfront NAAT, MDR, pre-XDR and XDR, BPaLM, 9-11 month oral regimen, Ni-kshay Poshan.
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