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Title: Summary of Colds for Pharmacy Students
Description: Contains a summary of the different kind of Treatments, prevention and differential diagnosis associated with Colds.
Description: Contains a summary of the different kind of Treatments, prevention and differential diagnosis associated with Colds.
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Colds
How do we catch colds?
Exposure to someone with a cold
More susceptible if:
- Lack of sleep
- Poor nutrition
- Stress
- Getting chilled
- Toxicity
- Immune suppression
- Too much exercise
Treatments
Non pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical
Rest
Analgesics/ antipyretics
- Immune response
- Malaise
Adequate hydration
- Raised temperature via immune response
- Mouth breathing
Decongestants
- Increase fluid secretion
- Sympathomimetic’s, inhalation products
Analgesics/
Paracetamol & ibuprofen (>3 months age)
antipyretics
- Peak effect of temperature reduction (2
...
05% BD
- Vicks Sinex, Sudafed nasal spray
5-10 minutes for effect
- Xylometazoline
- Dose: 0
...
g
...
g
...
9% NaCl)
- All ages
- 1-2 drops in each nostril before feeds
All cough medicines now P
Alternative therapies
Review of 23 studies conducted in the community with 2g vitamin C/ day
- RR = 0
...
95 – 1
...
1 days vs 7
...
£8/ bottle
Hand washing
Disinfection of contaminated objects
Not a good candidate for vaccination
- Multiply serotypes and many other issues pose major problems to the
development
- Low benefit-to-risk ratio because rhinoviruses do not cause significant disease
Allergic rhinitis
Glandular fever
Lower incidence in winter (pollen allergy)
Adolescent
Clear, watery nasal secretion
Persistent sore throat
Associated ocular symptoms
Pronounced malaise
Refer for formal diagnosis
Refer for formal diagnosis
Rubella
Measles
5 day prodrome
3 day prodrome
Mild caterrah
Fever (>38
Title: Summary of Colds for Pharmacy Students
Description: Contains a summary of the different kind of Treatments, prevention and differential diagnosis associated with Colds.
Description: Contains a summary of the different kind of Treatments, prevention and differential diagnosis associated with Colds.