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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Warfarin
Penicillin prophylaxis

2. Legionella pneumophila
Benzodiazepines
Tamoxifen
Smoking cessation
Erythromycin

3. Stable angina
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Methicillin/naficillin
Erythromycin

4. Bipolar disorder
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Benzodiazepines
Beta- interferon
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

5. Clostridium difficile
Benzodiazepines
Oral metronidazole
Sildenafil
Mifepristone

6. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

7. Hypertriglyceridemia
NSAIDs - colchicine
Demeclocycline - lithium
B12
Fibrate

8. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

9. Ringworm infections
Erythromycin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Flutamide

10. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Folate

11. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

12. Ulcerative colitis
Folate
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
5- ASA - infliximab

13. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Sumatriptan
5- ASA - infliximab

14. Streptococcus pyogenes
Fibrate
Oral KI
Penicillin prophylaxis
NSAIDs - colchicine

15. Prolactinoma
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

16. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

17. Diabetes insipidus
D2 receptor antagonists
Amantadine/rimantadine
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

18. Sickle cell anemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Imatinib
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

19. Multiple sclerosis
Penicillin
Statin (first - line)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Beta- interferon

20. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Aromatase inhibitor
Warfarin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
TMP- SMX

21. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Indomethacin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Methicillin/naficillin

22. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Beta- interferon
Vitamin D supplementation
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

23. Hyperaldosteronism
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Indomethacin
Spironolactone

24. Candida albicans
IFN- a
Penicillin prophylaxis
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
SSRIs (first - line)

25. Diabetes mellitus type 2
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Fluids - insulin - K+
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

26. Crohn's disease
Methicillin/naficillin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Vitamin D supplementation
Corticosteroids - infliximab

27. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
High - dose steroids
Aromatase inhibitor
Corticosteroids - infliximab

28. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Benzodiazepines
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Ganciclovir
Tamoxifen

29. MRSA
Trastuzumab
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Vancomycin

30. Enterococci
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
B12

31. Alcohol abuse
Octreotide
Ganciclovir
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Heparin

32. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Warfarin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Protamine sulfate

33. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Oral KI
Sildenafil

34. Buerger's disease
Smoking cessation
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Buspirone

35. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
D2 receptor antagonists
Antitoxin
Statin (first - line)
Penicillin prophylaxis

36. Anorexia
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
SSRIs
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Fibrate

37. UTI prophylaxis
Fibrate
Buspirone
TMP- SMX
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

38. Malaria
Ganciclovir
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Tamoxifen
NSAIDs - colchicine

39. Treponema pallidum
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Penicillin
Demeclocycline - lithium

40. Prostate carcinoma
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Flutamide
Penicillin
NSAIDs - colchicine

41. Heparin toxicity (acute)
High - dose steroids
Protamine sulfate
NSAIDs - colchicine
5- ASA - infliximab

42. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
Smoking cessation
Heparin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

43. Acute gout attack
NSAIDs - colchicine
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Fluids - insulin - K+
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

44. Streptococcus bovis
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Ganciclovir
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

45. Bulimia
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
SSRIs
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Heparin

46. Trichomonas vaginalis
IFN- a
Heparin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

47. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Demeclocycline - lithium
Aromatase inhibitor
D2 receptor antagonists
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

48. B12 deficiency
Aromatase inhibitor
Spironolactone
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
B12

49. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Vancomycin
Fibrate
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

50. Pulmonary hypertension
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Octreotide
Bosentan
SSRIs