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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Bipolar disorder
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

2. Pneumocystis jiroveci
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Indomethacin
Oral metronidazole

3. Wegener's granulomatosis
TMP- SMX
IFN- a
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

4. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Methicillin/naficillin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

5. Acute gout attack
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

6. Erectile dysfunction
Buspirone
SSRIs
Sildenafil
Penicillin

7. Anorexia
SSRIs
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Penicillin prophylaxis

8. Buerger's disease
Smoking cessation
Antitoxin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Spironolactone

9. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Heparin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

10. Ringworm infections
Antitoxin
All - trans retinoic acid
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

11. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Buspirone
Spironolactone

12. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
TMP- SMX
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Heparin

13. Folate deficiency
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Folate
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

14. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Sildenafil
Ethosuximide
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

15. Migraine
Tamoxifen
Sumatriptan
SSRIs
Corticosteroids - infliximab

16. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Sildenafil

17. Alcohol abuse
Dantrolene
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Benzodiazepines
Heparin

18. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

19. Warfarin toxicity
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Ethosuximide
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

20. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Dantrolene
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
B12

21. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
D2 receptor antagonists
Penicillin prophylaxis

22. Candida albicans
Aromatase inhibitor
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Oral KI
Vitamin D supplementation

23. Toxoplasma gondii
Imatinib
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
B12
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

24. Malaria
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

25. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Antitoxin
Aromatase inhibitor
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

26. UTI prophylaxis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
TMP- SMX
Sumatriptan
Bosentan

27. Staphylococcus aureus
B12
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Imatinib
Methicillin/naficillin

28. Influenza
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Buspirone
Amantadine/rimantadine
Heparin

29. Trichomonas vaginalis
Smoking cessation
NSAIDs - colchicine
Mifepristone
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

30. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Beta- interferon
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Aromatase inhibitor
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

31. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Spironolactone
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

32. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Beta- interferon
Protamine sulfate
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Sublingual nitroglycerin

33. Alcohol withdrawal
Tamoxifen
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Benzodiazepines
Indomethacin

34. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Fibrate
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

35. Infertility
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

36. Depression
Bosentan
Heparin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
SSRIs (first - line)

37. Legionella pneumophila
Demeclocycline - lithium
Tamoxifen
Erythromycin
Flutamide

38. Neural tube defect prevention
Folate
Bosentan
Spironolactone
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

39. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Vitamin D supplementation
Imatinib
5- ASA - infliximab
B12

40. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

41. Rickettsia rickettsii
Oral metronidazole
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Tamsulosin - finasteride

42. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Folate
Heparin
Tamoxifen

43. Chronic gout
TMP- SMX
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Indomethacin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

44. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Bosentan

45. Malignant hyperthermia
Oral KI
Penicillin
Dantrolene
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

46. Enterococci
Fibrate
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
SSRIs (first - line)

47. ADHD
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Erythromycin
Smoking cessation
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

48. MRSA
Oral metronidazole
Vancomycin
All - trans retinoic acid
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

49. Streptococcus bovis
Aromatase inhibitor
Penicillin prophylaxis
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

50. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Ganciclovir
NSAIDs - colchicine