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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

2. Trichomonas vaginalis
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Mifepristone
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Sildenafil

3. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Buspirone
Ethosuximide
B12
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

4. Osteomalacia/rickets
Indomethacin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Vitamin D supplementation

5. Chronic hepatitis
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
IFN- a
TMP- SMX
Tamsulosin - finasteride

6. Migraine
5- ASA - infliximab
Benzodiazepines
Sumatriptan
Demeclocycline - lithium

7. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Aromatase inhibitor
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

8. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Folate
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Aromatase inhibitor
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

9. Crohn's disease
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Octreotide
Sumatriptan
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

10. Hyperaldosteronism
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Spironolactone
Vitamin D supplementation
Folate

11. MRSA
Vancomycin
Flutamide
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Vitamin D supplementation

12. Diabetes insipidus
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Buspirone
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
D2 receptor antagonists

13. Bipolar disorder
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Imatinib
Octreotide
Penicillin prophylaxis

14. Patent ductus arteriosus
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Warfarin
Indomethacin
Methicillin/naficillin

15. Chronic gout
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

16. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
SSRIs (first - line)

17. Ulcerative colitis
Bosentan
Heparin
SSRIs
5- ASA - infliximab

18. Cytomegalovirus
Warfarin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Penicillin
Ganciclovir

19. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
All - trans retinoic acid
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Buspirone
Vancomycin

20. Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Penicillin

21. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Oral metronidazole
Fluids - insulin - K+
Protamine sulfate
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

22. Alcohol abuse
Buspirone
High - dose steroids
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
IFN- a

23. Acute gout attack
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
SSRIs (first - line)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Demeclocycline - lithium

24. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
B12
Heparin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Trastuzumab

25. Pulmonary hypertension
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Spironolactone
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Bosentan

26. Tonic - clonic seizures
Indomethacin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

27. Rickettsia rickettsii
TMP- SMX
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Heparin
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

28. Folate deficiency
All - trans retinoic acid
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Folate
Trastuzumab

29. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
Oral metronidazole
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
SSRIs

30. Candida albicans
Fluids - insulin - K+
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
TMP- SMX
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

31. Erectile dysfunction
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Octreotide
Sildenafil
Beta- interferon

32. Medical abortion
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Mifepristone
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

33. Prostate carcinoma
Octreotide
Penicillin prophylaxis
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Flutamide

34. Sickle cell anemia
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Sildenafil
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

35. Anxiety
Oral KI
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Buspirone
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

36. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
5- ASA - infliximab
Beta- interferon

37. Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Folate
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

38. Staphylococcus aureus
Folate
Methicillin/naficillin
Ethosuximide
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

39. Stable angina
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
TMP- SMX
Sublingual nitroglycerin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

40. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
D2 receptor antagonists
SSRIs (first - line)

41. Multiple sclerosis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Indomethacin
Beta- interferon

42. Influenza
Vitamin D supplementation
Amantadine/rimantadine
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

43. Immediate anticoagulation
Sildenafil
Penicillin prophylaxis
Heparin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

44. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Fibrate
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Smoking cessation
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

45. Malaria
Vancomycin
Trastuzumab
Mifepristone
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

46. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Penicillin
Sublingual nitroglycerin

47. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

48. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Oral metronidazole
SSRIs

49. Malignant hyperthermia
Sildenafil
Bosentan
Dantrolene
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

50. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
All - trans retinoic acid
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)