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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Toxoplasma gondii
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Methicillin/naficillin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

2. Migraine
Sumatriptan
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Trastuzumab
Sildenafil

3. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
NSAIDs - colchicine
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

4. ADHD
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Bosentan

5. Influenza
D2 receptor antagonists
Smoking cessation
Warfarin
Amantadine/rimantadine

6. Erectile dysfunction
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
High - dose steroids
Sildenafil
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

7. Malaria
Mifepristone
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

8. Enterococci
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

9. Osteomalacia/rickets
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Vancomycin
Vitamin D supplementation
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

10. Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Bosentan

11. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Fibrate
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Demeclocycline - lithium

12. Clostridium botulinum
Heparin
Antitoxin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

13. Hyperaldosteronism
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Ethosuximide
Aromatase inhibitor
Spironolactone

14. Treponema pallidum
NSAIDs - colchicine
Mifepristone
Penicillin
Demeclocycline - lithium

15. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Warfarin
D2 receptor antagonists
Oral metronidazole
Fluids - insulin - K+

16. Chronic hepatitis
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
IFN- a
Bosentan
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

17. Sporothrix schenckii
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Oral KI
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

18. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Sublingual nitroglycerin
5- ASA - infliximab
Oral KI

19. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Imatinib
Warfarin
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Buspirone

20. Anorexia
SSRIs
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Spironolactone
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

21. Bulimia
Heparin
SSRIs
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
All - trans retinoic acid

22. Diabetes insipidus
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Penicillin prophylaxis
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

23. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fibrate
Trastuzumab

24. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Bosentan
Statin (first - line)
Imatinib

25. Acute gout attack
NSAIDs - colchicine
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Indomethacin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

26. Medical abortion
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Mifepristone
Tamsulosin - finasteride

27. Cystic fibrosis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Sublingual nitroglycerin
IFN- a
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

28. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Folate
Antitoxin

29. Rickettsia rickettsii
All - trans retinoic acid
Benzodiazepines
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

30. SIADH
Protamine sulfate
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Folate
Demeclocycline - lithium

31. Alcohol withdrawal
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Penicillin
Folate
Benzodiazepines

32. Legionella pneumophila
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Erythromycin

33. Wegener's granulomatosis
Buspirone
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

34. Prostate carcinoma
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Sumatriptan
Statin (first - line)
Flutamide

35. Pneumocystis jiroveci
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Heparin
SSRIs
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

36. Ulcerative colitis
Erythromycin
Oral KI
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
5- ASA - infliximab

37. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Erythromycin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
All - trans retinoic acid
D2 receptor antagonists

38. Prolactinoma
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
D2 receptor antagonists

39. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Spironolactone
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Ganciclovir

40. Crohn's disease
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Corticosteroids - infliximab
All - trans retinoic acid
Statin (first - line)

41. Absence seizures
SSRIs
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Ethosuximide
Penicillin

42. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Protamine sulfate

43. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Oral KI
Protamine sulfate
5- ASA - infliximab
Vancomycin

44. Chronic gout
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
TMP- SMX

45. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Dantrolene
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

46. Streptococcus pyogenes
Erythromycin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Beta- interferon
Penicillin prophylaxis

47. Ringworm infections
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
SSRIs (first - line)
Protamine sulfate

48. Warfarin toxicity
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

49. Immediate anticoagulation
SSRIs
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Heparin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

50. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Oral metronidazole
Tamoxifen
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Erythromycin