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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Hypertriglyceridemia
Penicillin prophylaxis
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Ethosuximide
Fibrate

2. Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Folate
Beta- interferon
Sildenafil

3. Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
D2 receptor antagonists
Benzodiazepines

4. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Penicillin prophylaxis
Buspirone
Folate

5. Cytomegalovirus
Statin (first - line)
Antitoxin
Ganciclovir
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

6. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
High - dose steroids
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Imatinib
SSRIs

7. Ringworm infections
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Trastuzumab

8. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
High - dose steroids
SSRIs (first - line)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

9. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Oral KI
Heparin
Demeclocycline - lithium

10. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Vancomycin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Erythromycin

11. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Sildenafil
Dantrolene

12. Cryptococcus neoformans
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Vancomycin
SSRIs (first - line)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

13. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Penicillin
Erythromycin

14. Prolactinoma
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Protamine sulfate

15. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Bosentan
SSRIs
Folate

16. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
B12
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

17. Crohn's disease
Corticosteroids - infliximab
SSRIs
Penicillin
Penicillin prophylaxis

18. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
TMP- SMX
Sildenafil
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

19. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
All - trans retinoic acid
SSRIs (first - line)

20. Malaria
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Aromatase inhibitor

21. Clostridium tetani
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Octreotide
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Protamine sulfate

22. Immediate anticoagulation
NSAIDs - colchicine
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Smoking cessation
Heparin

23. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Erythromycin
Statin (first - line)
Fluids - insulin - K+
High - dose steroids

24. Chronic hepatitis
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Dantrolene
Trastuzumab
IFN- a

25. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin prophylaxis
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

26. Diabetes insipidus
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Penicillin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

27. MRSA
Indomethacin
Octreotide
Vancomycin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

28. Stable angina
TMP- SMX
B12
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Sublingual nitroglycerin

29. Clostridium difficile
Indomethacin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Oral metronidazole
Spironolactone

30. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Smoking cessation
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

31. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Antitoxin
Heparin

32. B12 deficiency
Sumatriptan
SSRIs
B12
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

33. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Dantrolene

34. Treponema pallidum
Imatinib
SSRIs
Penicillin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

35. Anxiety
Dantrolene
Buspirone
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Folate

36. Chlamydia trachomatis
Oral KI
Protamine sulfate
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

37. SIADH
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Oral KI
Demeclocycline - lithium
Sublingual nitroglycerin

38. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Penicillin prophylaxis
IFN- a
Erythromycin

39. Pheochromocytoma
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Bosentan
Oral metronidazole
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

40. Hyperaldosteronism
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Aromatase inhibitor
SSRIs
Spironolactone

41. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Ganciclovir
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
D2 receptor antagonists

42. Wegener's granulomatosis
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
SSRIs
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

43. Pneumocystis jiroveci
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Buspirone
Smoking cessation
IFN- a

44. Buerger's disease
Corticosteroids - infliximab
D2 receptor antagonists
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Smoking cessation

45. Bulimia
Fibrate
B12
Spironolactone
SSRIs

46. Bipolar disorder
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Fluids - insulin - K+
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

47. Alcohol withdrawal
Sumatriptan
Benzodiazepines
5- ASA - infliximab
Octreotide

48. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Benzodiazepines
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

49. Streptococcus bovis
Bosentan
Ganciclovir
Penicillin prophylaxis
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

50. Folate deficiency
Flutamide
Folate
Benzodiazepines
Methylphenidate - amphetamines