Treatments for Heat rash
Treatments for Heat rash
The list of treatments mentioned in various sources
for Heat rash
includes the following list.
Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment
or change in treatment plans.
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Pruritus:
Treatment
(In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
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Urticaria: Antihistamine; if nonresponsive, corticosteroid, avoid triggers
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Severe angioedema/anaphylaxis
–Epinephrine 1:1,000, 0.01 mg/kg SC every 15 minutes
–Maximum dose 0.3 mg, IV fluids for hypotension
–Give epinephrine kits to patient for self-administration
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Atopic dermatitis: Topical corticosteroid or nonsteroidal immunosuppressant (e.g., pimecrolimus), oral antihistamine, moisturizing agent, room humidifier; avoid heat, stress, wool
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Tinea: Topical antifungals, oral for tinea capitis
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Poison ivy: Topical or systemic corticosteroid
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Scarlet fever: Penicillin (to prevent rheumatic fever)
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Lice/mites: Topical permethrin
–Consider sexual abuse if pubic lice
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Pinworm: Mebendazole or pyrantel pamoate
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Avoid scratching/heat/tight clothing
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Tepid water bath, moisturizer, topical anesthetic
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Source: In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms, 2007
Pruritus ani:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
After elimination of the underlying cause, treatment is symptomatic, such as advising the patient to avoid scratching or rubbing the itchy areas. Lukewarm baths and a skin-soothing oatmeal or cornstarch bath may be comforting. Temporary relief may be obtained with cold compresses. Topical antihistamines are also useful.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Heat syndrome:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
For specific guidelines on treating heat syndrome, see Managing heat syndrome.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Pruritus:
Patient counseling
(Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
Suggest ways to control pruritus. (See Controlling itching.)
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Source: Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition), 2006
Pruritus:
Patient counseling
(Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
Suggest ways to control pruritus. For example, tell your patient to avoid scratching or rubbing the itchy areas. Advise him to keep fingernails short to avoid skin damage from any unconscious scratching. Recommend taking tepid baths, using little soap and rinsing thoroughly. Tell him to apply an emollient lotion after bathing to soften and cool the skin. Show the patient how to use topical ointments after bathing to soften and cool the skin.
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Source: Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses, 2007
Pruritus:
Nursing considerations
(Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
▪ Administer a topical or oral corticosteroid, an antihistamine, or a tranquilizer, as ordered.
▪ If the patient doesn't have a localized infection or skin lesions, suspect a systemic disease and prepare him for a complete blood count and differential, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, protein electrophoresis, and radiologic studies.
Patient teaching
▪ Explain to the patient the cause of pruritus, the treatment plan, and ways to prevent it.
▪ Teach the patient ways to control pruritus.
▪ Reinforce the importance of not scratching.
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Source: Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms, 2007
Heat intolerance:
Nursing considerations
(Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
▪ Adjust the room temperature to make the patient comfortable.
▪ If the patient is diaphoretic, change his clothing and bed linens as necessary, and encourage him to drink lots of fluids.
Patient teaching
▪ Teach the patient about the disease process and its treatments.
▪ Discuss the importance of proper hygiene and drinking plenty of fluids.
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Source: Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms, 2007
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