Pharmacological management of comorbidities

Some of the entities to be kept in consideration during the program or while preparing the discharge/ follow up card are as follows:

  • Desaturation:        Start oxygen by nasal cannula/ mask

Use oxymizers if patient is on oxygen therapy

  • Breathlessness:     Nebulize with Bronchodilators/ Inhaled steroids

Intravenous injection of Hydrocortisone/ Deriphyllin

  • Haemoptysis:        Intravenous injection of Tranexamic acid

Nebulization with Adrenaline

  • Acute cardiac event/ unconsciousness: Perform CPR, call for an ambulance with medical assistance and shift to hospital
  • Diabetes: Check for their regular medicine adherence/ check for control/   educate on importance of control
  • Hypertension: Check for their regular medicine adherence/ check for control/ educate on importance of control
  • Hypothyroidism: Check for their regular medicine adherence/ check for control/ educate on importance of control
  • Patient on regular use of INHALERS with inhaled steroids/ bronchodilators, check for the techniques