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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Malignant hyperthermia
Smoking cessation
Dantrolene
Buspirone
Ethosuximide

2. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Bosentan
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

3. Clostridium botulinum
Ganciclovir
Oral metronidazole
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Antitoxin

4. Candida albicans
Tamoxifen
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Penicillin prophylaxis

5. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Sumatriptan
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Fluids - insulin - K+

6. Sporothrix schenckii
Beta- interferon
Indomethacin
Oral KI
B12

7. Cystic fibrosis
IFN- a
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Penicillin
B12

8. Chronic hepatitis
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Trastuzumab
IFN- a
Fibrate

9. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Beta- interferon

10. Pulmonary hypertension
Bosentan
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

11. Hyperaldosteronism
Fluids - insulin - K+
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Spironolactone
SSRIs (first - line)

12. Acute gout attack
NSAIDs - colchicine
SSRIs (first - line)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Spironolactone

13. Trichomonas vaginalis
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

14. 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)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
B12

15. Toxoplasma gondii
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Sildenafil

16. Tonic - clonic seizures
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

17. Alcohol withdrawal
Buspirone
Bosentan
Statin (first - line)
Benzodiazepines

18. UTI prophylaxis
Vitamin D supplementation
TMP- SMX
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Amantadine/rimantadine

19. Chlamydia trachomatis
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Folate
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Oral metronidazole

20. Diabetes insipidus
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Beta- interferon
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

21. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Ethosuximide
Warfarin

22. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tamsulosin - finasteride
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

23. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Folate
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

24. Staphylococcus aureus
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
SSRIs (first - line)
Methicillin/naficillin
Protamine sulfate

25. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Ganciclovir
B12
Penicillin

26. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Aromatase inhibitor
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

27. Stable angina
Sublingual nitroglycerin
D2 receptor antagonists
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Penicillin prophylaxis

28. Folate deficiency
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Oral KI
Folate

29. Enterococci
Octreotide
Smoking cessation
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Benzodiazepines

30. Hypertriglyceridemia
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Fibrate
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

31. Cryptococcus neoformans
B12
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Dantrolene
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

32. Treponema pallidum
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Oral metronidazole
Statin (first - line)
Penicillin

33. Influenza
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Erythromycin
Amantadine/rimantadine
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

34. Chronic gout
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Antitoxin

35. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Trastuzumab
Heparin
SSRIs

36. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

37. Neural tube defect prevention
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Folate
Bosentan
Spironolactone

38. Anxiety
Buspirone
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Penicillin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

39. Malaria
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
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)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

40. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Aromatase inhibitor
Heparin
TMP- SMX
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

41. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Buspirone
Heparin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
All - trans retinoic acid

42. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Beta- interferon
Dantrolene
Flutamide

43. Migraine
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Vitamin D supplementation
Sumatriptan

44. Absence seizures
Bosentan
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Flutamide
Ethosuximide

45. MRSA
Vancomycin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Octreotide
B12

46. Streptococcus bovis
Amantadine/rimantadine
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Penicillin prophylaxis
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

47. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Statin (first - line)
Beta- interferon
Heparin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

48. SIADH
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Corticosteroids - infliximab

49. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Imatinib
Vancomycin
Erythromycin

50. Bipolar disorder
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Protamine sulfate
Oral metronidazole
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)