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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Chronic hepatitis
Aromatase inhibitor
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Flutamide
IFN- a

2. Trichomonas vaginalis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Heparin
SSRIs (first - line)

3. Treponema pallidum
Amantadine/rimantadine
Statin (first - line)
Tamoxifen
Penicillin

4. Pheochromocytoma
Heparin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Sildenafil
TMP- SMX

5. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Buspirone
Benzodiazepines
Penicillin prophylaxis

6. Chronic gout
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Imatinib
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

7. MRSA
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Smoking cessation
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Vancomycin

8. Sickle cell anemia
Ethosuximide
Penicillin prophylaxis
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Folate

9. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Fibrate
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Tamsulosin - finasteride

10. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Smoking cessation

11. Long - term anticoagulation
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Warfarin
Amantadine/rimantadine
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

12. Prolactinoma
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Ethosuximide

13. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Dantrolene
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

14. Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Benzodiazepines
5- ASA - infliximab

15. Candida albicans
Buspirone
Aromatase inhibitor
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

16. Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin/naficillin
TMP- SMX
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

17. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Sumatriptan
Fibrate
Heparin

18. Streptococcus bovis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Flutamide
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

19. Cystic fibrosis
Heparin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Oral KI

20. Patent ductus arteriosus
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
5- ASA - infliximab
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Indomethacin

21. Cryptococcus neoformans
Benzodiazepines
Mifepristone
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

22. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Penicillin prophylaxis
Erythromycin
Tamoxifen
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

23. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Smoking cessation
Folate
Warfarin

24. Influenza
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Amantadine/rimantadine
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

25. Hyperaldosteronism
All - trans retinoic acid
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Spironolactone
TMP- SMX

26. Malaria
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Mifepristone
Beta- interferon
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

27. Carcinoid syndrome
Mifepristone
Heparin
Octreotide
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

28. Stable angina
Imatinib
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Oral KI
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

29. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All - trans retinoic acid
Octreotide
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

30. Depression
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Folate
SSRIs (first - line)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

31. Folate deficiency
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Folate
High - dose steroids

32. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Ganciclovir
Fluids - insulin - K+
Oral metronidazole
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

33. Cytomegalovirus
Smoking cessation
Penicillin prophylaxis
Ganciclovir
Mifepristone

34. Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

35. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
SSRIs
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

36. Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Oral metronidazole
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

37. Diabetes insipidus
Heparin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
High - dose steroids
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

38. Streptococcus pyogenes
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Indomethacin
Penicillin prophylaxis

39. Ringworm infections
Dantrolene
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Mifepristone

40. Alcohol abuse
Heparin
Fluids - insulin - K+
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

41. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

42. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
D2 receptor antagonists
Smoking cessation
Ganciclovir

43. Warfarin toxicity
Erythromycin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

44. Neisseria meningitidis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Smoking cessation

45. Pulmonary hypertension
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Penicillin
Bosentan
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

46. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Spironolactone
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Smoking cessation

47. Migraine
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Vancomycin
Indomethacin
Sumatriptan

48. Bulimia
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
SSRIs
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
NSAIDs - colchicine

49. Acute gout attack
Warfarin
SSRIs
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
NSAIDs - colchicine

50. Erectile dysfunction
Imatinib
Antitoxin
Sildenafil
Buspirone