Based on Elena's classification, you plan to take which of the following actions?
A. Give the first dose of procaine penicillin
B. Soothe the throat with safe remedies
C. Give the first dose of Cotrimoxazole
D. Refer Elena to the nearest hospital
C. Give the first dose of Cotrimoxazole
For Pneumonia:
Give oral antibiotic --> Amoxicillin (first line) 2x a day for 3 days
Cotrimoxazole (second line) 2x a day for 5 days
Give antibiotic first before soothing the throat with:
- breast milk for exclusively breastfed infant
- tamarind
- calamansi
- ginger
Give bronchodilator if wheezing is present
- 2 puffs of Salbutamol metered dose (100ug/puff) q 15 minutes 3x
- continue Salbutamol for 5 days even in the absence of wheezing sound
Refer for assessment of asthma/TB if cough = >3 weeks and with recurrent wheezing
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