With severe complications of the disease
The treatment of complications of serious disease requires giving the appropriate medication for the treatment of malaria, and the immediate treatment of complications, correction of body fluids and pH
1. Cerebral malaria: The patient is transferred to the intensive care unit, given quinine or arsenic vein, given intravenous fluids and monitored blood sugar level
2 – convulsions: By giving diazepam as intravenous injection
3. Hypoglycemia: Give 50% dextrose and then 10% dextrose
4 – severe anemia: Blood must be transferred to the patient
5 – acute deficit of kidneys: It is necessary to ascertain the status of fluids in the body and salts, and if the output of urine does not correspond to the amount of fluid taken by the patient must be given a diuretic and if the disability continues to become a dialysis is a must
1. Malaria is a common disease in tropical countries and is one of the leading causes of death in these areas.
2. The disease is caused by a parasite called plasmodium and needs an intermediary, a female Anopheles mosquito.
3 – Symptoms and signs of the disease is high fever and yellowing in the body and symptoms of anemia due to red blood cells explosion.
4 – Diagnosis of the disease after suspicion of the disease is by a picture of the blood of the patient.
5 – Prevention is better than treatment and is done by avoiding mosquitoes and drug prevention.
6 – treatment of the disease includes treatment for symptoms and signs and treatment against parasite
7. Misuse of anti-malarial drugs has led to increased host resistance
And thus to the increased risk of disease and deaths.
Oxford handbook of clinical medicine 8th edition
Dvidson’s principles and practice of medicine 21st edition
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