COMPLAINT | ACTION | REMARKS |
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Low back ache, and frequency of passing urine |
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Avoid unnecessary medication |
Morning sickness (nausea & vomiting) |
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Avoid antiemetics in the first trimester. Anti-emetics may be necessary ONLY in severe forms |
Swelling of the feet |
|
Advise mother to elevate feet if findings are normal |
Indigestion (flatulence & constipation) |
|
Avoid strong laxatives & enemas |
Excessive salivation (ptyalism) |
|
Avoid anticholinergic drugs |
Food craving (pica) |
|
Discourage harmful materials, e.g. soilSoil craving is a sign of iron deficiency anaemia, give ferrous + folic acid |
Generalised pruritus |
|
Avoid steroids |
Vulval pruritus with whitish nonfoul smelling discharge Burning sensation on passing urine |
|
Avoid douching with antiseptics |
Cramps |
|
Avoid giving NSAIDS |
Fatigue |
|
Avoid drugs |