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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Chronic hepatitis
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Amantadine/rimantadine
IFN- a

2. Depression
B12
SSRIs
SSRIs (first - line)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

3. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Vancomycin
SSRIs
Oral KI

4. Neisseria meningitidis
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

5. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
B12
SSRIs (first - line)
Ganciclovir

6. Ringworm infections
NSAIDs - colchicine
SSRIs
All - trans retinoic acid
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

7. Streptococcus bovis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Smoking cessation
Vitamin D supplementation
Penicillin prophylaxis

8. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Indomethacin
Trastuzumab
SSRIs
Tamsulosin - finasteride

9. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
SSRIs
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

10. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Sumatriptan
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Methicillin/naficillin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

11. Diabetes insipidus
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
NSAIDs - colchicine
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

12. Legionella pneumophila
Aromatase inhibitor
Ganciclovir
Flutamide
Erythromycin

13. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Methicillin/naficillin
Demeclocycline - lithium
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

14. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Heparin

15. Crohn's disease
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Amantadine/rimantadine

16. Sporothrix schenckii
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Oral KI

17. Prostate carcinoma
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Flutamide
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Heparin

18. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
D2 receptor antagonists
Vitamin D supplementation
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Methicillin/naficillin

19. Clostridium difficile
Oral metronidazole
Antitoxin
Bosentan
Heparin

20. Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin/naficillin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Penicillin

21. Infertility
Vancomycin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Sumatriptan
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

22. Absence seizures
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Ethosuximide
High - dose steroids
Beta- interferon

23. Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Smoking cessation
Flutamide
Aromatase inhibitor

24. Multiple sclerosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Sildenafil
TMP- SMX
Beta- interferon

25. Hyperaldosteronism
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Spironolactone

26. Tonic - clonic seizures
SSRIs (first - line)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

27. Cytomegalovirus
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Sumatriptan
Ganciclovir

28. UTI prophylaxis
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Folate
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
TMP- SMX

29. Carcinoid syndrome
Penicillin
Octreotide
All - trans retinoic acid
Indomethacin

30. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Penicillin prophylaxis

31. ADHD
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Erythromycin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Mifepristone

32. Buerger's disease
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Oral metronidazole
Smoking cessation

33. Chronic gout
SSRIs (first - line)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Vancomycin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

34. Clostridium tetani
B12
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

35. Long - term anticoagulation
Ganciclovir
Folate
Oral KI
Warfarin

36. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Antitoxin
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin

37. Influenza
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Protamine sulfate
Amantadine/rimantadine
Methicillin/naficillin

38. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
All - trans retinoic acid
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Heparin
Indomethacin

39. Anxiety
Demeclocycline - lithium
Ganciclovir
Buspirone
Mifepristone

40. Pulmonary hypertension
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Bosentan
Folate
D2 receptor antagonists

41. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Fibrate
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

42. SIADH
Statin (first - line)
SSRIs (first - line)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Demeclocycline - lithium

43. Hemorrhagic cystitis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

44. Rickettsia rickettsii
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
D2 receptor antagonists
NSAIDs - colchicine
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

45. Medical abortion
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
High - dose steroids
Mifepristone
Trastuzumab

46. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

47. Anorexia
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
SSRIs
Antitoxin

48. Osteomalacia/rickets
Vitamin D supplementation
Methicillin/naficillin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Mifepristone

49. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Trastuzumab

50. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
B12
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin