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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Protamine sulfate
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
All - trans retinoic acid

2. Staphylococcus aureus
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Methicillin/naficillin
Warfarin
Erythromycin

3. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

4. B12 deficiency
B12
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Statin (first - line)

5. Candida albicans
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Erythromycin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

6. Anxiety
Beta- interferon
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Buspirone

7. Folate deficiency
Folate
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Flutamide
Antitoxin

8. Treponema pallidum
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Sumatriptan
Penicillin

9. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Warfarin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

10. Stable angina
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Imatinib
Tamoxifen
Benzodiazepines

11. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Oral KI

12. Tonic - clonic seizures
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Imatinib
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

13. Rickettsia rickettsii
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Oral KI
Heparin
Aromatase inhibitor

14. Diabetes insipidus
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Heparin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

15. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Benzodiazepines
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Tamoxifen

16. Neural tube defect prevention
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
High - dose steroids
Folate

17. Sporothrix schenckii
D2 receptor antagonists
Bosentan
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Oral KI

18. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Oral metronidazole
Trastuzumab
Warfarin

19. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Fluids - insulin - K+
Sumatriptan
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

20. Osteomalacia/rickets
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Vitamin D supplementation
High - dose steroids

21. Hyperaldosteronism
Imatinib
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Spironolactone
Corticosteroids - infliximab

22. Depression
Statin (first - line)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
SSRIs (first - line)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

23. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Heparin
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Imatinib
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

24. Sickle cell anemia
D2 receptor antagonists
Bosentan
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Folate

25. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Aromatase inhibitor
B12
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Beta- interferon

26. Pulmonary hypertension
Bosentan
TMP- SMX
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Imatinib

27. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

28. Bulimia
SSRIs
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

29. Hypercholesterolemia
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
B12
Imatinib
Statin (first - line)

30. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Ganciclovir
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
High - dose steroids

31. Clostridium botulinum
Smoking cessation
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Erythromycin
Antitoxin

32. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

33. SIADH
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Oral metronidazole

34. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Dantrolene

35. Prolactinoma
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Oral metronidazole
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

36. Malaria
Fibrate
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Ethosuximide

37. Bipolar disorder
IFN- a
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
B12
Vancomycin

38. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Ethosuximide
Imatinib
Oral metronidazole

39. Buerger's disease
IFN- a
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
High - dose steroids
Smoking cessation

40. Influenza
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Amantadine/rimantadine
Bosentan

41. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
SSRIs
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Mifepristone

42. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
5- ASA - infliximab
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
All - trans retinoic acid

43. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Fluids - insulin - K+
Ganciclovir

44. Anorexia
Tamoxifen
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
SSRIs

45. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Trastuzumab
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Tamoxifen
Sumatriptan

46. Alcohol withdrawal
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
TMP- SMX
Benzodiazepines
Heparin

47. Wegener's granulomatosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
5- ASA - infliximab
High - dose steroids

48. Patent ductus arteriosus
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
All - trans retinoic acid
Indomethacin

49. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
5- ASA - infliximab
Beta- interferon
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

50. Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Vitamin D supplementation
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Penicillin