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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Candida albicans
Oral KI
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

2. Clostridium difficile
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Oral metronidazole
NSAIDs - colchicine

3. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Methicillin/naficillin
Demeclocycline - lithium
Ganciclovir
D2 receptor antagonists

4. Cytomegalovirus
5- ASA - infliximab
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Oral metronidazole
Ganciclovir

5. Pheochromocytoma
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
SSRIs
TMP- SMX

6. Diabetes insipidus
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Spironolactone

7. Acute gout attack
NSAIDs - colchicine
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Erythromycin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

8. Hyperaldosteronism
Folate
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Spironolactone
High - dose steroids

9. Long - term anticoagulation
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Ganciclovir
TMP- SMX
Warfarin

10. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Spironolactone
Penicillin prophylaxis
Protamine sulfate
Tamsulosin - finasteride

11. B12 deficiency
B12
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
D2 receptor antagonists
Smoking cessation

12. Stable angina
Sumatriptan
All - trans retinoic acid
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

13. Bipolar disorder
Methicillin/naficillin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Smoking cessation
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

14. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tamoxifen
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

15. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Fibrate
Vitamin D supplementation
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

16. Streptococcus pneumoniae
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

17. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
Methicillin/naficillin
Sildenafil
Dantrolene

18. Anxiety
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Antitoxin
Aromatase inhibitor
Buspirone

19. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Aromatase inhibitor
Statin (first - line)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Vitamin D supplementation

20. Erectile dysfunction
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Vitamin D supplementation
Sildenafil

21. Alcohol withdrawal
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)
Benzodiazepines
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

22. Sickle cell anemia
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Methicillin/naficillin
Folate

23. Depression
Heparin
SSRIs
SSRIs (first - line)
Imatinib

24. Anorexia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Warfarin
SSRIs
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

25. Rickettsia rickettsii
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Buspirone
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Antitoxin

26. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

27. Chlamydia trachomatis
Vancomycin
Fibrate
Trastuzumab
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

28. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

29. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Heparin

30. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
High - dose steroids
Heparin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

31. Malignant hyperthermia
D2 receptor antagonists
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Dantrolene

32. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Folate

33. Toxoplasma gondii
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Antitoxin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
SSRIs

34. Temporal arteritis
Folate
High - dose steroids
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

35. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Methicillin/naficillin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

36. UTI prophylaxis
TMP- SMX
Heparin
NSAIDs - colchicine
5- ASA - infliximab

37. Buerger's disease
High - dose steroids
Smoking cessation
Methicillin/naficillin
D2 receptor antagonists

38. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
D2 receptor antagonists
Demeclocycline - lithium
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

39. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
SSRIs (first - line)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Aromatase inhibitor
Mifepristone

40. ADHD
Bosentan
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Tamoxifen

41. Crohn's disease
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Protamine sulfate

42. Migraine
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Sumatriptan
Mifepristone

43. Osteomalacia/rickets
Vitamin D supplementation
NSAIDs - colchicine
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

44. Pneumocystis jiroveci
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
NSAIDs - colchicine

45. Pulmonary hypertension
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Heparin
Bosentan
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

46. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Octreotide
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

47. MRSA
B12
Vancomycin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Spironolactone

48. Prostate carcinoma
Bosentan
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Flutamide
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

49. Chronic gout
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

50. Clostridium tetani
Fibrate
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Fluids - insulin - K+
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)