Key Message | PALM PLUS Section(s) where key message appeared |
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Inhaled corticosteroids control asthma →13* | Asthma care |
Smoking? Urge your client to stop. | Cough, COPD care, Using inhalers and spacers |
Cough ≥3 weeks? Exclude TB →34* | Fever, Unwell, Lymphadenopathy, Cough, Treating HIV, Suspecting TB, Treating TB, Pregnancy |
Prevent MDR/XDR TB. Urge adherence to TB treatment. | Suspecting TB, Treating TB |
Status unknown? Test for HIV →28* | Unwell, Lymphadenopathy, Psychiatric, Headache, Cough, Ear, Throat/Mouth, Abdominal Pain, Diarrhoea, Rash, Pregnancy |
Prevent AIDS with routine HIV care →29* | Psychiatric, Diarrhoea, Diagnosing HIV, Routine HIV Care, Treating HIV, ART Follow-up, PMTCT, Treating TB |
HIV? Manage client and family. | Diagnosing HIV, Routine HIV Care, Treating HIV, PMTCT |
Pregnant with HIV? Give PMTCT, routine ante natal and HIV care. | Routine HIV Care, ART Follow-up, PMTCT, Pregnancy |
STI? • Educate about STI • Urge adherence • Treat partner/s • Give condoms • 'Stick to 1 partner' • Test for HIV | Lymphadenopathy, Female Genital Symptoms, Genital Ulcer Syndrome, Other Genital Problem, Pregnancy |
Fever ≥3 weeks? Exclude malaria →1, then TB →34* | Fever, Unwell |