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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
D2 receptor antagonists
Beta- interferon
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
SSRIs (first - line)

2. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Tamoxifen
All - trans retinoic acid
Benzodiazepines

3. Pulmonary hypertension
Bosentan
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

4. Staphylococcus aureus
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Methicillin/naficillin
SSRIs (first - line)
Tamsulosin - finasteride

5. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
SSRIs
Sublingual nitroglycerin

6. Chlamydia trachomatis
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Heparin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

7. Carcinoid syndrome
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Erythromycin
Ganciclovir
Octreotide

8. MRSA
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Vancomycin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

9. Acute gout attack
NSAIDs - colchicine
D2 receptor antagonists
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Ganciclovir

10. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Dantrolene
Fluids - insulin - K+

11. ADHD
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Penicillin prophylaxis
Demeclocycline - lithium
Methicillin/naficillin

12. Wegener's granulomatosis
Statin (first - line)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Penicillin prophylaxis

13. Hyperaldosteronism
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Spironolactone
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Corticosteroids - infliximab

14. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Spironolactone
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

15. Malaria
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

16. Malignant hyperthermia
Fibrate
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Warfarin
Dantrolene

17. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
SSRIs (first - line)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Sildenafil

18. Erectile dysfunction
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Sildenafil
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
SSRIs (first - line)

19. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
Trastuzumab
Amantadine/rimantadine
Folate

20. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Imatinib
5- ASA - infliximab
Demeclocycline - lithium

21. Infertility
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Fibrate
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

22. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Erythromycin
Fluids - insulin - K+

23. Sickle cell anemia
Smoking cessation
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Imatinib
Spironolactone

24. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

25. Anxiety
SSRIs
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Buspirone

26. Heparin toxicity (acute)
High - dose steroids
Vancomycin
Protamine sulfate
Vitamin D supplementation

27. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
IFN- a

28. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Benzodiazepines
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
IFN- a
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

29. Patent ductus arteriosus
Buspirone
Indomethacin
Oral KI
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

30. Toxoplasma gondii
Erythromycin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

31. Crohn's disease
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Aromatase inhibitor
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Corticosteroids - infliximab

32. Hypercholesterolemia
Sildenafil
Demeclocycline - lithium
Octreotide
Statin (first - line)

33. Stable angina
Sublingual nitroglycerin
All - trans retinoic acid
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Bosentan

34. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Amantadine/rimantadine
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Mifepristone

35. Neisseria meningitidis
Heparin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Imatinib

36. Medical abortion
Dantrolene
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Protamine sulfate
Mifepristone

37. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Trastuzumab
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

38. Warfarin toxicity
Sildenafil
Benzodiazepines
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

39. Rickettsia rickettsii
Fibrate
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

40. Folate deficiency
Folate
Fibrate
Penicillin prophylaxis
Warfarin

41. Bipolar disorder
Tamoxifen
SSRIs
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

42. Hemorrhagic cystitis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

43. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Bosentan
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
High - dose steroids

44. Multiple sclerosis
Erythromycin
Beta- interferon
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
IFN- a

45. Prostate carcinoma
Flutamide
Heparin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

46. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
B12

47. Ringworm infections
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
High - dose steroids
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Ethosuximide

48. Sporothrix schenckii
Oral KI
SSRIs
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

49. Cryptococcus neoformans
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

50. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)