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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Beta- interferon
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

2. Immediate anticoagulation
Sumatriptan
Vancomycin
Buspirone
Heparin

3. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Erythromycin
SSRIs

4. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Demeclocycline - lithium
Heparin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Beta- interferon

5. Folate deficiency
Indomethacin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Folate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

6. Pulmonary hypertension
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Demeclocycline - lithium
SSRIs
Bosentan

7. Tonic - clonic seizures
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Folate
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Indomethacin

8. Alcohol abuse
Vancomycin
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

9. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Tamoxifen
Spironolactone
SSRIs (first - line)

10. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Protamine sulfate
Sumatriptan
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

11. Toxoplasma gondii
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Mifepristone
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

12. Neisseria meningitidis
Ethosuximide
High - dose steroids
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

13. Prostate carcinoma
Methicillin/naficillin
Flutamide
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

14. SIADH
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Demeclocycline - lithium
B12

15. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Methicillin/naficillin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

16. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Vancomycin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

17. Cystic fibrosis
Fibrate
Mifepristone
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Corticosteroids - infliximab

18. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Heparin
Protamine sulfate
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

19. Sporothrix schenckii
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Oral KI
Sumatriptan
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

20. Patent ductus arteriosus
Octreotide
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Indomethacin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

21. Hypercholesterolemia
Tamoxifen
Statin (first - line)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

22. Carcinoid syndrome
Mifepristone
Folate
Octreotide
Heparin

23. Ringworm infections
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Oral KI
Heparin

24. Streptococcus pyogenes
Tamsulosin - finasteride
SSRIs (first - line)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fluids - insulin - K+

25. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Heparin
Penicillin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Folate

26. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Oral KI
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

27. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Tamoxifen
High - dose steroids
Sublingual nitroglycerin

28. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Erythromycin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
SSRIs
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

29. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
B12
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Aromatase inhibitor

30. Multiple sclerosis
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Beta- interferon
Sumatriptan
Vitamin D supplementation

31. Buerger's disease
Penicillin prophylaxis
Smoking cessation
Heparin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

32. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

33. Osteomalacia/rickets
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Vitamin D supplementation
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

34. Acute gout attack
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Ethosuximide
D2 receptor antagonists
NSAIDs - colchicine

35. Diabetes insipidus
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

36. Hyperaldosteronism
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Spironolactone

37. Wegener's granulomatosis
Imatinib
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
SSRIs
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

38. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Ethosuximide
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

39. Crohn's disease
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Vancomycin
Benzodiazepines

40. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Bosentan

41. Ulcerative colitis
TMP- SMX
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Antitoxin
5- ASA - infliximab

42. Candida albicans
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Buspirone
Smoking cessation
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

43. MRSA
Oral KI
Vancomycin
Amantadine/rimantadine
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

44. 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)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Spironolactone
Buspirone

45. Neural tube defect prevention
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
Penicillin prophylaxis
Folate

46. Clostridium difficile
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Oral metronidazole
Ganciclovir
Antitoxin

47. ADHD
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Dantrolene
Aromatase inhibitor
Penicillin prophylaxis

48. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
All - trans retinoic acid
Protamine sulfate
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

49. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Benzodiazepines

50. Chronic gout
Octreotide
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
B12
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)