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File: 123096_sep96_decls23_0013.txt
Subject: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES OF IMPORTANCE
Unit: OTSG
Parent Organization: HSC
Box ID: BX003203
Folder Title: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES 1991PORTABLE FIELD PERSONNEL SHOWER SYSTEMS
Document Number: 1
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1. Oral rehydration
2. IV rehydration if ral
route insufficient
3. Specific Therapy:
a. Giardia (cysts or trophozoites):
Rx: quinacrine MCI (Atabrine or
Mepacrine) loo mg,
3 x/day for 5 days nava a
or: metronidazole (Flagyl)
250 mg, 3 x/day for 7 day,
or: Furazolidone, 100 mg,
4 x/day for 7-10 days
b. Amebiasis; cysts or trophozoites
Rx: Metronidazole (Flagyl) a. Vancomycin
750 mg, 3 X/day for 10 days 250 Mg Q6h
plus lodoquinal (Yodoxin)
650 mg, 3 X/day for 20 days b. Vancomycin
C. Helminths: f 125 mg Q6h:
c. Metro
Rx: See section on helminthic 250 m
tions for specific
herapy
4. Avoid antimatility agents imicrobial resistance - to,l cult
5. Disposition: Limited duty or
proctoscopy/sigmoido
brief hospitalization a, 2. Assess for Possible amebiasis - repeat stool exam,;
individually indicated
J. Assess for possible giardiasis - repeat stool exams;
for flatus, evidenc
1. Consider stool culture for salmonella, shigella, and malabsorption (e.g.
campylobacter. Decision to be guided by local capability qualitative stool
and epidemiologic considerations. fecal fat), consider
duodenal aspirate.
2, Oral rehydration (1)
4. Consider empirical trials of alternative antibiotic
3. IV rehydration, if oral route insufficient regimen or of anti-amoebal or anti-giardial therapy.
ich remain refractory may require evacuation.
5 . AntimotilitY agents contraindicated 16. Consider malaria - blood smear for malaria several
16. Limited duty or brief hospitalization as individually
indicated
16 17
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Subject = DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES OF IMPORTANC
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 17-DEC-1996