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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Prostate carcinoma
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Flutamide
Benzodiazepines

2. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Fluids - insulin - K+
Amantadine/rimantadine
Oral metronidazole
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

3. Cytomegalovirus
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Ganciclovir
Penicillin

4. B12 deficiency
Octreotide
Heparin
B12
Ethosuximide

5. Anxiety
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Buspirone
Heparin
Sildenafil

6. Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first - line)
Spironolactone
Octreotide
Sildenafil

7. Streptococcus bovis
Bosentan
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin prophylaxis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

8. Tonic - clonic seizures
Oral KI
Folate
Tamoxifen
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

9. Legionella pneumophila
Antitoxin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Erythromycin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

10. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
TMP- SMX
Methicillin/naficillin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Trastuzumab

11. Pulmonary hypertension
All - trans retinoic acid
Bosentan
Heparin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

12. Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Warfarin
Ganciclovir

13. Rickettsia rickettsii
Mifepristone
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
High - dose steroids

14. Warfarin toxicity
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

15. Diabetes insipidus
Folate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Spironolactone
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

16. Enterococci
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Oral KI
Vitamin D supplementation

17. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Vancomycin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
B12

18. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Statin (first - line)
Folate
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

19. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
All - trans retinoic acid
Tamoxifen
Fluids - insulin - K+

20. Pheochromocytoma
Ethosuximide
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

21. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Dantrolene
Aromatase inhibitor

22. Ulcerative colitis
Fibrate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Demeclocycline - lithium
5- ASA - infliximab

23. 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)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
IFN- a
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

24. Ringworm infections
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Aromatase inhibitor

25. Treponema pallidum
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
NSAIDs - colchicine
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Penicillin

26. Bulimia
SSRIs
Folate
SSRIs (first - line)
Imatinib

27. Chronic hepatitis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
IFN- a
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Spironolactone

28. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Fluids - insulin - K+
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

29. Acute gout attack
Indomethacin
SSRIs
NSAIDs - colchicine
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

30. Medical abortion
Mifepristone
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

31. Patent ductus arteriosus
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Indomethacin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Fluids - insulin - K+

32. Migraine
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Sumatriptan
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

33. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Heparin
Tamsulosin - finasteride

34. Clostridium difficile
Fibrate
Oral metronidazole
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

35. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Heparin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Imatinib

36. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All - trans retinoic acid
Bosentan
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

37. Wegener's granulomatosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
SSRIs
Vancomycin
Flutamide

38. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Dantrolene

39. Neural tube defect prevention
NSAIDs - colchicine
Heparin
Folate
Sublingual nitroglycerin

40. SIADH
Benzodiazepines
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Ethosuximide
Demeclocycline - lithium

41. Cryptococcus neoformans
Penicillin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Antitoxin

42. Chlamydia trachomatis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

43. Alcohol withdrawal
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Benzodiazepines
Penicillin prophylaxis

44. Absence seizures
Octreotide
Oral KI
Ethosuximide
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

45. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
SSRIs
Mifepristone
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

46. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Tamsulosin - finasteride

47. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Indomethacin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Warfarin

48. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Ganciclovir
Penicillin prophylaxis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

49. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
Mifepristone
B12
Corticosteroids - infliximab

50. Osteomalacia/rickets
Bosentan
Vitamin D supplementation
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Fibrate