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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. B12 deficiency
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Heparin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
B12

2. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Amantadine/rimantadine
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
NSAIDs - colchicine

3. Clostridium difficile
Sumatriptan
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Oral metronidazole

4. Migraine
D2 receptor antagonists
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Sumatriptan
SSRIs (first - line)

5. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Penicillin
Tamoxifen
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

6. Enterococci
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Oral metronidazole

7. Staphylococcus aureus
Benzodiazepines
High - dose steroids
Penicillin
Methicillin/naficillin

8. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Buspirone
Fluids - insulin - K+
Imatinib

9. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Antitoxin

10. Trichomonas vaginalis
Buspirone
Aromatase inhibitor
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Methicillin/naficillin

11. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Buspirone
B12
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

12. Multiple sclerosis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Beta- interferon
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

13. Cryptococcus neoformans
Erythromycin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Tamoxifen
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

14. Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
5- ASA - infliximab
Penicillin prophylaxis

15. Legionella pneumophila
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Erythromycin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
NSAIDs - colchicine

16. Sickle cell anemia
Heparin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
5- ASA - infliximab

17. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Fibrate
IFN- a
Vancomycin

18. Pulmonary hypertension
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Bosentan
Flutamide
Sumatriptan

19. Streptococcus bovis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Ganciclovir
Penicillin prophylaxis

20. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Corticosteroids - infliximab

21. Osteomalacia/rickets
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Vitamin D supplementation
D2 receptor antagonists
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

22. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Folate
Tamoxifen
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Mifepristone

23. Ringworm infections
Antitoxin
Ethosuximide
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

24. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Imatinib
Methicillin/naficillin

25. Long - term anticoagulation
Bosentan
5- ASA - infliximab
Beta- interferon
Warfarin

26. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Vitamin D supplementation
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

27. Wegener's granulomatosis
High - dose steroids
Penicillin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

28. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Sildenafil

29. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
All - trans retinoic acid
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Amantadine/rimantadine

30. UTI prophylaxis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin
TMP- SMX
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

31. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Folate
Octreotide
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Sublingual nitroglycerin

32. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Warfarin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Folate

33. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Spironolactone

34. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Fibrate

35. Anxiety
D2 receptor antagonists
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Aromatase inhibitor
Buspirone

36. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Heparin
D2 receptor antagonists
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

37. Bipolar disorder
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Oral metronidazole
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

38. Pheochromocytoma
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

39. Alcohol abuse
Octreotide
Antitoxin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

40. Patent ductus arteriosus
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Indomethacin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Spironolactone

41. Stable angina
Folate
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Buspirone
Sublingual nitroglycerin

42. Diabetes insipidus
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

43. Folate deficiency
SSRIs (first - line)
Folate
Sildenafil
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

44. MRSA
Flutamide
Buspirone
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Vancomycin

45. Toxoplasma gondii
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Sumatriptan
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

46. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Flutamide
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

47. Influenza
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Beta- interferon
Amantadine/rimantadine
Folate

48. Heparin toxicity (acute)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Protamine sulfate
Spironolactone
Beta- interferon

49. Streptococcus pyogenes
Indomethacin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

50. Neural tube defect prevention
Folate
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Erythromycin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)