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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
SSRIs (first - line)
SSRIs
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

2. Alcohol withdrawal
B12
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Benzodiazepines
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

3. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Flutamide
All - trans retinoic acid
Vancomycin

4. Enterococci
All - trans retinoic acid
Folate
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

5. Multiple sclerosis
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
D2 receptor antagonists
Beta- interferon
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

6. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Bosentan
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

7. Influenza
All - trans retinoic acid
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Amantadine/rimantadine
Spironolactone

8. Neural tube defect prevention
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Folate
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

9. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Folate
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fibrate
Sildenafil

10. SIADH
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Beta- interferon
Demeclocycline - lithium

11. Clostridium difficile
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Oral metronidazole
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Buspirone

12. Candida albicans
Imatinib
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Tamoxifen
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

13. Alcohol abuse
Octreotide
Penicillin prophylaxis
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
SSRIs

14. Cytomegalovirus
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Ganciclovir
Heparin

15. Prostate carcinoma
Flutamide
Mifepristone
Dantrolene
Fibrate

16. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Trastuzumab

17. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Mifepristone
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

18. Trichomonas vaginalis
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
D2 receptor antagonists
Dantrolene

19. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
SSRIs
Heparin
Tamoxifen
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

20. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Erythromycin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Vancomycin

21. Treponema pallidum
Fluids - insulin - K+
Penicillin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Mifepristone

22. Ulcerative colitis
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Folate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
5- ASA - infliximab

23. MRSA
Imatinib
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Vancomycin

24. Erectile dysfunction
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Sildenafil

25. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Folate
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Penicillin prophylaxis
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

26. Legionella pneumophila
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Statin (first - line)
Buspirone
Erythromycin

27. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fluids - insulin - K+
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

28. Long - term anticoagulation
Oral KI
Mifepristone
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Warfarin

29. Sickle cell anemia
Trastuzumab
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Aromatase inhibitor
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

30. Sporothrix schenckii
5- ASA - infliximab
All - trans retinoic acid
SSRIs
Oral KI

31. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Protamine sulfate
Heparin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

32. Pulmonary hypertension
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Bosentan
Tamoxifen
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

33. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Indomethacin
D2 receptor antagonists
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Penicillin prophylaxis

34. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Octreotide
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

35. Hyperaldosteronism
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Flutamide
Spironolactone

36. Migraine
Sumatriptan
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

37. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

38. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

39. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Aromatase inhibitor
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Imatinib
Protamine sulfate

40. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Beta- interferon
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Dantrolene
All - trans retinoic acid

41. Crohn's disease
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Mifepristone

42. Diabetes insipidus
Erythromycin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

43. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Tamoxifen
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

44. B12 deficiency
Mifepristone
B12
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Ganciclovir

45. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Indomethacin
TMP- SMX
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

46. Absence seizures
Bosentan
NSAIDs - colchicine
Ethosuximide
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

47. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Octreotide
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Beta- interferon

48. Osteomalacia/rickets
Buspirone
Vitamin D supplementation
Statin (first - line)
Ethosuximide

49. Malignant hyperthermia
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Dantrolene
Folate

50. Rickettsia rickettsii
Dantrolene
Protamine sulfate
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside