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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Erythromycin
Sildenafil
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

2. Temporal arteritis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
High - dose steroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

3. Patent ductus arteriosus
Smoking cessation
Ganciclovir
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Indomethacin

4. Anorexia
SSRIs
Trastuzumab
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Penicillin

5. Staphylococcus aureus
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Vancomycin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Methicillin/naficillin

6. Cystic fibrosis
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
SSRIs
Heparin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

7. Hyperaldosteronism
Statin (first - line)
Ethosuximide
Octreotide
Spironolactone

8. Anxiety
Benzodiazepines
Buspirone
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

9. Long - term anticoagulation
Buspirone
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Vitamin D supplementation
Warfarin

10. ADHD
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Sildenafil
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

11. Acute gout attack
NSAIDs - colchicine
Penicillin prophylaxis
Beta- interferon
B12

12. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Imatinib
Vancomycin
Protamine sulfate

13. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
5- ASA - infliximab
Dantrolene
Vancomycin
Trastuzumab

14. Crohn's disease
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

15. Chlamydia trachomatis
Mifepristone
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Fibrate
Amantadine/rimantadine

16. Warfarin toxicity
Bosentan
Dantrolene
SSRIs (first - line)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

17. Alcohol withdrawal
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Benzodiazepines
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Penicillin prophylaxis

18. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Penicillin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

19. Folate deficiency
Methicillin/naficillin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Folate
Octreotide

20. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Heparin
Erythromycin

21. 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)
Warfarin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Heparin

22. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Warfarin
Erythromycin
SSRIs (first - line)

23. Bipolar disorder
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Fibrate
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

24. Streptococcus pyogenes
Heparin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tamsulosin - finasteride

25. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Fluids - insulin - K+
High - dose steroids
SSRIs (first - line)

26. Rickettsia rickettsii
Aromatase inhibitor
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Vancomycin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

27. Wegener's granulomatosis
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

28. Chronic hepatitis
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
IFN- a
Vitamin D supplementation
Vancomycin

29. Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
TMP- SMX
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

30. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
SSRIs (first - line)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

31. Neisseria meningitidis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

32. Trichomonas vaginalis
Penicillin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
IFN- a

33. Neural tube defect prevention
Fluids - insulin - K+
Demeclocycline - lithium
Folate
High - dose steroids

34. Sickle cell anemia
Folate
Indomethacin
High - dose steroids
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

35. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Sildenafil
SSRIs (first - line)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

36. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

37. Ulcerative colitis
Octreotide
Sublingual nitroglycerin
5- ASA - infliximab
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

38. Multiple sclerosis
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Beta- interferon

39. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Folate
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

40. Malaria
Flutamide
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

41. SIADH
Antitoxin
Erythromycin
D2 receptor antagonists
Demeclocycline - lithium

42. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Corticosteroids - infliximab
D2 receptor antagonists
Protamine sulfate

43. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Vancomycin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

44. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
5- ASA - infliximab
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

45. Clostridium difficile
Antitoxin
Oral metronidazole
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Erythromycin

46. MRSA
IFN- a
Vancomycin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
All - trans retinoic acid

47. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
High - dose steroids
B12
Tamsulosin - finasteride
NSAIDs - colchicine

48. Toxoplasma gondii
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
SSRIs
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

49. Buerger's disease
Smoking cessation
NSAIDs - colchicine
Flutamide
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

50. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Indomethacin
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Octreotide
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)