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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Folate deficiency
Tamsulosin - finasteride
SSRIs (first - line)
Methicillin/naficillin
Folate

2. Prostate carcinoma
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Flutamide
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

3. Treponema pallidum
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
SSRIs (first - line)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Penicillin

4. Bulimia
D2 receptor antagonists
SSRIs
Penicillin prophylaxis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

5. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Methicillin/naficillin
D2 receptor antagonists
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

6. Anorexia
Trastuzumab
SSRIs
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Beta- interferon

7. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
5- ASA - infliximab
Penicillin

8. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Mifepristone
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Ganciclovir

9. Hyperaldosteronism
Fibrate
Aromatase inhibitor
Spironolactone
Sublingual nitroglycerin

10. Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Mifepristone
Sumatriptan
Vancomycin

11. Infertility
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Benzodiazepines
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Ganciclovir

12. Acute gout attack
NSAIDs - colchicine
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Imatinib

13. Stable angina
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Indomethacin

14. Chronic hepatitis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
SSRIs
NSAIDs - colchicine
IFN- a

15. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Antitoxin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

16. Multiple sclerosis
Sildenafil
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Beta- interferon
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

17. Staphylococcus aureus
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Methicillin/naficillin
SSRIs
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

18. Buerger's disease
TMP- SMX
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Smoking cessation
Aromatase inhibitor

19. Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first - line)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Spironolactone

20. Tonic - clonic seizures
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Folate

21. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
All - trans retinoic acid
Antitoxin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

22. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Vitamin D supplementation
Penicillin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

23. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
5- ASA - infliximab
Bosentan
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

24. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Heparin
Vancomycin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

25. Cystic fibrosis
NSAIDs - colchicine
Demeclocycline - lithium
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Oral KI

26. Immediate anticoagulation
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Heparin
Tamoxifen
Corticosteroids - infliximab

27. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Demeclocycline - lithium
IFN- a

28. Pulmonary hypertension
Warfarin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Ganciclovir
Bosentan

29. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamsulosin - finasteride
SSRIs (first - line)
Tamoxifen
Amantadine/rimantadine

30. Warfarin toxicity
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
TMP- SMX
Aromatase inhibitor
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

31. MRSA
Vancomycin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Oral metronidazole
Oral KI

32. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
SSRIs
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Smoking cessation

33. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Oral metronidazole
Trastuzumab
Fibrate
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

34. Pheochromocytoma
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
TMP- SMX

35. UTI prophylaxis
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
SSRIs
TMP- SMX
Heparin

36. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Warfarin

37. Anxiety
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Buspirone
High - dose steroids
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

38. Streptococcus bovis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin prophylaxis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

39. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
High - dose steroids
Antitoxin
Sildenafil

40. Medical abortion
Aromatase inhibitor
B12
Mifepristone
Beta- interferon

41. Wegener's granulomatosis
Smoking cessation
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Erythromycin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

42. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

43. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Aromatase inhibitor
SSRIs
Dantrolene

44. Toxoplasma gondii
High - dose steroids
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Bosentan

45. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

46. Enterococci
Spironolactone
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Indomethacin
Flutamide

47. Candida albicans
D2 receptor antagonists
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

48. Migraine
Sildenafil
Sumatriptan
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Penicillin

49. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Aromatase inhibitor
SSRIs
Trastuzumab

50. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Heparin