Guidelines
21 entriesNDoH Primary Healthcare STG
- EclampsiaGeneral measures Medicine treatment Referral O15.0-2/O15.9 GENERAL MEASURES Stabilise prior to urgent referral. Ensure safe airway. Place patient in left lateral position. Insert a Foley’s catheter and monitor urine output hourly. Monitor BP and check reflexes every 30 minutes. MEDICINE TREATMENT Administer oxygen. Magnesium sulfate, IV, 4 g as a loading dose diluted with 200 mL sodium chloride 0→
- Ectopic PregnancyDescription General measures Medicine treatment Referral O00.0-2/O00.8-9 DESCRIPTION Pregnancy outside the uterus, usually presenting with the combination of: amenorrhoea (missed menstrual period) sudden lower abdominal pain/ pelvic pain vaginal bleeding (os closed) dizziness shock anaemia urine pregnancy test usually positive shoulder tip pain Note: Consider ectopic pregnancy in young women who→
- Eczema, Acute, Moist or WeepingEczema and Dermatitis→
- Eczema, AtopicEczema and Dermatitis→
- Eczema, SeborrhoeicSee: Dermatitis, seborrhoeic . Click here to access the pdf . Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Primary Healthcare_V1.0_26 February 2026 Chapter 11: Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV AND AIDS)_11.3 Opportunistic Infections, Treatment in Adult_11.3.6 Eczema, Seborrhoeic→
- Emerging Respiratory Pathogens, e.g. COVID-19: Coronavirus Disease-19; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection: MERS COVDescription General Measures Management Referral Note: notifiable medical conditions. Consult the most recent guidelines from the National Department of Health or NICD. DESCRIPTION Viral respiratory illness caused by coronaviruses, including Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS→
- End of Life CareEnd of Life Care→
- EnuresisUrology→
- EpilepsyEpilepsy→
- Epilepsy SyndromesEpilepsy Syndromes→
- Epilepsy in Adolescents and AdultsEpilepsy in Adolescents and Adults→
- Epilepsy in Children <13 Years of AgeEpilepsy→
- Epileptic SeizuresDescription Diagnosis Seizure types G40.6-7; G41.0-2; G41.8-9; R56.8 DESCRIPTION An epileptic seizure is a change in movement, attention or level of awareness that is sustained or repetitive and occurs because of abnormal and excessive neuronal discharge within the brain. LoE:IVb 7 Epileptic seizures should be differentiated from: Collapse, e.g. syncope, anoxic seizures, transient ischaemic attac→
- Epileptic Seizures and Status Epilepticus in Adolescents (13-18 Years) and AdultsDescription General measures Medicine treatment Referral DESCRIPTION Additional causes of epileptic seizures to consider in adolescents and adults are categorised below: Pregnancy related Infections Substances & poisoning - eclampsia (See Adult Hospital STGs and EML, Eclampsia ) - electrolyte abnormalities (e.g. in hyperemesis gravidarum) - stroke - reduced blood levels of antiseizure m→
- Epileptic Seizures and Status Epilepticus in Children <13 Years of AgeDescription General measures Medicine treatment Referral DESCRIPTION Central nervous system infections are a common cause of epileptic seizures in children < 13 years of age in South Africa. The most common seizures in children are febrile seizures (See Febrile seizures ) but the history, examination and investigations must aim at excluding the following conditions: Perinatal conditions Infect→
- Erythema MultiformeAllergies→
- Exposure to Poisonous SubstancesDescription General Measures Medicine Treatment Referral ICD-10 code: T36.0-9/T37.0-5/T37.8-9/T38.0-9/T39.0-4/T39.8-9/T40.0-9/T41-0-5/T42.0-8/T43.0-6/T43.8-9/ 4.0-9/T45.0-9/T46.0- 9/T47.0-9/T48-0-7/T49.0-9/T50.0-9/T51.0-3/T51.8-9/T52.0-4/T52.8-9/T53.0-9/T54.0-3/T54.9/T55/T56.0-9/T57.0- 3/T57.8-9/T58/T59.0-9/T60.0-4/T60.8-9/T65.0-6/T65.8-9+ (X44.99/X49.99/X64.99/X69.99/Y14.99/Y19.99) Note: Poisoni→
- Extra-Pyramidal Side EffectsDescription Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: G21.1/G24.0/G25.8-9/Y11/Y13/Y88.0 + (T43.0-6/T43.8-9) Description Extra-pyramidal side effects (EPSE) may occur with any antipsychotic, but are most commonly due to haloperidol, risperidone, and flupenthixol and zuclopenthixol injections. At-risk groups include those with underlying medical conditions such as epilepsy, intellectual disability,→
- Eye Injury, Blunt or PenetratingEye Injuries→
- Eye Injury, Chemical BurnEye Injuries→
- Eye Injury/ Foreign BodiesEye Injuries→