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Handbook IMCI Integrated Management of Childhood Illness.

The WHO/UNICEF guidelines for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness offer simple and effective methods to prevent and manage the leading causes of serious illness and mortality in young children. The clinical guidelines promote evidence based assessment and treatment, using a syndromic approach...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: World Health Organization. Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2001.
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  • Contents; Foreword; 1 The integrated case management process; 2 Selecting the appropriate case management charts; 3 Using the case management charts and case Recording Forms; 4 Assess and classify the sick child; 5 When a child is brought to the clinic; 6 General danger signs; 7 Cough or difficult breathing; 8 Diarrhoea; 9 Fever; 10 Ear problem; 11 Malnutrition and anaemia; 12 Immunization status; 13 Other problems; 14 Overview of assess and classify; 15 Assess and classify the sick young infant; 16 Choose treatment priorities; 17 Identify urgent pre referral treatment.
  • 18 Identify treatment for patients who do not need urgent referral19 Overview of the types of treatment; 20 Urgent referral; 21 Appropriate oral drugs; 22 Treating local infections; 23 Extra fluid for diarrhoea and continued feeding; 24 Immunizations; 25 Use good communication skills; 26 Teach the caretaker to give oral drugs at home; 27 Teach the caretaker to treat local Infections at home; 28 Counsel the mother about breastfeeding problems; 29.