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    Lupita Disease

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    The document contains information on diagnosing and treating several common medical conditions. For severe pneumonia, it recommends nebulized adrenaline and prednisone along with ceftriaxone injections and urgent referral. For acute malnutrition without complications, it advises amoxicillin, vitamin A, ready-to-use therapeutic food, and follow up in 7 days. For fever of unknown cause, it only suggests paracetamol. Anemia is also listed but no specific treatment is provided.

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    The document contains information on diagnosing and treating several common medical conditions. For severe pneumonia, it recommends nebulized adrenaline and prednisone along with ceftriaxone injections and urgent referral. For acute malnutrition without complications, it advises amoxicillin, vitamin A, ready-to-use therapeutic food, and follow up in 7 days. For fever of unknown cause, it only suggests paracetamol. Anemia is also listed but no specific treatment is provided.

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    The document contains information on diagnosing and treating several common medical conditions. For severe pneumonia, it recommends nebulized adrenaline and prednisone along with ceftriaxone injections and urgent referral. For acute malnutrition without complications, it advises amoxicillin, vitamin A, ready-to-use therapeutic food, and follow up in 7 days. For fever of unknown cause, it only suggests paracetamol. Anemia is also listed but no specific treatment is provided.

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    Severe Pneumonia

     Cough for 2 days


     Fast breathing- 55 bpm
     Chest indrawing
     Stridor

    Treatment:

     Give nebulized adrenaline and prednisone


    o Add 1 ml of 1:1000 adrenaline (one vial) to 1 ml of saline and administer using a
    nebulizer.
    o Always use oxygen at flow-rate of 6 - 8 litres.
    o Repeat every 15 minutes, until the child is transferred (or the stridor disappears)
     Give first dose of 1.75ml ceftriaxone IM
    o Dilute 250 mg vial with 1 ml of sterile water, or 500 mg with 2 ml sterile water (250 mg
    per ml).
    o Give the injection in the upper thigh, not the buttocks.
     Keep child warm, and refer URGENTLY

    ACUTE MALNUTRITION WITHOUT MEDICAL COMPPLICATION

     <11.5cm
     Very Low weight

    Treatment:

     Give 5ml amoxicillin for 5 days


     Give dose of 100, 000 IU Vitamin A
     Provide RUTF 2 ½ sachet per day or multivitamin syrup 5ml once daily
     Follow up in 7 days

    FEVER OTHER CAUSE

     38.5 C- 2 days

    TREATMENT

     Give paracetamol

    ANEMIA

     Some pallor

    TREATMENT

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