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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
IFN- a
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

2. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Antitoxin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Spironolactone

3. Pheochromocytoma
Amantadine/rimantadine
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Dantrolene
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

4. Cytomegalovirus
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Ganciclovir
Imatinib

5. Long - term anticoagulation
D2 receptor antagonists
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Warfarin

6. Malignant hyperthermia
SSRIs
TMP- SMX
Dantrolene
Protamine sulfate

7. Depression
D2 receptor antagonists
Folate
Penicillin
SSRIs (first - line)

8. Acute gout attack
NSAIDs - colchicine
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Protamine sulfate

9. Clostridium difficile
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
All - trans retinoic acid
Oral metronidazole
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

10. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Aromatase inhibitor
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Penicillin
Amantadine/rimantadine

11. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Dantrolene
Oral metronidazole
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

12. Candida albicans
Heparin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

13. Toxoplasma gondii
Warfarin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

14. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Sumatriptan
Fibrate
Tamoxifen

15. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
NSAIDs - colchicine
Imatinib
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Buspirone

16. Osteomalacia/rickets
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Vitamin D supplementation
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Sublingual nitroglycerin

17. Chronic gout
Buspirone
5- ASA - infliximab
NSAIDs - colchicine
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

18. Prostate carcinoma
Heparin
Flutamide
Folate
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

19. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
TMP- SMX
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

20. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Trastuzumab
Oral KI

21. Wegener's granulomatosis
Heparin
Oral metronidazole
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

22. Alcohol withdrawal
Oral metronidazole
SSRIs
Benzodiazepines
Vitamin D supplementation

23. Hypertriglyceridemia
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Fibrate
TMP- SMX
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

24. SIADH
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Mifepristone
Demeclocycline - lithium
TMP- SMX

25. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Buspirone
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Mifepristone

26. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Dantrolene
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Trastuzumab
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

27. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Spironolactone
Imatinib
Warfarin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

28. Trichomonas vaginalis
Vitamin D supplementation
SSRIs (first - line)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
B12

29. Ulcerative colitis
Trastuzumab
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
5- ASA - infliximab
Buspirone

30. Malaria
Folate
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Oral metronidazole
Indomethacin

31. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Buspirone
Aromatase inhibitor
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

32. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Ganciclovir
Amantadine/rimantadine
Protamine sulfate
Dantrolene

33. Clostridium botulinum
Dantrolene
Antitoxin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

34. Hyperaldosteronism
Spironolactone
5- ASA - infliximab
Statin (first - line)
All - trans retinoic acid

35. Treponema pallidum
SSRIs (first - line)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Penicillin
Sildenafil

36. Cryptococcus neoformans
All - trans retinoic acid
Erythromycin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

37. Buerger's disease
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Aromatase inhibitor
Smoking cessation
Dantrolene

38. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Smoking cessation
Methicillin/naficillin
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

39. Legionella pneumophila
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Folate
Erythromycin

40. Sporothrix schenckii
Spironolactone
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Oral KI
B12

41. Crohn's disease
SSRIs (first - line)
Beta- interferon
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Oral KI

42. Folate deficiency
Folate
Beta- interferon
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

43. Cystic fibrosis
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Sildenafil
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

44. Sickle cell anemia
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Fibrate
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

45. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Bosentan
Sublingual nitroglycerin

46. Immediate anticoagulation
Ganciclovir
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Heparin
Benzodiazepines

47. Migraine
Sumatriptan
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
High - dose steroids
Mifepristone

48. UTI prophylaxis
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Sumatriptan
TMP- SMX

49. Streptococcus pyogenes
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Vitamin D supplementation
Penicillin prophylaxis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

50. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Warfarin
Penicillin prophylaxis