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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Clostridium difficile
Sumatriptan
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Oral metronidazole
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

2. Migraine
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Sumatriptan
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

3. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Vancomycin
Dantrolene
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Warfarin

4. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Mifepristone
Protamine sulfate
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
B12

5. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Warfarin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

6. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Vancomycin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

7. Ringworm infections
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Fluids - insulin - K+
Trastuzumab
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

8. Warfarin toxicity
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Sildenafil
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

9. Infertility
Aromatase inhibitor
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Dantrolene
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

10. Legionella pneumophila
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Penicillin prophylaxis
Erythromycin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

11. Diabetes insipidus
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Warfarin
Tamoxifen

12. Sporothrix schenckii
D2 receptor antagonists
Methicillin/naficillin
Oral KI
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

13. Hypertriglyceridemia
Ganciclovir
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Fibrate
Mifepristone

14. Hyperaldosteronism
Mifepristone
Spironolactone
SSRIs (first - line)
Warfarin

15. Absence seizures
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Dantrolene
Ethosuximide
Octreotide

16. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Indomethacin
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Fibrate

17. Depression
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Heparin
Amantadine/rimantadine
SSRIs (first - line)

18. MRSA
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Vancomycin
B12
Statin (first - line)

19. Carcinoid syndrome
Flutamide
Octreotide
Beta- interferon
Penicillin

20. UTI prophylaxis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
TMP- SMX
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

21. Pulmonary hypertension
Folate
Bosentan
Buspirone
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

22. Trichomonas vaginalis
Heparin
Sildenafil
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Penicillin prophylaxis

23. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All - trans retinoic acid
Smoking cessation
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Penicillin

24. Pheochromocytoma
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
B12
Folate
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

25. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
D2 receptor antagonists
Trastuzumab
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

26. Neural tube defect prevention
Folate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Smoking cessation

27. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Protamine sulfate
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Corticosteroids - infliximab

28. Folate deficiency
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Folate
Penicillin prophylaxis

29. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Flutamide
D2 receptor antagonists
Trastuzumab
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

30. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
SSRIs
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Imatinib

31. Osteomalacia/rickets
Vitamin D supplementation
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Octreotide
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

32. Buerger's disease
Smoking cessation
Trastuzumab
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Vancomycin

33. Neisseria meningitidis
TMP- SMX
Fibrate
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

34. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
High - dose steroids
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

35. Tonic - clonic seizures
All - trans retinoic acid
Fibrate
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Sumatriptan

36. Cryptococcus neoformans
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

37. Temporal arteritis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
High - dose steroids
Sildenafil
Octreotide

38. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
High - dose steroids
Fibrate

39. Alcohol abuse
NSAIDs - colchicine
Heparin
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
SSRIs (first - line)

40. Sickle cell anemia
Dantrolene
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

41. ADHD
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Spironolactone
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

42. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Aromatase inhibitor
Benzodiazepines
Methicillin/naficillin

43. Stable angina
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Corticosteroids - infliximab

44. Long - term anticoagulation
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Methicillin/naficillin
Amantadine/rimantadine
Warfarin

45. Streptococcus bovis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Sildenafil
Bosentan

46. Streptococcus pyogenes
Folate
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Heparin

47. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
IFN- a
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Warfarin

48. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Sildenafil
Octreotide
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

49. Prostate carcinoma
Flutamide
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Mifepristone

50. Bulimia
Folate
Ethosuximide
NSAIDs - colchicine
SSRIs