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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
SSRIs
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Folate

2. Absence seizures
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Ethosuximide
NSAIDs - colchicine
Tamoxifen

3. ADHD
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Indomethacin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

4. Migraine
Sumatriptan
Vitamin D supplementation
Folate
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

5. Multiple sclerosis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Beta- interferon
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

6. Tonic - clonic seizures
High - dose steroids
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Heparin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

7. Malaria
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Bosentan

8. Pulmonary hypertension
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Bosentan
Methicillin/naficillin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

9. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
Statin (first - line)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Trastuzumab

10. Wegener's granulomatosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
5- ASA - infliximab
Oral metronidazole

11. Malignant hyperthermia
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Octreotide
Dantrolene
Heparin

12. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Heparin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Tamoxifen

13. Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Dantrolene
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Imatinib

14. Alcohol abuse
Sumatriptan
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
High - dose steroids

15. Sickle cell anemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Mifepristone

16. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
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)
Warfarin

17. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Protamine sulfate

18. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
SSRIs
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

19. Staphylococcus aureus
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Sildenafil
Benzodiazepines
Methicillin/naficillin

20. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

21. Hyperaldosteronism
Imatinib
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
SSRIs
Spironolactone

22. Acute gout attack
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Fluids - insulin - K+
NSAIDs - colchicine
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

23. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Vancomycin
Smoking cessation
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Flutamide

24. Prostate carcinoma
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Flutamide
Ethosuximide
Folate

25. Ringworm infections
SSRIs
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

26. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
D2 receptor antagonists
Buspirone

27. Clostridium tetani
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Flutamide
Heparin

28. Rickettsia rickettsii
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Fibrate

29. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

30. Streptococcus bovis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Folate
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Flutamide

31. Clostridium difficile
Penicillin prophylaxis
Oral metronidazole
Vitamin D supplementation
Sumatriptan

32. Neural tube defect prevention
Folate
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
SSRIs (first - line)
Imatinib

33. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Fibrate
All - trans retinoic acid
Benzodiazepines
Vancomycin

34. Cryptococcus neoformans
Vitamin D supplementation
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Erythromycin

35. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Vancomycin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Heparin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

36. Bipolar disorder
Smoking cessation
Erythromycin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Penicillin prophylaxis

37. Prolactinoma
Beta- interferon
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

38. Pneumocystis jiroveci
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
SSRIs
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

39. Carcinoid syndrome
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Oral metronidazole
Octreotide
Antitoxin

40. Crohn's disease
Octreotide
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Trastuzumab
Sublingual nitroglycerin

41. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
IFN- a
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

42. Osteomalacia/rickets
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Flutamide
Vitamin D supplementation

43. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Warfarin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

44. Bulimia
SSRIs
Erythromycin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Statin (first - line)

45. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Trastuzumab
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

46. Immediate anticoagulation
TMP- SMX
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Heparin

47. Hypertriglyceridemia
High - dose steroids
Benzodiazepines
Fibrate
Penicillin

48. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
All - trans retinoic acid

49. Medical abortion
Spironolactone
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Mifepristone
Tamsulosin - finasteride

50. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Buspirone
Fluids - insulin - K+
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids