Infection Control Policy 2011; Appendix D‚ Clinical Care Protocol 26 Protocol for the care of patients with tuberculosis Policy Profile Policy Reference: Version: Author: Executive sponsor: Target audience: Date issued: Review date: Consultation Key individuals and committees consulted during drafting Clin.2.0 Appendix D Clinical care protocol 26 3.0 Juliana Kotey‚ Senior Infection Control Nurse Director of Infection Prevention and Control All Trust Staff 16 October 2012 September 2015 Infection
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fkqbdo^qba=j^k^dbjbkq =lc=`efiaella=fiikbpp= Division of Child Health and Development (CHD) World Health Organization UNICEF SICK CHILD AGE 2 MONTHS UP TO 5 YEARS TREAT THE CHILD‚ continued Give Extra Fluid for Diarrhoea and Continue Feeding Plan A: Treat for Diarrhoea at Home ........................ 15 Plan B: Treat for Some Dehydration with ORS ........ 15 Plan C: Treat for Severe Dehydration Quickly ......... 16 Give Follow-up Care Pneumonia .........................................
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paste on itches‚ swellings of mumps and rheumatism‚ ad on skin eruptions. Elsewhere‚ they are applied on bites of poisonous creatures. A leaf infusion is remedy for coughs and is taken after childbirth as a venereal disease. A leaf decoction is taken to relieve rectal inflammations. A flower infusion is said to be effective against coughs and
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amontillado and told him if he busy‚ he could ask a man named Luchesi. 5. Fortunate is anxious to taste the wine and decided to come to Montresor’s vault. 6. The vault covered with niter or saltpeter‚ a whitish mineral‚ because of that‚ Fortunato began cough‚ but he refused to back to home. 7. Fortunato makes a hand movement that is a secret sign of the Masons. 8. Montresor didn’t recognize that hand signal‚ though he claimed that he was a Mason. 9.
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Definition/ Description of Tuberculosis Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease that mainly affects the lungs. It is transmitted through the air‚ when an infected person coughs or sneezes What part of the respiratory system is affected? Tuberculosis (or TB) affects the lungs. TB can also be found in other parts of the body‚ causing different symptoms‚ like back pain if it is in your spine TB travels up into your lymph nodes‚ and can sit dormant for years. What happens to the body? Latent TB
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Immune-Compromised Host: What Can I Do to Fight Pneumonia? Pneumonia is an infection causing inflammation of the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may be filled with pus or fluid resulting to cough with phlegm or pus‚ chills‚ fever‚ and difficulty breathing. Bacteria‚ fungi‚ viruses‚ and a variety of organisms can cause pneumonia. But what if you are an immune-compromised host? When you already have a weakened immune system and you get pneumonia‚ it is called “pneumonia in an immune-compromised
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Is bronchitis contagious? Bronchitis is an ailment that is going to make you cough a lot and pant for breath along with wheezing‚ coughing‚ fatigue and pain in the chest. It is triggered when the lining of the airways in the lungs become irritated. To determine‚ whether or not bronchitis is contagious‚ it is important to understand the types of contagious. Chronic bronchitis: This type of bronchitis happens when the airways get continuously irritated. It may last for months or even years and tend
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References * Asadi‚ F.‚ Cherif‚ A.H.‚ Jenkins‚ S.K.‚ Michel‚ L.O.‚ Movahedzadeh‚ F.‚ & Aron‚ R.D. (2006). Microbiology & chemistry: An integrated approach. CA: Person Education. * National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. (n.d.). Pneumonia. Retrieved from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pnu/pnu_all.html * World Health Organization. (2011). Pneumonia. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs331/en/index.html Pneumonia By: Sami Greif‚ SN
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1. What clinical findings are likely in R.S. as a consequence of his COPD? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is composed of two related diseases‚ chronic bronchitis and emphysema. He is likely to have a chronic or recurrent productive cough that is over three months to two successive years. He will experience shortness of breath on exertion‚ sputum production and frequently develop hypoxemia‚ which could lead to cyanosis. 2. How would the consequences of the COPD of R.S. (identified
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Amoxicillin Amoxicillin is a penicillin antibiotic. It fights bacteria in your body. Amoxicillin is used to treat many different types of infections caused by bacteria‚ such as ear infections‚ bladder infections‚ pneumonia‚ gonorrhea‚ and E. coli or salmonella infection. Amoxicillin is also sometimes used together with another antibiotic called clarithromycin (Biaxin) to treat stomach ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori infection. This combination is sometimes used with a stomach acid reducer
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