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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Benzodiazepines
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Oral metronidazole

2. B12 deficiency
Oral KI
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Mifepristone
B12

3. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

4. Multiple sclerosis
Folate
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Beta- interferon

5. Carcinoid syndrome
All - trans retinoic acid
Beta- interferon
Octreotide
Antitoxin

6. Osteomalacia/rickets
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
SSRIs
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Vitamin D supplementation

7. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Folate
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Ganciclovir

8. Cryptococcus neoformans
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Heparin

9. Cytomegalovirus
Imatinib
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Flutamide
Ganciclovir

10. Enterococci
SSRIs
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Warfarin
Methicillin/naficillin

11. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

12. Pheochromocytoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
D2 receptor antagonists
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

13. Prostate carcinoma
Vancomycin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Flutamide

14. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Octreotide
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Ethosuximide
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

15. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Vitamin D supplementation
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
All - trans retinoic acid

16. Tonic - clonic seizures
D2 receptor antagonists
Heparin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

17. Patent ductus arteriosus
Ethosuximide
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Indomethacin
Heparin

18. Migraine
High - dose steroids
Sumatriptan
Ganciclovir
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

19. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Heparin
NSAIDs - colchicine

20. Toxoplasma gondii
Beta- interferon
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Folate
Folate

21. Clostridium difficile
Oral metronidazole
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Imatinib
NSAIDs - colchicine

22. Anorexia
SSRIs
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Sumatriptan
Tamoxifen

23. Bulimia
Folate
SSRIs
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

24. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Oral KI
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

25. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Spironolactone
Benzodiazepines
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

26. Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Fibrate
Bosentan

27. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Heparin
Tamoxifen
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

28. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Smoking cessation
Flutamide
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Folate

29. Chlamydia trachomatis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Demeclocycline - lithium
Ethosuximide
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

30. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Imatinib
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

31. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Spironolactone
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Fluids - insulin - K+
Oral metronidazole

32. Hypercholesterolemia
Folate
Statin (first - line)
Sildenafil
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

33. Folate deficiency
Folate
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Heparin

34. Anxiety
Dantrolene
Buspirone
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

35. Bipolar disorder
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Corticosteroids - infliximab

36. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Vancomycin
High - dose steroids
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

37. Sickle cell anemia
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Spironolactone
SSRIs (first - line)

38. Infertility
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Indomethacin
IFN- a

39. Wegener's granulomatosis
Antitoxin
Demeclocycline - lithium
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

40. Long - term anticoagulation
Methicillin/naficillin
Warfarin
D2 receptor antagonists
Erythromycin

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

42. Warfarin toxicity
Protamine sulfate
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

43. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
SSRIs
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Folate
D2 receptor antagonists

44. Immediate anticoagulation
Ethosuximide
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Heparin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

45. Candida albicans
5- ASA - infliximab
Imatinib
Warfarin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

46. Streptococcus bovis
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Flutamide
Folate
Penicillin prophylaxis

47. Hyperaldosteronism
SSRIs (first - line)
Imatinib
Spironolactone
Fibrate

48. Prolactinoma
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Heparin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

49. Stable angina
Ethosuximide
Antitoxin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

50. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Erythromycin