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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
TMP- SMX
Mifepristone
Amantadine/rimantadine

2. Tonic - clonic seizures
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

3. Bipolar disorder
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Sumatriptan
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

4. Folate deficiency
Tamoxifen
Folate
Dantrolene
Ganciclovir

5. Diabetes insipidus
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Indomethacin
Tamoxifen
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

6. Buerger's disease
Smoking cessation
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin
Flutamide

7. Streptococcus pyogenes
Mifepristone
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Penicillin prophylaxis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

8. Alcohol withdrawal
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Benzodiazepines
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Penicillin prophylaxis

9. SIADH
Penicillin
SSRIs
Demeclocycline - lithium
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

10. Pneumocystis jiroveci
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
NSAIDs - colchicine

11. Pulmonary hypertension
Imatinib
Bosentan
Ethosuximide
SSRIs (first - line)

12. Neisseria meningitidis
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Vancomycin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

13. Crohn's disease
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
High - dose steroids
NSAIDs - colchicine

14. Diabetes mellitus type 1
High - dose steroids
Folate
Indomethacin
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

15. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Tamoxifen
D2 receptor antagonists
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

16. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Octreotide
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

17. Hypertriglyceridemia
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Fibrate
Bosentan

18. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Protamine sulfate
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

19. Immediate anticoagulation
Trastuzumab
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Heparin

20. Stable angina
Indomethacin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Dantrolene
Sublingual nitroglycerin

21. Rickettsia rickettsii
Sildenafil
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
All - trans retinoic acid
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

22. Malaria
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Amantadine/rimantadine
Indomethacin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

23. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Oral KI
Tamoxifen
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

24. Staphylococcus aureus
Mifepristone
High - dose steroids
Methicillin/naficillin
5- ASA - infliximab

25. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Penicillin prophylaxis
D2 receptor antagonists
Vitamin D supplementation

26. Wegener's granulomatosis
Antitoxin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Bosentan
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

27. Chlamydia trachomatis
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Folate
Buspirone
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

28. UTI prophylaxis
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
TMP- SMX
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Penicillin prophylaxis

29. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Oral KI
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

30. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Spironolactone
Sumatriptan
Fluids - insulin - K+

31. Depression
Oral metronidazole
High - dose steroids
SSRIs (first - line)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

32. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

33. ADHD
Statin (first - line)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Fibrate

34. MRSA
TMP- SMX
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Vancomycin
NSAIDs - colchicine

35. Influenza
Heparin
Flutamide
Amantadine/rimantadine
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

36. Carcinoid syndrome
Oral KI
Octreotide
NSAIDs - colchicine
5- ASA - infliximab

37. Infertility
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

38. Neural tube defect prevention
Folate
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
SSRIs

39. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Methicillin/naficillin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
High - dose steroids

40. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
All - trans retinoic acid
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
SSRIs (first - line)

41. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Indomethacin
Fluids - insulin - K+
Methicillin/naficillin
Mifepristone

42. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
5- ASA - infliximab
IFN- a
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

43. Warfarin toxicity
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Spironolactone

44. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Corticosteroids - infliximab
All - trans retinoic acid
Warfarin

45. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

46. Patent ductus arteriosus
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Vitamin D supplementation
Indomethacin

47. Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Ganciclovir

48. Cystic fibrosis
Corticosteroids - infliximab
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
All - trans retinoic acid
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

49. Prolactinoma
SSRIs (first - line)
D2 receptor antagonists
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

50. Osteomalacia/rickets
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Vitamin D supplementation
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine