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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Sildenafil
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

2. Migraine
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Sumatriptan
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

3. Bipolar disorder
Vancomycin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Buspirone
5- ASA - infliximab

4. Clostridium tetani
D2 receptor antagonists
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Ganciclovir
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

5. Malignant hyperthermia
Bosentan
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Dantrolene

6. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Ethosuximide
Imatinib
Beta- interferon
Folate

7. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Antitoxin
Fluids - insulin - K+

8. Anorexia
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
SSRIs
Tamoxifen
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

9. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Protamine sulfate
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Octreotide

10. Chronic hepatitis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
IFN- a
5- ASA - infliximab
All - trans retinoic acid

11. Crohn's disease
Fluids - insulin - K+
NSAIDs - colchicine
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Corticosteroids - infliximab

12. MRSA
Flutamide
Ganciclovir
Penicillin prophylaxis
Vancomycin

13. Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Oral metronidazole
Buspirone

14. Pheochromocytoma
Imatinib
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Oral metronidazole
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

15. Folate deficiency
Octreotide
Protamine sulfate
Spironolactone
Folate

16. Ulcerative colitis
Mifepristone
Amantadine/rimantadine
High - dose steroids
5- ASA - infliximab

17. Chronic gout
Sumatriptan
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
B12

18. Hypertriglyceridemia
Benzodiazepines
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Fibrate

19. Infertility
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Sumatriptan
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
TMP- SMX

20. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Folate

21. Enterococci
Heparin
Statin (first - line)
IFN- a
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

22. Alcohol abuse
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
5- ASA - infliximab
Benzodiazepines

23. Bulimia
Fluids - insulin - K+
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
SSRIs
Penicillin

24. Sporothrix schenckii
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Indomethacin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Oral KI

25. Prostate carcinoma
Flutamide
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Heparin

26. Clostridium difficile
Bosentan
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Oral metronidazole
High - dose steroids

27. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Benzodiazepines
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

28. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Flutamide
SSRIs

29. Osteomalacia/rickets
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Vitamin D supplementation
Buspirone
Folate

30. Staphylococcus aureus
Penicillin
Methicillin/naficillin
NSAIDs - colchicine
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

31. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
SSRIs
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

32. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
Trastuzumab
Erythromycin
Folate

33. Cytomegalovirus
High - dose steroids
Fibrate
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Ganciclovir

34. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Trastuzumab
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

35. Alcohol withdrawal
Heparin
Warfarin
Benzodiazepines
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

36. Cystic fibrosis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Folate
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

37. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

38. Rickettsia rickettsii
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Octreotide
Tamoxifen
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

39. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
NSAIDs - colchicine
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Trastuzumab

40. Neisseria meningitidis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

41. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

42. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
5- ASA - infliximab
SSRIs (first - line)

43. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Ganciclovir
5- ASA - infliximab
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

44. Acute gout attack
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Folate
NSAIDs - colchicine

45. Trichomonas vaginalis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Oral metronidazole
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

46. UTI prophylaxis
TMP- SMX
High - dose steroids
Vitamin D supplementation
5- ASA - infliximab

47. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Tamoxifen
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
SSRIs (first - line)

48. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Flutamide
Spironolactone
High - dose steroids
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

49. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Protamine sulfate
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
D2 receptor antagonists

50. Carcinoid syndrome
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Octreotide
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Bosentan