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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Sumatriptan
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Sildenafil
Tamoxifen

2. Bipolar disorder
Demeclocycline - lithium
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Erythromycin
Folate

3. UTI prophylaxis
All - trans retinoic acid
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
TMP- SMX
5- ASA - infliximab

4. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Benzodiazepines
Corticosteroids - infliximab
SSRIs (first - line)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

5. Alcohol withdrawal
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Penicillin
Benzodiazepines

6. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Warfarin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
All - trans retinoic acid
Spironolactone

7. Sickle cell anemia
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
B12
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

8. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Ganciclovir
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

9. Stable angina
Flutamide
Trastuzumab
Sublingual nitroglycerin
SSRIs (first - line)

10. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
High - dose steroids

11. Osteomalacia/rickets
Sildenafil
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Flutamide
Vitamin D supplementation

12. Treponema pallidum
High - dose steroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Spironolactone
Penicillin

13. Carcinoid syndrome
Bosentan
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Octreotide
Erythromycin

14. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Penicillin
Imatinib

15. Chronic hepatitis
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)
IFN- a
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

16. Malaria
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Bosentan
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

17. Depression
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Mifepristone
SSRIs (first - line)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

18. Pulmonary hypertension
Penicillin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Bosentan
Vancomycin

19. Influenza
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Warfarin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

20. MRSA
Vancomycin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Heparin

21. Wegener's granulomatosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Penicillin
Ethosuximide

22. Clostridium botulinum
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Heparin
Vancomycin
Antitoxin

23. Chronic gout
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

24. Diabetes insipidus
Heparin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Penicillin prophylaxis

25. ADHD
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
All - trans retinoic acid

26. Crohn's disease
Fluids - insulin - K+
Corticosteroids - infliximab
All - trans retinoic acid
Tamsulosin - finasteride

27. Streptococcus bovis
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Oral KI
Penicillin prophylaxis
D2 receptor antagonists

28. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
SSRIs
Spironolactone

29. Chlamydia trachomatis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Spironolactone
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

30. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Flutamide
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Octreotide

31. Tonic - clonic seizures
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Heparin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

32. Trichomonas vaginalis
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

33. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Vancomycin
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

34. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Penicillin prophylaxis
SSRIs

35. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Benzodiazepines
D2 receptor antagonists

36. Alcohol abuse
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Ethosuximide
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

37. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin
SSRIs
Bosentan
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

38. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Vitamin D supplementation
Methicillin/naficillin

39. Buerger's disease
Smoking cessation
Penicillin prophylaxis
Erythromycin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

40. Ulcerative colitis
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Statin (first - line)
5- ASA - infliximab

41. Malignant hyperthermia
Folate
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Ethosuximide
Dantrolene

42. Toxoplasma gondii
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Bosentan
SSRIs
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

43. Temporal arteritis
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
High - dose steroids
Folate

44. B12 deficiency
B12
5- ASA - infliximab
Statin (first - line)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

45. Folate deficiency
Folate
Sildenafil
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Buspirone

46. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

47. Anxiety
Statin (first - line)
Flutamide
Smoking cessation
Buspirone

48. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
Methicillin/naficillin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Sublingual nitroglycerin

49. Pheochromocytoma
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
SSRIs

50. Hypertriglyceridemia
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
TMP- SMX
Fibrate