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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Hypertriglyceridemia
Erythromycin
Fibrate
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
SSRIs (first - line)

2. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Corticosteroids - infliximab
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Ethosuximide
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

3. Erectile dysfunction
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Sildenafil
Warfarin
Tamoxifen

4. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

5. Osteomalacia/rickets
Vitamin D supplementation
Folate
Imatinib
Tamsulosin - finasteride

6. Clostridium botulinum
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Antitoxin
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

7. Malignant hyperthermia
NSAIDs - colchicine
Dantrolene
Vancomycin
Demeclocycline - lithium

8. Buerger's disease
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Statin (first - line)
Smoking cessation
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

9. Streptococcus pyogenes
IFN- a
Sildenafil
SSRIs
Penicillin prophylaxis

10. Chronic hepatitis
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Heparin
IFN- a
5- ASA - infliximab

11. Prostate carcinoma
SSRIs (first - line)
Mifepristone
Flutamide
Buspirone

12. UTI prophylaxis
SSRIs
TMP- SMX
Erythromycin
Ganciclovir

13. Cryptococcus neoformans
Warfarin
B12
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

14. Medical abortion
Spironolactone
Mifepristone
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Methicillin/naficillin

15. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Protamine sulfate
SSRIs (first - line)
Vitamin D supplementation

16. MRSA
Dantrolene
Vancomycin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
IFN- a

17. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fluids - insulin - K+
D2 receptor antagonists
Ethosuximide

18. Alcohol abuse
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Sumatriptan
Fibrate
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

19. Sporothrix schenckii
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Oral KI
Statin (first - line)

20. Candida albicans
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
High - dose steroids
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

21. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
NSAIDs - colchicine
Warfarin

22. Alcohol withdrawal
Flutamide
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Benzodiazepines
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

23. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Sumatriptan
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Oral KI

24. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Heparin
Folate

25. Anxiety
Buspirone
Heparin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Ethosuximide

26. Infertility
IFN- a
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Trastuzumab
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

27. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Tamoxifen
Indomethacin

28. Warfarin toxicity
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
High - dose steroids

29. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
5- ASA - infliximab
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

30. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Smoking cessation
Indomethacin
Erythromycin
Heparin

31. Neural tube defect prevention
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Folate
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

32. Absence seizures
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Ethosuximide
Vitamin D supplementation
Buspirone

33. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Spironolactone
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Trastuzumab
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

34. Hyperaldosteronism
Sumatriptan
Folate
Spironolactone
Sublingual nitroglycerin

35. Wegener's granulomatosis
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

36. Crohn's disease
Corticosteroids - infliximab
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Tamoxifen
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

37. Acute gout attack
TMP- SMX
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
NSAIDs - colchicine

38. Hypercholesterolemia
Fluids - insulin - K+
SSRIs (first - line)
Statin (first - line)
Methicillin/naficillin

39. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
SSRIs (first - line)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Erythromycin

40. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
Octreotide
Ganciclovir
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

41. Depression
Fibrate
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Penicillin prophylaxis
SSRIs (first - line)

42. Bipolar disorder
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Folate
All - trans retinoic acid

43. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Fibrate
Imatinib
Erythromycin

44. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Vancomycin
IFN- a
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Aromatase inhibitor

45. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Bosentan
Statin (first - line)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

46. Sickle cell anemia
Oral metronidazole
Antitoxin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Beta- interferon

47. Pulmonary hypertension
Bosentan
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Vitamin D supplementation

48. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Octreotide
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
5- ASA - infliximab

49. Cystic fibrosis
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Beta- interferon
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

50. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Buspirone
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Erythromycin