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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Cryptococcus neoformans
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Octreotide
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

2. Clostridium difficile
Penicillin prophylaxis
Sildenafil
Oral metronidazole
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

3. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Warfarin
Vitamin D supplementation
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

4. Malaria
Sublingual nitroglycerin
D2 receptor antagonists
Sumatriptan
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

5. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Amantadine/rimantadine
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
B12
Vancomycin

6. ADHD
High - dose steroids
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
IFN- a
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

7. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Methicillin/naficillin
Indomethacin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

8. Alcohol withdrawal
Vancomycin
5- ASA - infliximab
Benzodiazepines
Beta- interferon

9. Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Indomethacin
Statin (first - line)

10. Influenza
Buspirone
Sildenafil
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Amantadine/rimantadine

11. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Heparin
Smoking cessation
Protamine sulfate

12. Anxiety
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Warfarin
Buspirone

13. Clostridium tetani
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
TMP- SMX
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Warfarin

14. Hyperaldosteronism
Spironolactone
Indomethacin
Aromatase inhibitor
SSRIs

15. Malignant hyperthermia
Oral metronidazole
Buspirone
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Dantrolene

16. Hypertriglyceridemia
D2 receptor antagonists
Trastuzumab
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Fibrate

17. UTI prophylaxis
TMP- SMX
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Bosentan
SSRIs

18. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Dantrolene

19. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
NSAIDs - colchicine
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

20. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Warfarin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

21. Cystic fibrosis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

22. Buerger's disease
Sildenafil
Smoking cessation
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Amantadine/rimantadine

23. Wegener's granulomatosis
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Protamine sulfate
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

24. Streptococcus pyogenes
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Dantrolene

25. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
IFN- a
Heparin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

26. Chronic gout
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

27. Folate deficiency
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
B12
Imatinib
Folate

28. Cytomegalovirus
Smoking cessation
Ganciclovir
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Methicillin/naficillin

29. Patent ductus arteriosus
Fibrate
Indomethacin
Bosentan
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

30. Alcohol abuse
Fluids - insulin - K+
Erythromycin
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Sublingual nitroglycerin

31. Bipolar disorder
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Antitoxin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

32. Infertility
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Flutamide

33. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Protamine sulfate
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Folate

34. Candida albicans
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

35. Acute gout attack
Amantadine/rimantadine
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
NSAIDs - colchicine
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

36. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Aromatase inhibitor
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Methicillin/naficillin

37. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
B12
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Imatinib

38. 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)
Octreotide
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

39. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Vitamin D supplementation
SSRIs

40. SIADH
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Statin (first - line)
Demeclocycline - lithium
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

41. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Flutamide
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Ethosuximide
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

42. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
SSRIs
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Spironolactone

43. Ringworm infections
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

44. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Erythromycin
D2 receptor antagonists
All - trans retinoic acid

45. Trichomonas vaginalis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
IFN- a
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Dantrolene

46. Prostate carcinoma
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Flutamide

47. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Dantrolene
Penicillin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

48. Prolactinoma
Oral KI
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

49. Pulmonary hypertension
Bosentan
High - dose steroids
Folate
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

50. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tamoxifen
Statin (first - line)