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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Malaria
D2 receptor antagonists
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

2. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Heparin
Statin (first - line)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

3. Ulcerative colitis
Warfarin
Methicillin/naficillin
Mifepristone
5- ASA - infliximab

4. Neural tube defect prevention
SSRIs (first - line)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Folate
Flutamide

5. Medical abortion
NSAIDs - colchicine
Mifepristone
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

6. Diabetes insipidus
Smoking cessation
Imatinib
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

7. Osteomalacia/rickets
Imatinib
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Vitamin D supplementation
Antitoxin

8. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Amantadine/rimantadine
Tamoxifen
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
B12

9. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Vancomycin
Trastuzumab
Indomethacin
Imatinib

10. Warfarin toxicity
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Statin (first - line)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Flutamide

11. Staphylococcus aureus
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Methicillin/naficillin
Imatinib

12. Patent ductus arteriosus
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Indomethacin
Warfarin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

13. Anorexia
B12
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
SSRIs

14. Bulimia
Folate
IFN- a
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
SSRIs

15. Clostridium difficile
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Flutamide
Oral metronidazole

16. Hypercholesterolemia
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Statin (first - line)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

17. Chronic gout
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

18. Long - term anticoagulation
Fibrate
Dantrolene
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Warfarin

19. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Vitamin D supplementation

20. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Statin (first - line)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Octreotide

21. Hypertriglyceridemia
Heparin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Fibrate

22. Cryptococcus neoformans
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

23. Prolactinoma
Heparin
B12
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

24. Crohn's disease
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
SSRIs
Demeclocycline - lithium

25. Pulmonary hypertension
Fluids - insulin - K+
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Bosentan

26. Ringworm infections
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Warfarin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

27. Bipolar disorder
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Aromatase inhibitor
Fibrate
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

28. B12 deficiency
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Ethosuximide
B12
IFN- a

29. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
High - dose steroids
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

30. Prostate carcinoma
5- ASA - infliximab
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Flutamide

31. Alcohol abuse
Heparin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

32. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Buspirone

33. Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Heparin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

34. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Indomethacin
Protamine sulfate

35. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
5- ASA - infliximab
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Buspirone

36. Legionella pneumophila
Oral metronidazole
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Erythromycin
Sublingual nitroglycerin

37. Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Fibrate
5- ASA - infliximab
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

38. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Folate
SSRIs

39. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

40. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Antitoxin
SSRIs (first - line)

41. Streptococcus bovis
Beta- interferon
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
IFN- a
Penicillin prophylaxis

42. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Fibrate
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

43. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Tamoxifen
Ethosuximide
Protamine sulfate

44. Depression
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
SSRIs (first - line)
Methicillin/naficillin

45. Cystic fibrosis
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Heparin
Sumatriptan
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

46. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Heparin
Protamine sulfate
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

47. Trichomonas vaginalis
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Warfarin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Sumatriptan

48. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Heparin
Folate

49. Sporothrix schenckii
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Oral KI
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

50. Pheochromocytoma
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Methicillin/naficillin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)