COPD Exacerbation – GOLD 2023 Guidelines

10 January, 202310 January, 2023

An exacerbation of COPD is defined as an event characterized by dyspnea and/or cough and sputum that worsen over < 14 days. Exacerbations of COPD are often associated with increased local and systemic inflammation caused by airway infection, pollution, or other insults to the lungs.

Rabies vaccines and immunoglobulins: WHO position

29 April, 20224 January, 2022

PEP consists of the following steps:

All bite wounds and scratches should be attended to as soon as possible after the exposure; thorough washing and flushing of the wound for approximately 15 minutes, with soap or detergent and copious
amounts of water, is required. Where available, an iodine-containing, or similarly viricidal, topical
preparation should be applied to the wound.
RIG should be administered for severe category III exposures. Wounds that require suturing should be
sutured loosely and only after RIG infiltration into the wound.
A series of rabies vaccine injections should be administered promptly after an exposure.