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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Beta- interferon
Oral KI

2. Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first - line)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

3. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All - trans retinoic acid
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Buspirone
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

4. Neural tube defect prevention
Penicillin prophylaxis
Folate
SSRIs
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

5. Pheochromocytoma
Demeclocycline - lithium
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Smoking cessation
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

6. Influenza
Bosentan
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

7. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Trastuzumab
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

8. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Protamine sulfate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
SSRIs (first - line)

9. UTI prophylaxis
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
TMP- SMX
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Oral metronidazole

10. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Folate
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

11. Carcinoid syndrome
Heparin
Octreotide
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin prophylaxis

12. Chronic gout
D2 receptor antagonists
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Benzodiazepines

13. Ulcerative colitis
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Amantadine/rimantadine
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
5- ASA - infliximab

14. Crohn's disease
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
TMP- SMX
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

15. Bipolar disorder
Smoking cessation
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
D2 receptor antagonists
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

16. Medical abortion
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Mifepristone
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Vancomycin

17. Alcohol withdrawal
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Erythromycin
Benzodiazepines
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

18. Anorexia
Tamoxifen
Demeclocycline - lithium
SSRIs
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

19. Streptococcus bovis
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
SSRIs (first - line)

20. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Fibrate
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Smoking cessation

21. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Buspirone
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
D2 receptor antagonists

22. Patent ductus arteriosus
Ganciclovir
Indomethacin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

23. MRSA
Vancomycin
Folate
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Trastuzumab

24. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Fibrate
Tamoxifen

25. Stable angina
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Vancomycin
Sublingual nitroglycerin

26. ADHD
Penicillin
Warfarin
Heparin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

27. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Fibrate
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
5- ASA - infliximab

28. Pulmonary hypertension
Erythromycin
Bosentan
Sublingual nitroglycerin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

29. Malignant hyperthermia
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Flutamide
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Dantrolene

30. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Amantadine/rimantadine
5- ASA - infliximab
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

31. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Fibrate
D2 receptor antagonists
Mifepristone
Folate

32. Cryptococcus neoformans
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Beta- interferon
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

33. Folate deficiency
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Vitamin D supplementation
Folate

34. Staphylococcus aureus
Benzodiazepines
Methicillin/naficillin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Sildenafil

35. Infertility
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Heparin

36. Sickle cell anemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
D2 receptor antagonists

37. Long - term anticoagulation
Oral KI
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Warfarin
Protamine sulfate

38. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

39. Osteomalacia/rickets
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Vitamin D supplementation
Folate
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

40. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Statin (first - line)
Imatinib

41. Treponema pallidum
Sumatriptan
Penicillin
Folate
Bosentan

42. Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
B12
Amantadine/rimantadine

43. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Methicillin/naficillin
Ganciclovir
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

44. Temporal arteritis
Methicillin/naficillin
High - dose steroids
Tamsulosin - finasteride
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

45. Multiple sclerosis
B12
Beta- interferon
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Ganciclovir

46. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Vitamin D supplementation
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

47. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Heparin
Folate
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

48. Malaria
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
5- ASA - infliximab
Fibrate
Aromatase inhibitor

49. Neisseria meningitidis
Octreotide
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Tamoxifen
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

50. Buerger's disease
Mifepristone
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Smoking cessation
B12