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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Clostridium tetani
Oral metronidazole
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Protamine sulfate
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

2. Hyperaldosteronism
Beta- interferon
Vancomycin
Spironolactone
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

3. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Tamoxifen
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

4. Folate deficiency
Heparin
Erythromycin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Folate

5. Medical abortion
Antitoxin
Oral KI
Mifepristone
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

6. Influenza
Sumatriptan
B12
Amantadine/rimantadine
Beta- interferon

7. Ringworm infections
Sumatriptan
Imatinib
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Bosentan

8. UTI prophylaxis
Benzodiazepines
TMP- SMX
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

9. Alcohol abuse
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Demeclocycline - lithium
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

10. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
B12
Folate
Bosentan

11. Sporothrix schenckii
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Oral KI

12. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Warfarin

13. Warfarin toxicity
SSRIs
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

14. Bipolar disorder
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Indomethacin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

15. Temporal arteritis
Tamoxifen
Beta- interferon
Protamine sulfate
High - dose steroids

16. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Penicillin

17. Neural tube defect prevention
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Folate
Dantrolene
Methicillin/naficillin

18. Toxoplasma gondii
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Demeclocycline - lithium

19. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Vancomycin
Benzodiazepines
Aromatase inhibitor

20. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Penicillin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
SSRIs

21. Streptococcus bovis
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Statin (first - line)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Penicillin prophylaxis

22. SIADH
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Demeclocycline - lithium

23. Pneumocystis jiroveci
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
IFN- a
Warfarin
Ganciclovir

24. Buerger's disease
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Smoking cessation

25. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Beta- interferon
Folate
SSRIs
Heparin

26. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Demeclocycline - lithium
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Indomethacin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

27. Enterococci
Fibrate
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin prophylaxis
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

28. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Buspirone

29. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Demeclocycline - lithium
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

30. Cytomegalovirus
Heparin
Ganciclovir
Folate
Flutamide

31. Acute gout attack
B12
Ganciclovir
Amantadine/rimantadine
NSAIDs - colchicine

32. Absence seizures
Methicillin/naficillin
Sumatriptan
Ethosuximide
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

33. Patent ductus arteriosus
Fibrate
Indomethacin
Benzodiazepines
Dantrolene

34. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Oral metronidazole
Demeclocycline - lithium
Protamine sulfate

35. Stable angina
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Sumatriptan
Sublingual nitroglycerin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

36. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

37. Multiple sclerosis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Bosentan
Beta- interferon
Erythromycin

38. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Statin (first - line)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
NSAIDs - colchicine
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

39. Crohn's disease
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Heparin
Vitamin D supplementation

40. Rickettsia rickettsii
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Octreotide
Flutamide

41. Diabetes insipidus
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Sildenafil

42. Depression
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Protamine sulfate
SSRIs (first - line)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

43. Pheochromocytoma
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Demeclocycline - lithium

44. Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin/naficillin
Oral KI
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

45. Anorexia
Bosentan
Heparin
SSRIs
Ethosuximide

46. Wegener's granulomatosis
Ethosuximide
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

47. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Penicillin prophylaxis
Spironolactone
Tamoxifen
D2 receptor antagonists

48. Malignant hyperthermia
Heparin
Dantrolene
Antitoxin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

49. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Corticosteroids - infliximab

50. MRSA
Smoking cessation
Vancomycin
Amantadine/rimantadine
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)