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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Enterococci
Penicillin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Methicillin/naficillin

2. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Imatinib
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Heparin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

3. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
SSRIs
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

4. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

5. Ringworm infections
Folate
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

6. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Protamine sulfate
Tamoxifen

7. Candida albicans
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

8. Carcinoid syndrome
Vitamin D supplementation
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Octreotide
Beta- interferon

9. Ulcerative colitis
Trastuzumab
Erythromycin
5- ASA - infliximab
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

10. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
SSRIs (first - line)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Protamine sulfate

11. Warfarin toxicity
NSAIDs - colchicine
Fibrate
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

12. Chronic gout
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
SSRIs (first - line)
Buspirone

13. Influenza
Buspirone
Amantadine/rimantadine
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

14. Bulimia
Methicillin/naficillin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
SSRIs

15. Streptococcus pyogenes
Imatinib
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Warfarin
Penicillin prophylaxis

16. Wegener's granulomatosis
Trastuzumab
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Oral KI

17. Depression
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
IFN- a
SSRIs (first - line)
Demeclocycline - lithium

18. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Dantrolene
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

19. Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Dantrolene

20. Hyperaldosteronism
Spironolactone
Warfarin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Beta- interferon

21. Immediate anticoagulation
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Heparin
Aromatase inhibitor
Oral KI

22. Sickle cell anemia
Fluids - insulin - K+
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
SSRIs
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

23. Osteomalacia/rickets
TMP- SMX
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Vitamin D supplementation

24. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Protamine sulfate
Mifepristone

25. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Protamine sulfate
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

26. Chlamydia trachomatis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Octreotide
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

27. Anxiety
Mifepristone
Indomethacin
Buspirone
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

28. Pneumocystis jiroveci
D2 receptor antagonists
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
All - trans retinoic acid
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

29. Malignant hyperthermia
NSAIDs - colchicine
Amantadine/rimantadine
Dantrolene
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

30. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Beta- interferon
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Folate
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

31. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All - trans retinoic acid
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Heparin

32. Migraine
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Sumatriptan
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

33. Anorexia
SSRIs
Folate
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

34. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Folate

35. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Oral metronidazole
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

36. Neisseria meningitidis
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Smoking cessation
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

37. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Vancomycin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
SSRIs
Methicillin/naficillin

38. Rickettsia rickettsii
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
SSRIs
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

39. Folate deficiency
Folate
IFN- a
Smoking cessation
Octreotide

40. Legionella pneumophila
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Erythromycin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

41. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Aromatase inhibitor
Indomethacin
Heparin
SSRIs

42. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Heparin
5- ASA - infliximab
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

43. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Vitamin D supplementation
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Protamine sulfate

44. Multiple sclerosis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Beta- interferon
Oral metronidazole
Warfarin

45. Alcohol abuse
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

46. Patent ductus arteriosus
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Indomethacin
IFN- a
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

47. Clostridium botulinum
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Antitoxin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

48. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Ganciclovir
D2 receptor antagonists
Fibrate

49. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
TMP- SMX
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

50. Diabetic ketoacidosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Mifepristone