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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Rickettsia rickettsii
SSRIs
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

2. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Octreotide
NSAIDs - colchicine
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Tamoxifen

3. Influenza
Heparin
Vancomycin
Amantadine/rimantadine
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

4. Infertility
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Warfarin
Benzodiazepines
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

5. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
SSRIs (first - line)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

6. Chlamydia trachomatis
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Ganciclovir
D2 receptor antagonists

7. Toxoplasma gondii
Imatinib
Ganciclovir
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

8. Warfarin toxicity
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Methicillin/naficillin
Ganciclovir
Demeclocycline - lithium

9. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Heparin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

10. Carcinoid syndrome
Oral metronidazole
Octreotide
5- ASA - infliximab
Vitamin D supplementation

11. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Tamoxifen
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Heparin

12. Prostate carcinoma
5- ASA - infliximab
Flutamide
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Fluids - insulin - K+

13. Cryptococcus neoformans
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Corticosteroids - infliximab

14. ADHD
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
IFN- a
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Mifepristone

15. Stable angina
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
SSRIs
Sublingual nitroglycerin

16. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Trastuzumab
Octreotide
Beta- interferon

17. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Demeclocycline - lithium
High - dose steroids
SSRIs
Aromatase inhibitor

18. Anxiety
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Penicillin
Beta- interferon
Buspirone

19. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Tamoxifen
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Oral KI

20. Diabetes insipidus
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Flutamide
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

21. Buerger's disease
Smoking cessation
B12
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Ethosuximide

22. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Statin (first - line)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Ganciclovir
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

23. Chronic hepatitis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Folate
Sildenafil
IFN- a

24. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
Heparin
Aromatase inhibitor
Statin (first - line)

25. Alcohol withdrawal
Smoking cessation
Folate
Vitamin D supplementation
Benzodiazepines

26. Clostridium difficile
Octreotide
Warfarin
Oral metronidazole
Penicillin prophylaxis

27. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Ethosuximide
B12
Dantrolene
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

28. Malaria
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Fibrate
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
5- ASA - infliximab

29. Cytomegalovirus
Beta- interferon
Ganciclovir
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Protamine sulfate

30. Malignant hyperthermia
High - dose steroids
Dantrolene
5- ASA - infliximab
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

31. Anorexia
Sumatriptan
SSRIs
Oral KI
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

32. Pheochromocytoma
Fluids - insulin - K+
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

33. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
B12
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

34. B12 deficiency
Flutamide
Tamoxifen
B12
Smoking cessation

35. Multiple sclerosis
Tamoxifen
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Beta- interferon
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

36. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Beta- interferon

37. Pulmonary hypertension
Penicillin
Bosentan
IFN- a
High - dose steroids

38. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

39. Bulimia
SSRIs
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Vitamin D supplementation
Beta- interferon

40. Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

41. SIADH
Beta- interferon
Demeclocycline - lithium
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Indomethacin

42. Osteomalacia/rickets
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
SSRIs
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Vitamin D supplementation

43. Trichomonas vaginalis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

44. Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Indomethacin
Oral metronidazole
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

45. Enterococci
Smoking cessation
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

46. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Smoking cessation
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Flutamide
Fluids - insulin - K+

47. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
IFN- a
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Aromatase inhibitor
D2 receptor antagonists

48. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Ethosuximide

49. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
NSAIDs - colchicine
Beta- interferon
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

50. Neural tube defect prevention
Antitoxin
SSRIs
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Folate