ไทยติดอันดับ 5 นักท่องเที่ยวของญี่ปุ่น

1-2 By country and region

Person
Jan 2014 yoy Feb 2014 yoy Mar 2014 yoy
Korea 255,517 +9% 231,500 -1.2% 192,100 -7.2%
Taiwan 196,923 +76.9% 191,200 +27.2% 208,500 +41.4%
China 155,605 +115.2% 138,400 +71.1% 184,200 +80.1%
Hong Kong 63,503 +103.3% 64,700 +14.4% 64,400 +8.4%
Thailand 27,161 +68.7% 34,300 +72.5% 71,100 +58.5%
Singapore 10,888 +53.2% 10,400 +2.6% 16,400 +22.3%
Australia 37,367 +18% 26,600 +25.1% 21,300 -5.6%
The entire USA 59,767 +16.6% 52,000 +14.3% 80,900 +7.1%
Canada 12,852 +27.9% 11,400 +7.6% 16,100 +6.4%
The entire UK 13,972 +20.9% 14,800 +13.5% 20,000 -8.4%
Germany 7,365 +9.6% 9,000 +15.2% 13,800 +4.6%
France 9,132 +9.5% 8,900 +5.4% 15,800 +21%

Myasthenia gravis : drugs to avoid

A simple way to remember the drugs that should be used with caution in myasthenia gravis is the “14 A’s”:4-7

ACTH and corticosteroids prednisone
Analgesics narcotics
Anesthetics, local cocaine, procaine, lidocaine, bupivacaine, prilocaine
Antacids or laxatives containing magnesium Maalox, Mylanta
Antiarrhythmics quinidine, lidocaine, procainamide
Antibiotics aminoglycosides, quinolones, telithromycin, azithromycin, erythromycin, clindamycin, ampicillin, imipenem, vancomycin, metronidazole
Anticonvulsants phenytoin
Antihypertensives beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers
Antimanics lithium salts
Antipsychotics chlorpromazine
Antirheumatic chloroquine
Arthritis agents penicillamine-induced myasthenia gravis
All neuromuscular blocking agents
Antimalarials chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine

Table 1. Medications to be used with caution in myasthenia gravis.3-7

Drug Onset (from initiation) Resolution
Prednisone 1 to 2 weeks 1 to 20 days
Streptomycin 15 min to 1.5 hours <24 hours
Iodinated contrast media minutes 2 to 48 hours
Botulinum toxin minutes 2 weeks
Procainamide 2 days to 2 weeks 12 hours to 10 days
Erythromycin During infusion; 30 minutes after dose 2 to 3 days
Ciprofloxacin 4 hours to 2 days Several days
Ampicillin 12 hours to several days 48 hours
Quinidine 72 hours 48 hours
Lithium 10 days to 3 months 3 to 4 days
Timolol, acebutolol, propranolol, oxprenolol, practolol 24 hours to several days 24 hours to 8 weeks
Penicillamine 8 months 6 to 10 months
Chloroquine 1 week – 3.5 years 5 days to 14 weeks
Phenytoin 4 to 6 years 2 to 3 months
Imipenem-cilastin 2 days 48 hours
Verapamil 4 days 2 weeks
Trimethaphan 2 to 17 hours
Procaine 7 minutes
Lidocaine 7 minutes
Aprotinin during infusion 10 to 90 minutes
Levocarnitine 3 weeks resolved after edrophonium

http://dig.pharm.uic.edu/faq/myasthenia.aspx

logo: University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System

Cellulitis Empiric Therapy

Cellulitis without associated purulent drainage or abscess

Outpatient treatment recommendations:

  • Dicloxacillin 500 mg PO q6h for 10-14d or
  • Cephalexin 500 mg PO q6h for 10-14d or
  • Amoxicillin-clavulanate 875 mg/125 mg PO BID for 10-14d

Inpatient treatment recommendations:

  • Cefazolin 1 g IV q8h for 1-3d

Cellulitis with purulent drainage and/or abscess

Outpatient treatment recommendations (coverage against CA-MRSA):

  • Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID for 10-14d (not for use in pregnant women or in children)
  • Clindamycin 300-600 mg PO q8h for 10-14d
  • Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (160 mg/800 mg) DS 2 tabs PO BID for 10-14d

Inpatient treatment recommendations:

  • Vancomycin 15 mg/kg IV q12h for 1-3d

Empiric therapy for mammalian bite wounds

Outpatient treatment recommendations:

  • Amoxicillin-clavulanate 875 mg/125 mg PO BID for 10-14d or
  • Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID for 10-14d or
  • Cephalexin 500 mg TID for 10-14d

Inpatient treatment recommendations:

  • Ampicillin-sulbactam 3 g IV q6h for 1-3d; then transition to oral medication or
  • Cefazolin 1 g q8h for 1-3d

Diabetic foot ulcers

Outpatient treatment recommendations:

  • Clindamycin 300-600 mg PO q8h for 10-14d

Inpatient treatment recommendations:

  • Piperacillin-tazobactam 3.375 g IV q6h for 1-3d

Failure of empiric therapy
Reassess for unusual elements of history that suggest an unusual cause, such as injury in water (salt or fresh), immunocompromise, or bite wound

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2012280-overview