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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Pulmonary hypertension
Bosentan
5- ASA - infliximab
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Antitoxin

2. Carcinoid syndrome
Folate
Octreotide
Rifampin (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)

3. UTI prophylaxis
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
TMP- SMX
Aromatase inhibitor
Penicillin prophylaxis

4. Bipolar disorder
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Antitoxin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

5. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
NSAIDs - colchicine
Heparin
Corticosteroids - infliximab

6. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Fibrate

7. Sickle cell anemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
SSRIs
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

8. Chlamydia trachomatis
Ethosuximide
Indomethacin
Demeclocycline - lithium
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

9. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Methicillin/naficillin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Spironolactone

10. Hemorrhagic cystitis
All - trans retinoic acid
Statin (first - line)
Indomethacin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

11. Enterococci
Amantadine/rimantadine
Indomethacin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

12. Erectile dysfunction
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Folate
Sildenafil
Smoking cessation

13. Wegener's granulomatosis
Bosentan
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Heparin

14. Long - term anticoagulation
IFN- a
Warfarin
Spironolactone
Buspirone

15. Rickettsia rickettsii
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Sildenafil
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Sumatriptan

16. Bulimia
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Heparin
SSRIs
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

17. Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin/naficillin
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Ethosuximide
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

18. Trichomonas vaginalis
Folate
Warfarin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Sublingual nitroglycerin

19. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
5- ASA - infliximab
SSRIs
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Trastuzumab

20. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Buspirone
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Tamoxifen
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

21. Toxoplasma gondii
Mifepristone
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

22. Immediate anticoagulation
Beta- interferon
B12
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Heparin

23. Streptococcus pneumoniae
NSAIDs - colchicine
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

24. Chronic gout
Tamoxifen
Vitamin D supplementation
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

25. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Dantrolene
All - trans retinoic acid
Protamine sulfate
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

26. Clostridium botulinum
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Antitoxin
Penicillin
Penicillin prophylaxis

27. Depression
Ethosuximide
Penicillin
SSRIs (first - line)
Warfarin

28. B12 deficiency
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
B12
IFN- a

29. Acute gout attack
Benzodiazepines
NSAIDs - colchicine
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

30. Crohn's disease
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
5- ASA - infliximab
Corticosteroids - infliximab

31. Osteomalacia/rickets
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Vitamin D supplementation
Methicillin/naficillin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

32. Neisseria meningitidis
Folate
Oral metronidazole
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

33. ADHD
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fibrate
Penicillin prophylaxis

34. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
Ganciclovir
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Trastuzumab

35. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Statin (first - line)
Oral KI

36. Anxiety
Methicillin/naficillin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Buspirone
Protamine sulfate

37. Anorexia
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Smoking cessation
Demeclocycline - lithium
SSRIs

38. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
D2 receptor antagonists
Aromatase inhibitor
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

39. Hypercholesterolemia
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Statin (first - line)
Sildenafil
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

40. Temporal arteritis
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
High - dose steroids
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Indomethacin

41. Hyperaldosteronism
Erythromycin
Imatinib
Spironolactone
NSAIDs - colchicine

42. Stable angina
NSAIDs - colchicine
Sublingual nitroglycerin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Spironolactone

43. Streptococcus pyogenes
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Smoking cessation
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin prophylaxis

44. Clostridium difficile
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Ganciclovir
Oral metronidazole
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

45. Warfarin toxicity
Indomethacin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Warfarin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

46. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Dantrolene
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Protamine sulfate

47. Clostridium tetani
Fluids - insulin - K+
Oral KI
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Spironolactone

48. Streptococcus bovis
TMP- SMX
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Penicillin prophylaxis

49. Ringworm infections
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Tamoxifen

50. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Penicillin prophylaxis
Imatinib
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)