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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Neural tube defect prevention
Dantrolene
Indomethacin
Folate
High - dose steroids

2. Osteomalacia/rickets
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Sumatriptan
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Vitamin D supplementation

3. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
Ganciclovir
Folate
Mifepristone

4. B12 deficiency
Flutamide
B12
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Oral metronidazole

5. Migraine
Bosentan
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Sumatriptan
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

6. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Buspirone
TMP- SMX
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

7. Diabetes mellitus type 2
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

8. Carcinoid syndrome
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Ganciclovir
Octreotide

9. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Heparin
Beta- interferon
Folate

10. Streptococcus pyogenes
Benzodiazepines
Penicillin prophylaxis
Heparin
Warfarin

11. Temporal arteritis
Penicillin
Aromatase inhibitor
High - dose steroids
Sumatriptan

12. Cryptococcus neoformans
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Protamine sulfate
Penicillin

13. Crohn's disease
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Sublingual nitroglycerin

14. Warfarin toxicity
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Benzodiazepines
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Penicillin prophylaxis

15. Cytomegalovirus
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Methicillin/naficillin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Ganciclovir

16. Bulimia
Bosentan
Antitoxin
SSRIs
Sublingual nitroglycerin

17. Absence seizures
Dantrolene
Ethosuximide
Erythromycin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

18. Wegener's granulomatosis
Vancomycin
Spironolactone
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Beta- interferon

19. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Octreotide
Amantadine/rimantadine
Tamoxifen
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

20. Streptococcus bovis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tamoxifen
Tamsulosin - finasteride

21. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Mifepristone
Oral metronidazole
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

22. Toxoplasma gondii
Folate
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
SSRIs
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

23. Sickle cell anemia
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Amantadine/rimantadine
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Dantrolene

24. Clostridium difficile
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Sildenafil
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Oral metronidazole

25. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Sumatriptan
Bosentan
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

26. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Buspirone
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Erythromycin

27. Immediate anticoagulation
Folate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Heparin

28. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Methicillin/naficillin
5- ASA - infliximab
D2 receptor antagonists
Trastuzumab

29. Rickettsia rickettsii
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Sumatriptan
Heparin
Trastuzumab

30. Diabetes insipidus
Indomethacin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Amantadine/rimantadine
Imatinib

31. Chronic hepatitis
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Heparin
Tamsulosin - finasteride
IFN- a

32. Malignant hyperthermia
Sildenafil
Dantrolene
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Imatinib

33. Pheochromocytoma
Vancomycin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

34. Pulmonary hypertension
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Bosentan
Folate
SSRIs (first - line)

35. Bipolar disorder
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Octreotide
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

36. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Oral KI

37. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Fibrate
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

38. Buerger's disease
Smoking cessation
Antitoxin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

39. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin prophylaxis
All - trans retinoic acid
Heparin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

40. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Methicillin/naficillin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

41. Stable angina
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Folate

42. Alcohol withdrawal
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Benzodiazepines
Ganciclovir
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

43. Acute gout attack
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Protamine sulfate
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

44. Hypercholesterolemia
Folate
Statin (first - line)
TMP- SMX
Penicillin

45. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
All - trans retinoic acid
Protamine sulfate
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

46. Alcohol abuse
Aromatase inhibitor
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Dantrolene
Folate

47. Ulcerative colitis
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Oral metronidazole
5- ASA - infliximab

48. Trichomonas vaginalis
Tamoxifen
Imatinib
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Protamine sulfate

49. Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin/naficillin
Sildenafil
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Fluids - insulin - K+

50. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Heparin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
D2 receptor antagonists