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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

2. UTI prophylaxis
Erythromycin
Demeclocycline - lithium
TMP- SMX
Buspirone

3. Pulmonary hypertension
Bosentan
Mifepristone
NSAIDs - colchicine
Erythromycin

4. B12 deficiency
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Spironolactone
B12
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

5. Chronic gout
5- ASA - infliximab
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Octreotide
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

6. Trichomonas vaginalis
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
SSRIs
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

7. Tonic - clonic seizures
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Ganciclovir
Mifepristone
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

8. Influenza
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Warfarin
Ganciclovir
Amantadine/rimantadine

9. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

10. Cytomegalovirus
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Ganciclovir
All - trans retinoic acid
Heparin

11. Streptococcus bovis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Sumatriptan
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Heparin

12. Clostridium tetani
High - dose steroids
Fluids - insulin - K+
Mifepristone
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

13. Anorexia
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
SSRIs

14. Warfarin toxicity
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Folate
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Spironolactone

15. Buerger's disease
Oral metronidazole
Smoking cessation
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

16. Treponema pallidum
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Warfarin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Penicillin

17. Ringworm infections
Mifepristone
NSAIDs - colchicine
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
IFN- a

18. Streptococcus pyogenes
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin prophylaxis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

19. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Buspirone
Flutamide
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Statin (first - line)

20. Staphylococcus aureus
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Methicillin/naficillin
Warfarin

21. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Dantrolene

22. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Vitamin D supplementation
Aromatase inhibitor
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

23. Bipolar disorder
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Aromatase inhibitor
Oral metronidazole
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

24. Cryptococcus neoformans
Folate
Statin (first - line)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

25. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Methicillin/naficillin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Smoking cessation

26. Crohn's disease
Corticosteroids - infliximab
IFN- a
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Fibrate

27. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Folate
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
NSAIDs - colchicine

28. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Flutamide
High - dose steroids
Heparin

29. Diabetes insipidus
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Spironolactone
TMP- SMX
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

30. Stable angina
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Sublingual nitroglycerin

31. SIADH
Tamoxifen
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Demeclocycline - lithium

32. Rickettsia rickettsii
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Spironolactone
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

33. Sickle cell anemia
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Oral metronidazole
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

34. Hemorrhagic cystitis
5- ASA - infliximab
Vitamin D supplementation
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

35. Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first - line)
5- ASA - infliximab
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
IFN- a

36. Pneumocystis jiroveci
NSAIDs - colchicine
Mifepristone
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Corticosteroids - infliximab

37. Pheochromocytoma
NSAIDs - colchicine
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
D2 receptor antagonists
Penicillin

38. Clostridium difficile
Dantrolene
Folate
Oral metronidazole
Mifepristone

39. Alcohol withdrawal
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Penicillin prophylaxis
Benzodiazepines
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

40. Bulimia
Oral metronidazole
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
SSRIs
Fibrate

41. Anxiety
SSRIs
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Buspirone
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

42. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
All - trans retinoic acid
Trastuzumab
Flutamide

43. MRSA
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Vancomycin
All - trans retinoic acid

44. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Methicillin/naficillin
Heparin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Penicillin

45. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Erythromycin
Antitoxin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

46. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Penicillin prophylaxis
Protamine sulfate
Flutamide

47. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Aromatase inhibitor
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Protamine sulfate

48. Malaria
Tamoxifen
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
D2 receptor antagonists
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

49. Temporal arteritis
Oral metronidazole
High - dose steroids
Fibrate
Trastuzumab

50. Legionella pneumophila
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Erythromycin
B12
Buspirone