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    This document lists common pediatric medications used to treat various conditions, including antibiotics, anticonvulsants, diuretics, and antifungals. It also provides guidelines for dosing these medications based on a child's weight and age. Additionally, it outlines protocols for managing conditions like convulsions, raised intracranial pressure, diarrhea, hypoglycemia, birth asphyxia, anemia, and hypocalcemia. These management protocols include administering medications, intravenous fluids, and blood transfusions as appropriate for the condition and severity.

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    This document lists common pediatric medications used to treat various conditions, including antibiotics, anticonvulsants, diuretics, and antifungals. It also provides guidelines for dosing these medications based on a child's weight and age. Additionally, it outlines protocols for managing conditions like convulsions, raised intracranial pressure, diarrhea, hypoglycemia, birth asphyxia, anemia, and hypocalcemia. These management protocols include administering medications, intravenous fluids, and blood transfusions as appropriate for the condition and severity.

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    This document lists common pediatric medications used to treat various conditions, including antibiotics, anticonvulsants, diuretics, and antifungals. It also provides guidelines for dosing these medications based on a child's weight and age. Additionally, it outlines protocols for managing conditions like convulsions, raised intracranial pressure, diarrhea, hypoglycemia, birth asphyxia, anemia, and hypocalcemia. These management protocols include administering medications, intravenous fluids, and blood transfusions as appropriate for the condition and severity.

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    COMMON PEDIATRIC MEDICATIONS

    -Ampiclox:- 200mg/kilogram body weight/day in 4 divided doses (maximum 500mg 6 hourly)

    -Amoxycilline :- 50mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses

    -Cotrimoxazole :- 30-50mg/kg/day in 2 divided doses

    -Amoxycilline-clavulanic acid :- 50-80mg/kg/day in 2 divided doses

    -Metronidazole :- 7-10mg/kg/dose given every 8 hours

    -Gentamycin :- 3-5mg/kg/day in 2 divided doses

    -Erythromycin :- 30-50mg/kg/day in 4 divided doses

    -Cefuroxime :- 50-100mg/kg/day in 2 divided doses

    -Cefixime :- 8mg/kg/day either once daily or in 2 divided doses

    -Ceftriaxone :- 50-100mg/kg/day either daily or in 2 divided doses

    -Chloramphenicol :-50-100mg/kg/day in 4 divided doses

    -Crystalline penicillin: - 0.2-0.4Mu/kg/day in 4 divided doses

    -Fluconazole: - 5mg/kg/day once daily

    -Frusemide: - 1mg/kg/dose every 12 hours

    -Spiranolactone: - 3mg/kg/day in 2 divided doses

    - Artesunate: - 3mg/kg/dose (For a child less than 20kg) OR 2.6mg/kg/dose (for a child greater than
    20kg) at 0, 12 and 24 hours

    - Artemether-Lumefanthrine: - 1 tab bd (for weight between 5-14.9kg) or 2 tabs bd (between 15-24.9kg)


    or 3 tabs bd (25-35kg) for three days

    -αβθ Artheeter (E-mal): - 3mg/kg/day OD for 3 days

    - Quinine: - 10mg/kg/dose every 8hours X 21 doses

    - Calcium gluconate:- 200mg/kg stat,then 100mg/kg in divided dose

    - Plasil:-

    - Hyoscine:-

    Paracetamol:- 10mg/kg
    Cpz:1mg/kg(staggered dose)

    Diazepam:0.5mg/kg(staggered dose)

    Cpz:5mg/kg(staggered dose)

    MANAGEMENT OF SOME CONDITIONS

    -Convulsion: - 1) Abort seizure with either Diazepam (0.2-0.3mg/kg) or Paraldehyde (0.1ml per month
    for children below 1yr or 1ml/year for those above 1yr-max 5mls). 2) Prevent further occurrence of
    seizures with a loading dose of phenobarbitone (10-20mg/kg start) then maintain on phenobarbitone 3-
    5mg/kg /day in 2 divided doses. 3) Look for and treat the cause of the convulsion.

    -Raised intracranial pressure: - Decongest the brain with one of the following 1) IV 10% manitol
    10mls/kg/dose every 8hours X 3 doses OR 2) Dexamethasone 0.6mg/kg/day in 2,3, or 4 divided doses
    for 3 days.

    -Diarrhoea: - 1) Asses the hydration status (determine whether the child has mild moderate or severe
    dehydration). 2) Correct dehydration for mild (50mls/kg of ORS over 4hours) moderate (75mls/kg of ORS
    or IVF over 4 hours) Severe(100mls/kg of IVF either normal saline or ringers lactate- for a child 1yr and
    below over 6 hours, for a child above 1yr over 3 hours ). 3) Give correction for ongoing fluid loss as ORS
    10mls/kg/loose stool or vomit. 4) Give zinc tablet OD for 10-14 days.

    -Hypoglycaemia: - Defined as a blood sugar less than 40mg/dl.1) Give IVF 10% dextrose 2-4mls/kg bolus.
    2) Maintain on IVF 10% dextrose 3.6-4.8mls/kg/hour. 3) Monitor Random Blood Sugar every 30min, until
    you get 3 normal readings. 4) Revert patient back to previous IVF or feeding.

    - Birth Asphyxia: - Manage convulsions as above. In addition give IV 10% calcium gluconate Loading dose
    of 2mls/kg in double dilution slowly over 10-15min, then maintain on IV 10% calcium gluconate
    1ml/kg/dose 12hourly X 2 days (also in double dilution slowly over 10-15min).

    - Correction of Anaemia: the formula is as follows

    {Desired PCV (usually 30) – Observed PCV} X Body weight X a Constant


    3
    Constant: -For whole blood is 6, for sedimented blood is 4 and for packed cells is 3. This will give the
    volume to be transfused in mls.

    - calcium gluconate in correction of hypocalcemia Is 4mls/kg in neonate,child 10mls/kg

    - 150mls/kg p/saline

    - Desired pcv in neonate blood transfusion cal.is (45)

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