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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Hypertriglyceridemia
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Fibrate
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Octreotide

2. Clostridium tetani
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Fibrate
Imatinib

3. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
TMP- SMX
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

4. Neisseria meningitidis
Demeclocycline - lithium
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Spironolactone

5. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
Beta- interferon
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Amantadine/rimantadine

6. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Aromatase inhibitor
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Statin (first - line)

7. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Heparin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

8. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Penicillin prophylaxis
All - trans retinoic acid

9. ADHD
NSAIDs - colchicine
Heparin
B12
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

10. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Folate
B12

11. B12 deficiency
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Antitoxin
B12
Beta- interferon

12. Neural tube defect prevention
TMP- SMX
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Folate
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

13. Migraine
High - dose steroids
Amantadine/rimantadine
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Sumatriptan

14. Sporothrix schenckii
Heparin
Indomethacin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Oral KI

15. Bipolar disorder
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Octreotide
Vancomycin
Sublingual nitroglycerin

16. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Erythromycin
5- ASA - infliximab
IFN- a

17. Candida albicans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
IFN- a
Flutamide
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

18. Staphylococcus aureus
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Trastuzumab
Methicillin/naficillin
Oral metronidazole

19. Malaria
Fibrate
Folate
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

20. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Flutamide
Trastuzumab

21. Immediate anticoagulation
Mifepristone
SSRIs
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Heparin

22. Bulimia
SSRIs
Sildenafil
Penicillin
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

23. Carcinoid syndrome
Erythromycin
Fibrate
Octreotide
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

24. Patent ductus arteriosus
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Oral KI
Indomethacin

25. Pheochromocytoma
Penicillin prophylaxis
Flutamide
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

26. Medical abortion
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Mifepristone
Penicillin prophylaxis
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

27. Alcohol withdrawal
Demeclocycline - lithium
Benzodiazepines
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Bosentan

28. Tonic - clonic seizures
Oral metronidazole
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

29. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Oral KI
Bosentan
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

30. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Antitoxin

31. Clostridium difficile
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Buspirone
Oral metronidazole
Demeclocycline - lithium

32. Erectile dysfunction
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Sildenafil
Buspirone

33. Toxoplasma gondii
Penicillin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Sildenafil
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

34. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Erythromycin
Heparin
Statin (first - line)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

35. Buerger's disease
Heparin
Smoking cessation
IFN- a
Fibrate

36. Influenza
Dantrolene
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Amantadine/rimantadine

37. Enterococci
Protamine sulfate
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Sumatriptan
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

38. Sickle cell anemia
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

39. Warfarin toxicity
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

40. Infertility
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Ethosuximide
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

41. Chronic gout
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Sildenafil
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

42. Long - term anticoagulation
Penicillin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Warfarin

43. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
High - dose steroids
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

44. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Dantrolene

45. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Imatinib
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Vitamin D supplementation
D2 receptor antagonists

46. Stable angina
High - dose steroids
Oral metronidazole
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Heparin

47. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Erythromycin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

48. Hypercholesterolemia
Protamine sulfate
Statin (first - line)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

49. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Amantadine/rimantadine
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
IFN- a
Aromatase inhibitor

50. Rickettsia rickettsii
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Methicillin/naficillin
Penicillin prophylaxis