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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Tamoxifen
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

2. Migraine
Flutamide
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Sumatriptan
Protamine sulfate

3. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Methicillin/naficillin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Imatinib

4. Warfarin toxicity
Beta- interferon
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Methicillin/naficillin

5. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Penicillin prophylaxis
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Oral metronidazole
Aromatase inhibitor

6. Chlamydia trachomatis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

7. B12 deficiency
Oral KI
Oral metronidazole
Tamsulosin - finasteride
B12

8. Streptococcus pyogenes
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Oral KI
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fluids - insulin - K+

9. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Penicillin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

10. Osteomalacia/rickets
Vitamin D supplementation
5- ASA - infliximab
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fluids - insulin - K+

11. UTI prophylaxis
Statin (first - line)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
All - trans retinoic acid
TMP- SMX

12. Hyperaldosteronism
Erythromycin
Spironolactone
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

13. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Heparin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

14. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Heparin
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Aromatase inhibitor

15. Ringworm infections
High - dose steroids
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Dantrolene
Sildenafil

16. Prolactinoma
Smoking cessation
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Penicillin prophylaxis

17. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Ethosuximide
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
D2 receptor antagonists

18. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Heparin
Vitamin D supplementation
Imatinib

19. Acute gout attack
Ethosuximide
NSAIDs - colchicine
IFN- a
Smoking cessation

20. Cystic fibrosis
Sildenafil
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Vancomycin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

21. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Flutamide

22. Bipolar disorder
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Octreotide
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Folate

23. Crohn's disease
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Oral KI

24. Stable angina
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Bosentan
Heparin

25. Pheochromocytoma
Heparin
High - dose steroids
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Antitoxin

26. Hypertriglyceridemia
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Fibrate
Octreotide
SSRIs (first - line)

27. Neural tube defect prevention
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Imatinib
Vitamin D supplementation
Folate

28. Prostate carcinoma
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Trastuzumab
Flutamide
NSAIDs - colchicine

29. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Smoking cessation
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
SSRIs (first - line)

30. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Methicillin/naficillin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

31. Medical abortion
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
All - trans retinoic acid
SSRIs
Mifepristone

32. Anorexia
Heparin
SSRIs
Folate
Antitoxin

33. Diabetes insipidus
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

34. Absence seizures
Statin (first - line)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Ethosuximide
Corticosteroids - infliximab

35. Depression
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Buspirone
SSRIs (first - line)
D2 receptor antagonists

36. Sporothrix schenckii
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Ganciclovir
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Oral KI

37. ADHD
High - dose steroids
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Bosentan
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

38. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Indomethacin
Octreotide
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

39. Toxoplasma gondii
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Spironolactone
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
B12

40. Neisseria meningitidis
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Erythromycin
Oral metronidazole
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

41. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Sumatriptan
TMP- SMX

42. Patent ductus arteriosus
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Dantrolene
Indomethacin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

43. Enterococci
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
B12

44. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Statin (first - line)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Sildenafil
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

45. Buerger's disease
Smoking cessation
Statin (first - line)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

46. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Spironolactone
SSRIs (first - line)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

47. Candida albicans
Vancomycin
Folate
Beta- interferon
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

48. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All - trans retinoic acid
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

49. Cytomegalovirus
Folate
Ganciclovir
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Sublingual nitroglycerin

50. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Heparin
Warfarin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Protamine sulfate