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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Wegener's granulomatosis
Smoking cessation
Aromatase inhibitor
Folate
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

2. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Fibrate
Vitamin D supplementation
Imatinib
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

3. Sporothrix schenckii
SSRIs
Antitoxin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Oral KI

4. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Buspirone
Tamoxifen
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Vitamin D supplementation

5. Depression
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
SSRIs
SSRIs (first - line)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

6. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

7. Anorexia
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
SSRIs
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Vitamin D supplementation

8. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Erythromycin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

9. Crohn's disease
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Aromatase inhibitor
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

10. Streptococcus pyogenes
Bosentan
Penicillin prophylaxis
IFN- a
Folate

11. Streptococcus bovis
Protamine sulfate
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

12. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Corticosteroids - infliximab
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Spironolactone

13. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Ganciclovir
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Statin (first - line)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

14. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Flutamide
Bosentan
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

15. Pulmonary hypertension
Protamine sulfate
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Bosentan

16. Hypertriglyceridemia
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Antitoxin
Fibrate
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

17. Anxiety
Warfarin
Trastuzumab
5- ASA - infliximab
Buspirone

18. Bulimia
SSRIs
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
Ganciclovir

19. Pheochromocytoma
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

20. Prostate carcinoma
Smoking cessation
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Flutamide
SSRIs (first - line)

21. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Smoking cessation
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

22. SIADH
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Dantrolene
Sublingual nitroglycerin

23. Warfarin toxicity
Methicillin/naficillin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Imatinib

24. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Heparin
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

25. Bipolar disorder
Vancomycin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Penicillin

26. Absence seizures
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Ethosuximide
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

27. Clostridium difficile
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Penicillin
Oral metronidazole

28. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
SSRIs (first - line)
Vancomycin
SSRIs

29. ADHD
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Antitoxin
Octreotide
Vitamin D supplementation

30. Staphylococcus aureus
Bosentan
Methicillin/naficillin
B12
Statin (first - line)

31. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Protamine sulfate
Fluids - insulin - K+
Smoking cessation
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

32. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Benzodiazepines
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

33. Hyperaldosteronism
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
SSRIs
Spironolactone
Dantrolene

34. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Erythromycin
D2 receptor antagonists
Tamsulosin - finasteride

35. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Fluids - insulin - K+
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

36. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
D2 receptor antagonists
Protamine sulfate
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Tamoxifen

37. Chronic hepatitis
Heparin
TMP- SMX
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
IFN- a

38. Diabetes mellitus type 2
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Vancomycin

39. Hypercholesterolemia
Dantrolene
Statin (first - line)
SSRIs (first - line)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

40. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Oral metronidazole
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

41. B12 deficiency
Protamine sulfate
Spironolactone
B12
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

42. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All - trans retinoic acid
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

43. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Heparin
D2 receptor antagonists
Bosentan

44. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Tamoxifen
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

45. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Trastuzumab
Oral metronidazole

46. Rickettsia rickettsii
Fluids - insulin - K+
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Antitoxin
Spironolactone

47. Infertility
NSAIDs - colchicine
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
B12
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

48. Tonic - clonic seizures
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
IFN- a
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

49. Trichomonas vaginalis
Demeclocycline - lithium
Oral metronidazole
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

50. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
IFN- a