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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Anorexia
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Vancomycin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
SSRIs

2. Depression
Heparin
SSRIs (first - line)
5- ASA - infliximab
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

3. Chronic gout
Methicillin/naficillin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

4. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Flutamide
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Tamsulosin - finasteride

5. Immediate anticoagulation
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Heparin
Oral KI
D2 receptor antagonists

6. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Penicillin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

7. Hyperaldosteronism
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Benzodiazepines
Spironolactone
Fluids - insulin - K+

8. Sickle cell anemia
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
TMP- SMX
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

9. Infertility
B12
Corticosteroids - infliximab
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

10. Bipolar disorder
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Amantadine/rimantadine
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

11. Buerger's disease
Amantadine/rimantadine
Smoking cessation
Demeclocycline - lithium
Corticosteroids - infliximab

12. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Indomethacin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Folate
D2 receptor antagonists

13. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Penicillin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

14. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Vitamin D supplementation
Heparin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Folate

15. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Methicillin/naficillin
Antitoxin
Sildenafil

16. Neural tube defect prevention
Folate
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Aromatase inhibitor

17. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Trastuzumab
Sildenafil
TMP- SMX
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

18. Streptococcus bovis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin prophylaxis

19. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
NSAIDs - colchicine
Aromatase inhibitor
Sildenafil

20. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Spironolactone
Penicillin prophylaxis
Bosentan

21. Crohn's disease
Smoking cessation
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

22. Chlamydia trachomatis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Oral metronidazole
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Statin (first - line)

23. Cryptococcus neoformans
Demeclocycline - lithium
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Imatinib

24. Ulcerative colitis
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
5- ASA - infliximab
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Sildenafil

25. Bulimia
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
SSRIs
Spironolactone
Indomethacin

26. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Imatinib
Sumatriptan
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

27. Folate deficiency
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Sildenafil
Folate
Tamoxifen

28. UTI prophylaxis
TMP- SMX
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Amantadine/rimantadine
Spironolactone

29. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Ethosuximide
All - trans retinoic acid
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Fluids - insulin - K+

30. Neisseria meningitidis
Dantrolene
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Penicillin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

31. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
Benzodiazepines
Imatinib
Dantrolene

32. Patent ductus arteriosus
Folate
Indomethacin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

33. Alcohol withdrawal
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Aromatase inhibitor
Benzodiazepines
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

34. Streptococcus pyogenes
Fluids - insulin - K+
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin

35. ADHD
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Antitoxin
5- ASA - infliximab
Indomethacin

36. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Protamine sulfate
Trastuzumab
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

37. Hypercholesterolemia
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Statin (first - line)

38. Acute gout attack
NSAIDs - colchicine
Demeclocycline - lithium
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

39. Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Flutamide
Amantadine/rimantadine

40. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Beta- interferon
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Fibrate

41. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Tamoxifen

42. Long - term anticoagulation
Indomethacin
Warfarin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

43. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Amantadine/rimantadine
Oral metronidazole
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

44. Prostate carcinoma
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Flutamide
Benzodiazepines
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

45. B12 deficiency
B12
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
IFN- a
Smoking cessation

46. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Smoking cessation
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

47. Hypertriglyceridemia
Methicillin/naficillin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Fibrate
All - trans retinoic acid

48. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Folate
Amantadine/rimantadine

49. Clostridium difficile
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Heparin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Oral metronidazole

50. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Smoking cessation
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)