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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Hyperaldosteronism
Spironolactone
SSRIs
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

2. SIADH
High - dose steroids
Heparin
Demeclocycline - lithium
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

3. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Fluids - insulin - K+
Folate

4. Sickle cell anemia
Bosentan
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

5. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Aromatase inhibitor
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
SSRIs
Fibrate

6. Treponema pallidum
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Penicillin

7. Folate deficiency
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Folate
SSRIs
Bosentan

8. Chronic gout
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

9. Multiple sclerosis
SSRIs
Beta- interferon
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Penicillin prophylaxis

10. Rickettsia rickettsii
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Heparin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

11. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Ethosuximide
Heparin
Aromatase inhibitor

12. Chlamydia trachomatis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Sumatriptan
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

13. Pulmonary hypertension
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Bosentan
Trastuzumab
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

14. Candida albicans
Bosentan
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Penicillin

15. Legionella pneumophila
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Fluids - insulin - K+
Aromatase inhibitor
Erythromycin

16. Sporothrix schenckii
SSRIs
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Oral KI
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

17. Wegener's granulomatosis
SSRIs
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Fluids - insulin - K+
Penicillin

18. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Mifepristone
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

19. ADHD
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Fluids - insulin - K+
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

20. Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin/naficillin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

21. Ringworm infections
Fluids - insulin - K+
Sildenafil
Methicillin/naficillin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

22. Prostate carcinoma
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Fibrate
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Flutamide

23. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Sildenafil
Vancomycin

24. MRSA
Sildenafil
Spironolactone
Vancomycin
Oral KI

25. Absence seizures
Folate
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Ethosuximide
Tamoxifen

26. Malaria
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Dantrolene
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

27. Clostridium difficile
Oral metronidazole
Antitoxin
Indomethacin
Beta- interferon

28. Temporal arteritis
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Ethosuximide
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
High - dose steroids

29. Streptococcus pyogenes
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Sumatriptan
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

30. Cryptococcus neoformans
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

31. B12 deficiency
B12
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
SSRIs

32. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Bosentan
Fibrate
All - trans retinoic acid
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

33. Streptococcus bovis
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin prophylaxis
Sildenafil
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

34. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Spironolactone
D2 receptor antagonists
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
IFN- a

35. Ulcerative colitis
5- ASA - infliximab
Demeclocycline - lithium
Spironolactone
All - trans retinoic acid

36. Bulimia
B12
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
SSRIs
Fluids - insulin - K+

37. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Vitamin D supplementation
Protamine sulfate
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

38. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Tamoxifen

39. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
SSRIs
Octreotide

40. Medical abortion
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Mifepristone
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

41. Heparin toxicity (acute)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
SSRIs
Protamine sulfate

42. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

43. Erectile dysfunction
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Sildenafil
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

44. Malignant hyperthermia
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Oral metronidazole
Dantrolene
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

45. Prolactinoma
Spironolactone
Beta- interferon
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

46. Anxiety
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Smoking cessation
Buspirone

47. Alcohol abuse
Heparin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

48. Osteomalacia/rickets
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Vitamin D supplementation
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

49. Infertility
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

50. Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Protamine sulfate
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride