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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Ganciclovir
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Erythromycin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

2. Chronic hepatitis
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
IFN- a
Benzodiazepines

3. Sporothrix schenckii
Folate
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Flutamide
Oral KI

4. Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
5- ASA - infliximab
Benzodiazepines
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

5. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Oral KI
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Beta- interferon

6. Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Trastuzumab
SSRIs (first - line)

7. Rickettsia rickettsii
Oral KI
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
B12
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

8. Infertility
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Buspirone

9. Trichomonas vaginalis
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Heparin

10. Bulimia
Fluids - insulin - K+
SSRIs
Sildenafil
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

11. Hypertriglyceridemia
Heparin
Buspirone
Fibrate
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

12. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
SSRIs
Penicillin prophylaxis
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

13. Hyperaldosteronism
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Flutamide
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Spironolactone

14. Temporal arteritis
Methicillin/naficillin
High - dose steroids
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

15. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Folate
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

16. Clostridium botulinum
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Antitoxin
Indomethacin
Tamoxifen

17. Erectile dysfunction
IFN- a
Sildenafil
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

18. Warfarin toxicity
Fluids - insulin - K+
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Sildenafil

19. Alcohol abuse
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Smoking cessation
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

20. Folate deficiency
Folate
Penicillin
Benzodiazepines
Flutamide

21. Patent ductus arteriosus
Smoking cessation
SSRIs (first - line)
Indomethacin
Fluids - insulin - K+

22. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Oral metronidazole
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Vitamin D supplementation

23. Alcohol withdrawal
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Ethosuximide
Benzodiazepines

24. Anxiety
SSRIs
Buspirone
Sildenafil
Protamine sulfate

25. B12 deficiency
Spironolactone
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
B12

26. Hemorrhagic cystitis
IFN- a
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Methicillin/naficillin
Aromatase inhibitor

27. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Heparin
Bosentan

28. Influenza
Benzodiazepines
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Amantadine/rimantadine
NSAIDs - colchicine

29. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Statin (first - line)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

30. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

31. Ulcerative colitis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Aromatase inhibitor
5- ASA - infliximab
Heparin

32. Neural tube defect prevention
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Folate
Smoking cessation

33. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Tamoxifen
Fluids - insulin - K+

34. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Heparin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

35. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Heparin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

36. UTI prophylaxis
Oral metronidazole
TMP- SMX
Fluids - insulin - K+
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

37. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

38. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Vancomycin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

39. Hypercholesterolemia
Ethosuximide
Statin (first - line)
IFN- a
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

40. Streptococcus pyogenes
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Ganciclovir
Penicillin prophylaxis

41. Cytomegalovirus
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Ganciclovir
Benzodiazepines
TMP- SMX

42. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Ganciclovir
Imatinib
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

43. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Aromatase inhibitor
Heparin
Smoking cessation

44. Chronic gout
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

45. Multiple sclerosis
Oral metronidazole
Amantadine/rimantadine
TMP- SMX
Beta- interferon

46. Cystic fibrosis
Octreotide
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Indomethacin

47. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Sildenafil
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Benzodiazepines

48. Crohn's disease
Vitamin D supplementation
Corticosteroids - infliximab
NSAIDs - colchicine
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

49. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Heparin
Statin (first - line)

50. Pheochromocytoma
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Oral KI
Oral metronidazole
Sublingual nitroglycerin