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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Folate
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

2. Diabetes mellitus type 1
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Sublingual nitroglycerin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

3. Diabetes insipidus
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
NSAIDs - colchicine
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

4. Depression
Antitoxin
SSRIs (first - line)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Demeclocycline - lithium

5. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Vancomycin
Vitamin D supplementation
Tamoxifen

6. Crohn's disease
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Heparin
Imatinib
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

7. Legionella pneumophila
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Spironolactone
Folate
Erythromycin

8. Prolactinoma
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Protamine sulfate

9. Stable angina
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Buspirone
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

10. Patent ductus arteriosus
Vancomycin
Flutamide
Indomethacin
Aromatase inhibitor

11. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Imatinib
Vancomycin
Penicillin prophylaxis

12. Hyperaldosteronism
5- ASA - infliximab
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Spironolactone
Erythromycin

13. Rickettsia rickettsii
Beta- interferon
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Protamine sulfate
TMP- SMX

14. Staphylococcus aureus
Smoking cessation
Methicillin/naficillin
Tamoxifen
Erythromycin

15. MRSA
Vancomycin
Aromatase inhibitor
Ganciclovir
Sublingual nitroglycerin

16. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Beta- interferon
Amantadine/rimantadine
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

17. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Trastuzumab
D2 receptor antagonists
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

18. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Vitamin D supplementation
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Antitoxin

19. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin
Folate
Aromatase inhibitor

20. Chronic gout
Imatinib
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

21. UTI prophylaxis
SSRIs
TMP- SMX
Fluids - insulin - K+
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

22. Hemorrhagic cystitis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Mifepristone
Heparin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

23. Pneumocystis jiroveci
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Tamsulosin - finasteride
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Oral KI

24. Osteomalacia/rickets
Octreotide
Benzodiazepines
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Vitamin D supplementation

25. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Warfarin

26. Folate deficiency
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Sildenafil
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Folate

27. Bulimia
SSRIs
D2 receptor antagonists
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Dantrolene

28. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Statin (first - line)
SSRIs
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

29. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
Imatinib
NSAIDs - colchicine
Smoking cessation

30. Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

31. Tonic - clonic seizures
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

32. Bipolar disorder
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Spironolactone
Tamoxifen
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

33. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
Fluids - insulin - K+
Dantrolene
TMP- SMX

34. Clostridium difficile
Octreotide
SSRIs
Oral metronidazole
Trastuzumab

35. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Oral metronidazole

36. Medical abortion
Oral metronidazole
Mifepristone
Fluids - insulin - K+
Vancomycin

37. Alcohol abuse
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Penicillin prophylaxis

38. ADHD
SSRIs
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Amantadine/rimantadine
Protamine sulfate

39. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Octreotide

40. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Sildenafil

41. Immediate anticoagulation
Ethosuximide
Heparin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Imatinib

42. Clostridium tetani
Heparin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Octreotide
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

43. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
Protamine sulfate
Vitamin D supplementation
Folate

44. Migraine
Smoking cessation
Sumatriptan
Tamoxifen
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

45. Temporal arteritis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
High - dose steroids
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

46. Warfarin toxicity
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Tamoxifen
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

47. Anxiety
Buspirone
Penicillin prophylaxis
Spironolactone
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

48. Prostate carcinoma
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Flutamide
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Trastuzumab

49. Clostridium botulinum
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Antitoxin
Flutamide
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

50. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Amantadine/rimantadine
Methicillin/naficillin
Flutamide