Module 16 - Medications

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Staphylococcal Skin Infection
**Management:**


1. Surgical drainage of abscess
2. Antibiotic therapy
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Streptococcal Skin Infection
**Management:**


1. Clean and dry wounds
2. Antibiotic therapy
3. Watch for infection
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Pseudomonas
**Medication:**


1. Antibiotics


1. Penicillin
2. Doxycycline
3. Ceftazidime

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Otitis Externa
**Management:**


1. Avoid washing hair/swimming (s/sx present)
2. Acidifying agents
3. Drying agents
4. Topical solutions/suspensions
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Otitis Media
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic therapy

**note:** vaccination against flu
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Neonatal Conjunctivitis
**Management:**


1. Eye Drops/Ointments with:


1. Erythromycin
2. Tetracycline
2. Crede’s Prophylaxis (1% silver nitrate solution)
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Trachoma
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic therapy
2. Surgical management of trichiasis
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Strep Throat
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic therapy
2. Drink warm liquid
3. Salt water gargle
4. Suck hard candies/lozenges
5. Pain medications
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Tuberculosis
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic Therapy
2. DOTS (Directly Observed Therapy): (RIPES)


1. Rifampicin
2. Isoniazid
3. Pyrazinamide
4. Ethambutol
5. Streptomycin
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Pneumonia
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic therapy
2. Standard precautions
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Psittacosis
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic therapy

**note:** wash hands after handling birds/cages
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Staphylococcal Food Poisoning
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic therapy

**note:** proper food handling and preparation
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Salmonellosis
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic therapy
2. Standard precautions

**note:** cook poultry thoroughly
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Typhoid Fever
**Management**:


1. Antibiotic therapy


1. Chloramphenicol
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Cholera
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic therapy


1. Doxycycline
2. Oral Rehydration Solution (ORESOL)
3. Intravenous Fluid (IVF)
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Gastroenteritis
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic therapy

**note:** do not drink unpasteurized milk and prevent cross-contamination in the kitchen.
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Cystitis
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic therapy


1. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
2. Cranberry juice
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Gonorrhea
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic therapy


1. Penicillin
2. Sex education
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Syphilis
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic therapy


1. Benzathine penicillin
2. Doxycycline
3. Tetracycline
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Chancroid
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic therapy


1. Erythromycin
2. Ceftriaxone
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Septicemia
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic therapy
2. Intensive care unit
3. Plasma and other blood products
4. IVF
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Rheumatic Fever
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic therapy


1. Corticosteroid
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Anthrax
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic therapy


1. Ciprofloxacin
2. Doxycycline
2. Standard precautions


1. contact precautions for cutaneous anthrax
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Lyme Disease
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic therapy
2. Arthrocentesis (reduction of swollen joints)
3. Insect repellant
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Botulism
**Management:**


1. Antibiotic therapy


1. Botulinum antitoxin (BABY BIG)