Eyes
- Allergy drops
- Gentamycin ophthalmic
Ears
- Cortisporin Otic��external
otitis (red canal, hurts when you pull on lobe)
- Amoxicillin�middle
ear infections
Nose
- Afrin�
(generic�3 days only, works best if you first clean nose out with saline
irrigation)
- Nasal saline (can
make your own�� teaspoon salt to 8 oz warm water)
- Flonase�
Throat
- Cepastat�
- Salt water gargles
every few hours
- Zinc Gluconate
(Cold-Eeze�) most likely to help if started in first 24 hours
of symptoms)
- Antibiotic of
choice Pen VK� 500 b.i.d. for 10 days
URI/colds/sinusitis/bronchitis
(overwhelming majority have viral etiology)
- Congestion�pseudoephpedrine,
saline nasal washes, oxymetazolone nasal spray
- Post nasal drainage
and congestion�antihistamine/decongestant combination such as Actifed�
- Cough�OTC cough
medicine with dextromethropan benzonatate (Tessalon Perles�)�best
expectorant is water
- Cough resistant
to above and or disrupting sleep�cough medicine with codeine such as
Robitussin� AC
- Antibiotic of
choice on the road if you think you have a bacterial infection�Z-pack�
(good for almost all occasions�bronchitis, pneumonia, etc)
Gastroenteritis
- Pepto-Bismol�
- Immodium�,
Lomotil�
- Compazine��p.o.,
suppositories, injectable
Reflux/heartburn/GERD
- Antacid such as
Mylanta�
- H-2 blocker such
as Cimetidine�
- Proton pump inhibitor
such as esomeprazole magnesium (Nexium�)
Allergic Reaction/anaphylaxis
- Epipen�
- Diphenhydramine(Benadryl�)
p.o.
- Prednisone�
p.o.
- Injectable corticosteroid
such as Kenalog� or Celestone�
Pain/NSAIDs
- Acetaminophen
- Ibuprofen
- Cox-2 Inhibitor
such as Bextra�, Celebrex�, or Vioxx�
- Indomethacin�for
the booster with gout
- isometheptene
mucate, dichloralphenazone with acetaminophen (Midrin�)
- Acetaminophen
with codeine
- Toradol Injectable
Asthma
Allergies/hay
fever
- Actifed�
(we have generic combo antihistamine/pseudoephedrine
- Zyrtec�
- Claritin�
- Flonase�
(takes a few days to start working�give them some Zyrtec�
or Claritin� and nasal saline washes to get started with)
Skin
- Ringworm, athlete�s
foot, jock itch, etc�Spectazole�
- Dermatitis�Hydrocortisone
Cream Triamcinolone Cream
Miscellaneous
- Insomnia�Vistaril�
p.o.
- Female UTI�previous
history�Sulfatrim� or Amoxicillin
- Vaginitis�previous
history of yeast and has no other issues�Diflucan�
- Canker Sores (Apthous
Ulcers)�liquid benadryl applied with a q tip to sore and /or tetracycline
solution (contents of 1 capsule of tetracycline
emptied into 3 oz warm water and swished around the mouth for a minute
and spit out�this is really nasty but seems to work
pretty well)
Equipment
- IVs�10 set ups;
20 bags of fluid�normal saline and D5/NS
- Suture Kits�3
with appropriate suture, syringes, irrigation equipment, needles , catheters,
anesthesia (Lidocaine� without epi, Lidocaine�
with epi, Marcaine�)
- Casting Materials�similar
to a road trip
- Diagnostic�stethoscope,
BP cuff, oto/opthalmoscope, thermometer, penlights, gloves, swabs, tongue
blades, urine chemistry dip sticks
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