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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Neisseria meningitidis
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Beta- interferon
Mifepristone

2. Cytomegalovirus
Spironolactone
Oral metronidazole
Ganciclovir
Imatinib

3. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Warfarin
Trastuzumab
D2 receptor antagonists

4. Sporothrix schenckii
Oral KI
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Tamoxifen

5. Wegener's granulomatosis
Folate
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Penicillin prophylaxis
Protamine sulfate

6. Prostate carcinoma
Flutamide
Imatinib
D2 receptor antagonists
B12

7. Stable angina
Sublingual nitroglycerin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Heparin
Aromatase inhibitor

8. Pulmonary hypertension
Penicillin
Beta- interferon
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Bosentan

9. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Imatinib

10. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Protamine sulfate
5- ASA - infliximab
Corticosteroids - infliximab

11. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Amantadine/rimantadine

12. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
All - trans retinoic acid

13. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
SSRIs
Benzodiazepines

14. Chronic hepatitis
Spironolactone
Trastuzumab
IFN- a
Indomethacin

15. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Penicillin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

16. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Trastuzumab
SSRIs

17. Buerger's disease
Oral KI
Vancomycin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Smoking cessation

18. Depression
Statin (first - line)
SSRIs (first - line)
Trastuzumab
Benzodiazepines

19. Temporal arteritis
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
High - dose steroids
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

20. Trichomonas vaginalis
Demeclocycline - lithium
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Trastuzumab

21. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
SSRIs
Aromatase inhibitor
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

22. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Octreotide
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Penicillin prophylaxis

23. ADHD
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Smoking cessation
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

24. Anorexia
Bosentan
High - dose steroids
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
SSRIs

25. Infertility
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Octreotide
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

26. Ringworm infections
D2 receptor antagonists
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Folate
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

27. Patent ductus arteriosus
Benzodiazepines
SSRIs
Indomethacin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

28. Prolactinoma
SSRIs
SSRIs (first - line)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

29. Crohn's disease
5- ASA - infliximab
Vancomycin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

30. Staphylococcus aureus
Demeclocycline - lithium
Statin (first - line)
Methicillin/naficillin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

31. Long - term anticoagulation
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Indomethacin
Warfarin

32. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Vitamin D supplementation
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

33. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Mifepristone
Imatinib
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Bosentan

34. Warfarin toxicity
Bosentan
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

35. Anxiety
B12
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Folate
Buspirone

36. Chlamydia trachomatis
Fibrate
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Imatinib
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

37. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Fibrate
Beta- interferon
All - trans retinoic acid
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

38. Clostridium tetani
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

39. B12 deficiency
Heparin
B12
Warfarin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

40. SIADH
Mifepristone
Octreotide
Heparin
Demeclocycline - lithium

41. Cryptococcus neoformans
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

42. Migraine
Antitoxin
Dantrolene
5- ASA - infliximab
Sumatriptan

43. MRSA
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Vancomycin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

44. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tamsulosin - finasteride
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Penicillin prophylaxis

45. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
IFN- a
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

46. Chronic gout
Imatinib
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
D2 receptor antagonists
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

47. Neural tube defect prevention
Folate
IFN- a
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
5- ASA - infliximab

48. Rickettsia rickettsii
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Dantrolene

49. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Warfarin
Tamoxifen
Penicillin prophylaxis
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

50. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
D2 receptor antagonists
Statin (first - line)
NSAIDs - colchicine