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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
Demeclocycline - lithium
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Trastuzumab

2. Absence seizures
Octreotide
SSRIs (first - line)
Dantrolene
Ethosuximide

3. Chronic hepatitis
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
High - dose steroids
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
IFN- a

4. Chronic gout
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Antitoxin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

5. ADHD
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Bosentan
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

6. Chlamydia trachomatis
All - trans retinoic acid
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Protamine sulfate
SSRIs

7. Influenza
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Amantadine/rimantadine
Oral KI
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

8. B12 deficiency
Buspirone
SSRIs
B12
Bosentan

9. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Trastuzumab

10. Hypercholesterolemia
Aromatase inhibitor
Statin (first - line)
Erythromycin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

11. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Dantrolene
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

12. Diabetes mellitus type 1
SSRIs
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

13. Malaria
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Oral metronidazole
Penicillin

14. Tonic - clonic seizures
All - trans retinoic acid
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Methicillin/naficillin
5- ASA - infliximab

15. Wegener's granulomatosis
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
B12
Aromatase inhibitor

16. Multiple sclerosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Fibrate
Beta- interferon
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

17. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Demeclocycline - lithium
Ganciclovir

18. Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
Smoking cessation
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

19. Warfarin toxicity
Antitoxin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Beta- interferon
D2 receptor antagonists

20. SIADH
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Sumatriptan
Demeclocycline - lithium

21. Trichomonas vaginalis
Aromatase inhibitor
Indomethacin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Vancomycin

22. Prolactinoma
Sumatriptan
Erythromycin
Statin (first - line)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

23. Neural tube defect prevention
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Folate
Tamoxifen
Oral KI

24. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Antitoxin
Fibrate
Fluids - insulin - K+

25. Enterococci
Erythromycin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

26. Osteomalacia/rickets
Penicillin prophylaxis
Vitamin D supplementation
Penicillin
Warfarin

27. Pulmonary hypertension
Bosentan
Erythromycin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

28. Anorexia
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
SSRIs
Penicillin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

29. Pheochromocytoma
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
5- ASA - infliximab
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

30. Candida albicans
Sumatriptan
Flutamide
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

31. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
SSRIs
Protamine sulfate
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

32. Infertility
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

33. Temporal arteritis
All - trans retinoic acid
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
High - dose steroids

34. UTI prophylaxis
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
TMP- SMX

35. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
All - trans retinoic acid
SSRIs
Methicillin/naficillin

36. Legionella pneumophila
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Erythromycin
Heparin
Spironolactone

37. Sporothrix schenckii
TMP- SMX
5- ASA - infliximab
Oral KI
D2 receptor antagonists

38. Neisseria meningitidis
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

39. Carcinoid syndrome
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Dantrolene
Octreotide
Corticosteroids - infliximab

40. Bulimia
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
SSRIs
Vitamin D supplementation
Erythromycin

41. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Oral KI

42. MRSA
Vancomycin
B12
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

43. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Warfarin
Trastuzumab
Statin (first - line)

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

45. Sickle cell anemia
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Oral KI

46. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Penicillin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Bosentan

47. Medical abortion
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Mifepristone
Folate

48. Clostridium tetani
NSAIDs - colchicine
Methicillin/naficillin
Tamoxifen
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

49. Cryptococcus neoformans
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Beta- interferon
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

50. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Warfarin
Amantadine/rimantadine
Penicillin prophylaxis