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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Streptococcus pyogenes
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Vancomycin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

2. Buerger's disease
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Smoking cessation
Protamine sulfate

3. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Ethosuximide
Indomethacin

4. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Aromatase inhibitor
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
High - dose steroids

5. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
D2 receptor antagonists
Penicillin prophylaxis

6. Cryptococcus neoformans
Imatinib
Penicillin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

7. Bipolar disorder
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Vancomycin

8. Treponema pallidum
Folate
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Penicillin

9. Enterococci
B12
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

10. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
SSRIs
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Tamsulosin - finasteride

11. B12 deficiency
Flutamide
B12
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

12. Chronic hepatitis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Flutamide
IFN- a

13. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Fibrate
Trastuzumab
Smoking cessation

14. Influenza
D2 receptor antagonists
Trastuzumab
Amantadine/rimantadine
Fibrate

15. Diabetes insipidus
Erythromycin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Vancomycin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

16. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Protamine sulfate
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

17. Neisseria meningitidis
Flutamide
Folate
Tamoxifen
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

18. Ringworm infections
IFN- a
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

19. Alcohol withdrawal
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Benzodiazepines
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

20. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Octreotide
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Tamoxifen
SSRIs

21. Anxiety
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Sildenafil
Buspirone

22. Ulcerative colitis
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Benzodiazepines
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
5- ASA - infliximab

23. Staphylococcus aureus
Octreotide
Methicillin/naficillin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

24. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
B12
Oral KI
Heparin
Sublingual nitroglycerin

25. Tonic - clonic seizures
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
SSRIs (first - line)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

26. Pheochromocytoma
Methicillin/naficillin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

27. Long - term anticoagulation
Indomethacin
Warfarin
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

28. Cytomegalovirus
Statin (first - line)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
SSRIs
Ganciclovir

29. Patent ductus arteriosus
Fluids - insulin - K+
D2 receptor antagonists
Indomethacin
Flutamide

30. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Flutamide
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
SSRIs

31. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Imatinib
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
SSRIs

32. UTI prophylaxis
Vitamin D supplementation
TMP- SMX
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

33. Malaria
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Sumatriptan
Flutamide
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

34. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
D2 receptor antagonists
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Beta- interferon

35. Hyperaldosteronism
Imatinib
Spironolactone
Fluids - insulin - K+
Protamine sulfate

36. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Sublingual nitroglycerin
High - dose steroids
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

37. Depression
Protamine sulfate
SSRIs (first - line)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Imatinib

38. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
High - dose steroids
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

39. Absence seizures
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Ethosuximide
Dantrolene

40. Chronic gout
Heparin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

41. MRSA
Benzodiazepines
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Vancomycin
Antitoxin

42. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Spironolactone
Protamine sulfate
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

43. Clostridium difficile
SSRIs (first - line)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Oral metronidazole

44. ADHD
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Ganciclovir
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

45. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Benzodiazepines
SSRIs
Protamine sulfate
High - dose steroids

46. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fibrate
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

47. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
NSAIDs - colchicine
Octreotide

48. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Octreotide
Warfarin
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

49. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
NSAIDs - colchicine

50. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Penicillin prophylaxis
Folate
Indomethacin
Trastuzumab