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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Migraine
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Heparin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Sumatriptan

2. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Beta- interferon
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Vitamin D supplementation

3. Warfarin toxicity
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
5- ASA - infliximab
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

4. Medical abortion
Mifepristone
Trastuzumab
Statin (first - line)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

5. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Fluids - insulin - K+

6. Sickle cell anemia
Imatinib
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

7. Clostridium botulinum
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Fibrate
Antitoxin
SSRIs

8. Crohn's disease
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Corticosteroids - infliximab

9. Malaria
Mifepristone
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
All - trans retinoic acid
SSRIs (first - line)

10. SIADH
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Buspirone
TMP- SMX

11. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Amantadine/rimantadine

12. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
D2 receptor antagonists
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
SSRIs

13. Long - term anticoagulation
Oral metronidazole
Warfarin
Bosentan
Vitamin D supplementation

14. Treponema pallidum
Heparin
Beta- interferon
Penicillin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

15. Ulcerative colitis
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
5- ASA - infliximab

16. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Erythromycin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
5- ASA - infliximab
D2 receptor antagonists

17. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Amantadine/rimantadine

18. Temporal arteritis
TMP- SMX
High - dose steroids
Aromatase inhibitor
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

19. Candida albicans
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Sildenafil
Aromatase inhibitor

20. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Octreotide

21. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Bosentan
Buspirone
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Vitamin D supplementation

22. Alcohol abuse
Bosentan
Vitamin D supplementation
B12
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

23. Anorexia
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Mifepristone
NSAIDs - colchicine
SSRIs

24. Hyperaldosteronism
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Spironolactone
Penicillin

25. Pulmonary hypertension
High - dose steroids
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Bosentan
Spironolactone

26. Acute gout attack
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
TMP- SMX
Folate
NSAIDs - colchicine

27. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Dantrolene

28. B12 deficiency
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
B12
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

29. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Statin (first - line)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

30. UTI prophylaxis
Benzodiazepines
Smoking cessation
TMP- SMX
Spironolactone

31. Anxiety
Fibrate
D2 receptor antagonists
Heparin
Buspirone

32. Influenza
Protamine sulfate
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Amantadine/rimantadine

33. Bipolar disorder
All - trans retinoic acid
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Smoking cessation
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

34. Wegener's granulomatosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
D2 receptor antagonists
TMP- SMX
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

35. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Corticosteroids - infliximab
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

36. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Imatinib
Amantadine/rimantadine
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

37. Chlamydia trachomatis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
SSRIs
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Sumatriptan

38. Neisseria meningitidis
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Trastuzumab
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

39. Buerger's disease
Beta- interferon
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Smoking cessation

40. Patent ductus arteriosus
NSAIDs - colchicine
Indomethacin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Folate

41. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Bosentan
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

42. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Oral metronidazole
Beta- interferon
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

43. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

44. Rickettsia rickettsii
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Fibrate

45. 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)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

46. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Penicillin
Oral metronidazole

47. Prostate carcinoma
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Flutamide
Penicillin prophylaxis
High - dose steroids

48. Hypercholesterolemia
SSRIs
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Statin (first - line)

49. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Oral KI
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

50. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Beta- interferon