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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All - trans retinoic acid
Sumatriptan
D2 receptor antagonists
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

2. Legionella pneumophila
Heparin
Ganciclovir
Erythromycin
Trastuzumab

3. Rickettsia rickettsii
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
SSRIs
Sildenafil

4. Patent ductus arteriosus
Heparin
Tamoxifen
Indomethacin
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

5. Anxiety
Sumatriptan
5- ASA - infliximab
Octreotide
Buspirone

6. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Demeclocycline - lithium

7. Migraine
Sumatriptan
Trastuzumab
Demeclocycline - lithium
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

8. Pulmonary hypertension
Bosentan
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Sildenafil
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

9. Streptococcus bovis
Penicillin prophylaxis
SSRIs
Tamoxifen
Aromatase inhibitor

10. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Statin (first - line)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

11. Acute gout attack
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Spironolactone
Antitoxin
NSAIDs - colchicine

12. Temporal arteritis
Indomethacin
Protamine sulfate
High - dose steroids
Bosentan

13. Bipolar disorder
Antitoxin
Indomethacin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Statin (first - line)

14. Toxoplasma gondii
Bosentan
Amantadine/rimantadine
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Indomethacin

15. Cryptococcus neoformans
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Heparin

16. Clostridium tetani
Spironolactone
All - trans retinoic acid
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Oral metronidazole

17. Buerger's disease
Fluids - insulin - K+
Tamoxifen
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Smoking cessation

18. Sickle cell anemia
Oral KI
Warfarin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Penicillin

19. Neural tube defect prevention
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Folate
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Smoking cessation

20. Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
SSRIs (first - line)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Demeclocycline - lithium

21. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
B12
Smoking cessation
Protamine sulfate
Heparin

22. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Octreotide
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Folate
Imatinib

23. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Erythromycin
SSRIs (first - line)

24. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Vitamin D supplementation
D2 receptor antagonists
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

25. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Indomethacin
All - trans retinoic acid
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Spironolactone

26. Chronic hepatitis
TMP- SMX
IFN- a
Flutamide
Vitamin D supplementation

27. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Flutamide

28. Clostridium botulinum
SSRIs
NSAIDs - colchicine
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Antitoxin

29. Crohn's disease
SSRIs
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Antitoxin

30. Diabetes insipidus
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Aromatase inhibitor
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

31. UTI prophylaxis
Penicillin prophylaxis
TMP- SMX
Heparin
Tamoxifen

32. Prostate carcinoma
Beta- interferon
Flutamide
Indomethacin
Trastuzumab

33. Anorexia
Methicillin/naficillin
5- ASA - infliximab
SSRIs
Vitamin D supplementation

34. Stable angina
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Penicillin prophylaxis

35. Chronic gout
Benzodiazepines
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

36. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Heparin

37. Hyperaldosteronism
Ethosuximide
Bosentan
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Spironolactone

38. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
TMP- SMX
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

39. Carcinoid syndrome
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Indomethacin
Octreotide
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

40. Multiple sclerosis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Beta- interferon

41. Malaria
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
SSRIs (first - line)
Protamine sulfate
Vitamin D supplementation

42. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Ganciclovir
Trastuzumab
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

43. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Folate
Antitoxin

44. Osteomalacia/rickets
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Imatinib
Vitamin D supplementation
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

45. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
IFN- a

46. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Ethosuximide
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Tamoxifen

47. Chlamydia trachomatis
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Aromatase inhibitor
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
D2 receptor antagonists

48. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Oral metronidazole
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Corticosteroids - infliximab

49. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Imatinib
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Spironolactone

50. Alcohol abuse
D2 receptor antagonists
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Tamoxifen
Tamsulosin - finasteride