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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Ringworm infections
TMP- SMX
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Fibrate

2. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Ethosuximide
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

3. Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first - line)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

4. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

5. Streptococcus pyogenes
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Buspirone

6. Carcinoid syndrome
Demeclocycline - lithium
TMP- SMX
Octreotide
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

7. Prostate carcinoma
Vancomycin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Ethosuximide
Flutamide

8. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Methicillin/naficillin
Trastuzumab
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

9. Warfarin toxicity
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Tamoxifen
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

10. SIADH
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Demeclocycline - lithium
Trastuzumab
B12

11. Clostridium botulinum
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Antitoxin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

12. Erectile dysfunction
Methicillin/naficillin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Mifepristone
Sildenafil

13. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Tamoxifen

14. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Bosentan
Beta- interferon
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

15. ADHD
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Dantrolene
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

16. Neural tube defect prevention
Statin (first - line)
Folate
High - dose steroids
Imatinib

17. Diabetes insipidus
Spironolactone
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Penicillin
NSAIDs - colchicine

18. Depression
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Ganciclovir
Dantrolene
SSRIs (first - line)

19. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Buspirone
Octreotide
Imatinib
SSRIs (first - line)

20. Medical abortion
Beta- interferon
Mifepristone
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

21. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Sublingual nitroglycerin

22. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Penicillin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

23. UTI prophylaxis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Methicillin/naficillin
TMP- SMX
SSRIs

24. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Protamine sulfate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

25. Hypertriglyceridemia
Benzodiazepines
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
IFN- a
Fibrate

26. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Erythromycin
Aromatase inhibitor
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

27. Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
Warfarin
Vancomycin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

28. Pulmonary hypertension
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Bosentan
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Oral metronidazole

29. Stable angina
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
5- ASA - infliximab
IFN- a
Sublingual nitroglycerin

30. Patent ductus arteriosus
Aromatase inhibitor
Indomethacin
Tamoxifen
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

31. Alcohol abuse
Folate
Spironolactone
Dantrolene
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

32. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Indomethacin
Methicillin/naficillin
Vancomycin

33. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Folate
D2 receptor antagonists
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

34. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Spironolactone
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

35. Bipolar disorder
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

36. Clostridium tetani
Fibrate
Buspirone
Heparin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

37. Buerger's disease
Statin (first - line)
Penicillin
Smoking cessation
Sublingual nitroglycerin

38. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Mifepristone

39. Staphylococcus aureus
SSRIs
Methicillin/naficillin
Ethosuximide
Sumatriptan

40. Rickettsia rickettsii
B12
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

41. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Bosentan
5- ASA - infliximab
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

42. Sporothrix schenckii
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Indomethacin
Oral KI

43. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Aromatase inhibitor
Penicillin prophylaxis

44. Folate deficiency
Aromatase inhibitor
Folate
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

45. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Beta- interferon
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Heparin

46. Migraine
D2 receptor antagonists
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Penicillin
Sumatriptan

47. Treponema pallidum
Trastuzumab
Folate
Benzodiazepines
Penicillin

48. Anxiety
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Buspirone
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

49. MRSA
Vancomycin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Statin (first - line)

50. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Spironolactone
Tamsulosin - finasteride