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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Clostridium botulinum
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Antitoxin
Fluids - insulin - K+
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

2. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Folate
D2 receptor antagonists
Ethosuximide
Amantadine/rimantadine

3. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Amantadine/rimantadine
Imatinib
Tamoxifen
Bosentan

4. Acute gout attack
Buspirone
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
NSAIDs - colchicine

5. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Demeclocycline - lithium
Tamsulosin - finasteride

6. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
B12
Benzodiazepines
Beta- interferon

7. Cystic fibrosis
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Octreotide
SSRIs
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

8. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
IFN- a
5- ASA - infliximab
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

9. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

10. ADHD
Heparin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Demeclocycline - lithium

11. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
D2 receptor antagonists
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Demeclocycline - lithium

12. Clostridium tetani
Fluids - insulin - K+
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Bosentan
Flutamide

13. Malignant hyperthermia
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Dantrolene
Oral KI
Tamoxifen

14. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Indomethacin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

15. Bipolar disorder
All - trans retinoic acid
Indomethacin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
5- ASA - infliximab

16. Migraine
NSAIDs - colchicine
Methicillin/naficillin
Smoking cessation
Sumatriptan

17. Absence seizures
TMP- SMX
B12
Ethosuximide
Tamoxifen

18. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Ethosuximide
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Fibrate

19. Diabetic ketoacidosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Aromatase inhibitor
Fluids - insulin - K+
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

20. Hypercholesterolemia
Smoking cessation
Statin (first - line)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Demeclocycline - lithium

21. Ulcerative colitis
5- ASA - infliximab
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Warfarin

22. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Antitoxin
High - dose steroids

23. Cytomegalovirus
Flutamide
Penicillin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Ganciclovir

24. Pneumocystis jiroveci
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Folate
Fluids - insulin - K+

25. B12 deficiency
Heparin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
B12

26. Rickettsia rickettsii
Buspirone
SSRIs
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

27. Infertility
Penicillin prophylaxis
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Tamoxifen
Dantrolene

28. Enterococci
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

29. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Trastuzumab
Octreotide
Penicillin prophylaxis

30. Warfarin toxicity
IFN- a
Penicillin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

31. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Penicillin
Flutamide
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Trastuzumab

32. Candida albicans
Statin (first - line)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Spironolactone
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

33. UTI prophylaxis
Benzodiazepines
Demeclocycline - lithium
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
TMP- SMX

34. Erectile dysfunction
Mifepristone
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Sildenafil
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

35. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Aromatase inhibitor
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

36. Hyperaldosteronism
Fibrate
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Spironolactone
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

37. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

38. Ringworm infections
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

39. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
B12
Spironolactone
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

40. Anorexia
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
SSRIs
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

41. Staphylococcus aureus
Sildenafil
Methicillin/naficillin
Mifepristone
Folate

42. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
5- ASA - infliximab
Folate
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

43. Chlamydia trachomatis
Octreotide
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Benzodiazepines

44. Prolactinoma
Oral KI
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Warfarin

45. Alcohol abuse
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Penicillin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

46. Pheochromocytoma
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Spironolactone

47. Clostridium difficile
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Oral metronidazole
Penicillin prophylaxis
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

48. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Vancomycin
Bosentan
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
All - trans retinoic acid

49. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Aromatase inhibitor
Sildenafil
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

50. Tonic - clonic seizures
5- ASA - infliximab
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine