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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Smoking cessation
Protamine sulfate
SSRIs

2. Enterococci
Penicillin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

3. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Amantadine/rimantadine
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

4. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
IFN- a
Flutamide
SSRIs (first - line)

5. Trichomonas vaginalis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Antitoxin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
All - trans retinoic acid

6. UTI prophylaxis
Oral metronidazole
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
TMP- SMX
Erythromycin

7. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Methicillin/naficillin
Tamsulosin - finasteride

8. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Antitoxin
Aromatase inhibitor

9. Patent ductus arteriosus
5- ASA - infliximab
Ethosuximide
Indomethacin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

10. Erectile dysfunction
Sumatriptan
Sildenafil
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Heparin

11. Carcinoid syndrome
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
D2 receptor antagonists
Octreotide

12. Clostridium tetani
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

13. Cystic fibrosis
Amantadine/rimantadine
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

14. Pulmonary hypertension
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
All - trans retinoic acid
Bosentan
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

15. Bulimia
Vitamin D supplementation
NSAIDs - colchicine
Oral KI
SSRIs

16. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Spironolactone
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Statin (first - line)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

17. MRSA
Vancomycin
Penicillin
Benzodiazepines
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

18. Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Aromatase inhibitor
Methicillin/naficillin
Sumatriptan

19. Pheochromocytoma
Tamsulosin - finasteride
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Statin (first - line)
Indomethacin

20. Ulcerative colitis
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Folate
5- ASA - infliximab
Spironolactone

21. Streptococcus pyogenes
Warfarin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

22. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Heparin
Sildenafil
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

23. Infertility
Demeclocycline - lithium
Oral KI
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
SSRIs (first - line)

24. Sporothrix schenckii
Oral KI
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Aromatase inhibitor

25. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Heparin
Mifepristone
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Imatinib

26. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

27. Bipolar disorder
Imatinib
Smoking cessation
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

28. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Penicillin prophylaxis
Aromatase inhibitor

29. Absence seizures
Dantrolene
Ethosuximide
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

30. Depression
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
SSRIs (first - line)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

31. Treponema pallidum
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
B12
Penicillin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

32. SIADH
SSRIs
Demeclocycline - lithium
Corticosteroids - infliximab
B12

33. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Oral metronidazole

34. Crohn's disease
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Penicillin prophylaxis

35. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Smoking cessation
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
All - trans retinoic acid

36. Hyperaldosteronism
Beta- interferon
5- ASA - infliximab
Spironolactone
IFN- a

37. Osteomalacia/rickets
Vitamin D supplementation
Demeclocycline - lithium
Flutamide
Fibrate

38. Long - term anticoagulation
Protamine sulfate
Warfarin
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Sublingual nitroglycerin

39. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
D2 receptor antagonists
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

40. Diabetes mellitus type 2
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Sildenafil

41. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Heparin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Ganciclovir
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

42. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
TMP- SMX
Aromatase inhibitor
Trastuzumab

43. Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
Vitamin D supplementation
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Buspirone

44. Sickle cell anemia
5- ASA - infliximab
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

45. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Vitamin D supplementation
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
IFN- a

46. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Methicillin/naficillin
SSRIs (first - line)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Tamoxifen

47. Rickettsia rickettsii
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

48. Malaria
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Fibrate
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

49. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Penicillin prophylaxis
Benzodiazepines
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

50. Clostridium botulinum
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
High - dose steroids
Antitoxin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)