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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Beta- interferon
Ganciclovir
Heparin

2. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Octreotide
Aromatase inhibitor
IFN- a
Erythromycin

3. ADHD
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
SSRIs (first - line)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

4. Absence seizures
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Ethosuximide

5. Enterococci
Bosentan
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

6. Wegener's granulomatosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
SSRIs
Dantrolene

7. Pulmonary hypertension
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Bosentan
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Tamoxifen

8. Neisseria meningitidis
SSRIs
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

9. Buerger's disease
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
TMP- SMX
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Smoking cessation

10. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Vitamin D supplementation
Smoking cessation
SSRIs

11. Immediate anticoagulation
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
D2 receptor antagonists
Vitamin D supplementation
Heparin

12. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
TMP- SMX
Aromatase inhibitor
IFN- a
Imatinib

13. Alcohol abuse
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Fibrate
Tamsulosin - finasteride

14. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Oral KI
Folate
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

15. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fluids - insulin - K+

16. Streptococcus pyogenes
Antitoxin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Penicillin prophylaxis

17. Hypercholesterolemia
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
All - trans retinoic acid
NSAIDs - colchicine
Statin (first - line)

18. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Heparin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

19. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
SSRIs (first - line)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Heparin
Fluids - insulin - K+

20. Hyperaldosteronism
Penicillin prophylaxis
Folate
Penicillin
Spironolactone

21. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Penicillin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Sildenafil
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

22. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
5- ASA - infliximab
All - trans retinoic acid
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

23. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Demeclocycline - lithium

24. Rickettsia rickettsii
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Beta- interferon
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

25. B12 deficiency
Dantrolene
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
D2 receptor antagonists
B12

26. Anxiety
Buspirone
Flutamide
Oral KI
Dantrolene

27. Trichomonas vaginalis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Penicillin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

28. Pheochromocytoma
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

29. Clostridium tetani
Heparin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

30. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Tamoxifen
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

31. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
SSRIs
Methicillin/naficillin
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

32. Cryptococcus neoformans
Penicillin prophylaxis
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
5- ASA - infliximab
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

33. Warfarin toxicity
Warfarin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

34. Malignant hyperthermia
B12
Dantrolene
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
NSAIDs - colchicine

35. Clostridium difficile
Oral metronidazole
B12
Aromatase inhibitor
All - trans retinoic acid

36. Cystic fibrosis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Statin (first - line)

37. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Bosentan
Amantadine/rimantadine
Buspirone
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

38. Streptococcus bovis
Imatinib
Aromatase inhibitor
Statin (first - line)
Penicillin prophylaxis

39. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Octreotide

40. Bulimia
SSRIs
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
High - dose steroids
Fibrate

41. SIADH
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Demeclocycline - lithium
Fluids - insulin - K+
Protamine sulfate

42. Toxoplasma gondii
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Methicillin/naficillin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Penicillin

43. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
B12

44. Temporal arteritis
Fibrate
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
NSAIDs - colchicine
High - dose steroids

45. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Penicillin prophylaxis
Benzodiazepines
Spironolactone

46. Crohn's disease
Octreotide
Beta- interferon
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Corticosteroids - infliximab

47. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Mifepristone
SSRIs
Ganciclovir
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

48. Long - term anticoagulation
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Statin (first - line)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Warfarin

49. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Ethosuximide
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

50. Depression
Ganciclovir
Warfarin
Penicillin prophylaxis
SSRIs (first - line)