ALL FOR NURSING: Communicable Disease: Drug of Choice

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Communicable Disease: Drug of Choice

DRUG OF CHOICE

Tetanus: PEN G Na; TETRACYCLINE; (use straw, with meals)DIAZEPAM (Valium)
Diphteria: PEN G K; ERYTHROMYCIN

Pertusis: ERYTHROMYCIN; AMPICILLIN

Meningitis: MANNITOL (osmotic diuretic); DEXAMETHASONE (anti-inflammatory); DILANTIN/PHENYTOIN (anti-convulsive); PYRETINOL/ENCEPHABO L (CNS stimulant)
Cholera: TETRACYCLINE

Amoebic Dysentery: METRONIDAZOLE

Shigellosis: CO-TRIMOXAZOLE

Typhoid: CHORAMPHENICOL

Rabies: LYSSAVAC, VERORAB
Immunoglobulins: ERIG or HRIg

Malaria: CHLOROQUINE
Schistosomiasis: PRAZIQUANTEL
Felariasis: DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE CITRATE

Scabies: EURAX/ CROTAMITON
Chicken pox: ACYCLOVIR/ZOVIRAX

Leptospirosis: PENICILLIN; TETRACYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN

Leprosy: DAPSONE, RIFAMPICIN

Anthrax: PENICILLIN
Tuberculosis: R.I.P.E.S.
Pneumonia: COTRIMOXAZOLE; Procaine Penicillin
Helminths: MEBENDAZOLE; PYRANTEL PAMOATE

Meningitis: MANNITOL (dec. ICP) ; DEXAMETHASONE ( relieve cerebral edema) ; DIAZEPAM ( anticonvulsant) ; PENICILLIN

Syphilis: PENICILLIN

Gonorrhea: PENICILLIN

HEALTH TALK

Call Center Agents Health Risk

Health diseases like high blood pressure, anxiety, depression, low blood pressure due to lack of sleep, insomnia and other stress related diseases can endanger the career of any call center agents who don't care about their personal health. Late night shifts and periodical changes in schedule may disrupt one's biological clock and may cause related diseases like insomnia, migraine, headache, tension and fatigue. This will further lower one's immune system that could lead to other serious illnesses..

Gay Men Safe and Unsafe Sex Practices

Most-at-risk groups include men who have sex with men (MSM) / gay sex with 395 new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections among within this group from January to September 2008 alone, 96% up from 2005’s 210 reported infections. A spokesperson of the National Epidemiology Center (NEC) of the Department of Health says that the sudden and steep increase in the number of new cases within the MSM /Gay community, particularly in the last three years (309 cases in 2006, and 342 in 2007), is “tremendously in excess of what usually expected,” allowing classification of the situation as an “epidemic".

SOCIAL ISSUE

Cybercrime Prevention Act

The Philippines has a new law that defines internet and computer offenses. President Noynoy Aquino signed into law Republic Act No. 10175, otherwise known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.Up until the passage of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, internet use in the Philippines has been practically free of censorship. The new law aims to put users of the internet and computers in check by defining violations related to their use..

RH Bills Clarifying Misconceptions

With many of the RH Bill’s provisions sparking controversy and debate, only certain elements of reproductive health are emphasized by critics, such as the moral issue on contraceptives, while the rest are largely ignored. Thus, Ms. Lagman’s lecture centered on explaining what the RH Bill is not about by setting the record straight on the misconceptions that critics hold about the Bill.

LGBT Rights in the Philippines

LGBT citizens may face different social attitudes and legal challenges than heterosexual citizens. Tolerance for LGBT people has increased over the years due to greater education about sexual orientation and gender identity issues and the growing visibility and political activism of the LGBT community Same-sex marriages are not legally recognized and the LGBT community is not protected by any civil rights laws.

HEALTH TIPS

Top 10 Sleep Inducing Foods

What is the secret to getting a solid 7 to 8 hours of sleep? Head for the kitchen and enjoy one or two of these 10 foods. They relax tense muscles, quiet buzzing minds, and/or get calming, sleep-inducing hormones – serotonin and melatonin - flowing.

Proper Hand Washing Procedure

Hand washing doesn't take much time or effort, but it offers great rewards in terms of preventing illness. Adopting this simple habit can play a major role in protecting your health. Frequent hand washing is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and spreading illness. Hand washing requires only soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer — a cleanser that doesn't require water. Find out when and how to wash your hands properly.

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