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WEBThe road-to-health card. What is the Road-to-Health Card? What is the importance of the growth chart? When should the Road-to-Health Card be used? What is growth …

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What is the treatment of a child with severe dehydration

WEBLook carefully for shock in all children with severe dehydration and treat immediately. Immediately start an intravenous infusion with Ringer’s lactate (or half normal saline or …

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What is growth monitoring

WEBGrowth monitoring is the regular measurement of a child’s size in order to document growth. The child’s size measurements must then be plotted on a growth chart. This is extremely …

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What should be done if the Road-to-Health Card is lost

WEBAll mothers have the right to carry a Road-to-Health Card. If the card is lost or destroyed, the mother should be given a new card, clearly marked as a duplicate. All …

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What is marasmic kwashiorkor

WEBThey are severely underweight (below 60% of the 50th centile) but also have oedema. Children with marasmus may rapidly deteriorate, especially if they develop an infection, …

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How can a sugar and salt solution be made at home

WEBThe commonest recipe for a sugar and salt solution is: 1 litre of clean water. 8 level teaspoons of sugar. ½ of a level teaspoon of table salt. One litre of water can be …

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