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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. UTI prophylaxis
Warfarin
TMP- SMX
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

2. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Spironolactone

3. Infertility
Oral KI
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Sildenafil
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

4. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Fluids - insulin - K+
Warfarin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

5. Crohn's disease
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

6. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Protamine sulfate
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Heparin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

7. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Oral metronidazole
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Aromatase inhibitor
Octreotide

8. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Mifepristone
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

9. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Penicillin prophylaxis

10. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Sildenafil
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Oral KI

11. Chronic gout
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

12. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Amantadine/rimantadine
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

13. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

14. SIADH
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Aromatase inhibitor
SSRIs
Demeclocycline - lithium

15. Anorexia
Smoking cessation
Vitamin D supplementation
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
SSRIs

16. Sickle cell anemia
Demeclocycline - lithium
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Vitamin D supplementation
Tamoxifen

17. Clostridium botulinum
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Trastuzumab
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Antitoxin

18. Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Fibrate
Indomethacin
Octreotide

19. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Indomethacin
Ethosuximide
SSRIs (first - line)
Tamoxifen

20. Prostate carcinoma
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Octreotide
Flutamide
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

21. Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first - line)
Penicillin prophylaxis
D2 receptor antagonists
Sildenafil

22. Clostridium difficile
Ganciclovir
Fluids - insulin - K+
Oral metronidazole
Ethosuximide

23. Alcohol abuse
Oral KI
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

24. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Buspirone
Aromatase inhibitor
SSRIs

25. Ringworm infections
Imatinib
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Octreotide
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

26. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Indomethacin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

27. Enterococci
Methicillin/naficillin
Aromatase inhibitor
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

28. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Flutamide
5- ASA - infliximab

29. Carcinoid syndrome
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Folate
Sildenafil
Octreotide

30. Cytomegalovirus
Sildenafil
Ganciclovir
Smoking cessation
IFN- a

31. Hyperaldosteronism
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Smoking cessation
Spironolactone
Tamoxifen

32. Bulimia
Penicillin
Tamoxifen
SSRIs
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

33. Cystic fibrosis
Oral metronidazole
IFN- a
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

34. B12 deficiency
Methicillin/naficillin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Sildenafil
B12

35. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Imatinib
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

36. Alcohol withdrawal
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Fibrate
Protamine sulfate
Benzodiazepines

37. Sporothrix schenckii
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
TMP- SMX
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Oral KI

38. Buerger's disease
Smoking cessation
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

39. Osteomalacia/rickets
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Penicillin
Dantrolene
Vitamin D supplementation

40. Erectile dysfunction
Ganciclovir
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
B12
Sildenafil

41. Stable angina
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Oral metronidazole
Statin (first - line)

42. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Folate
Demeclocycline - lithium
Penicillin prophylaxis

43. Bipolar disorder
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Protamine sulfate
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

44. Malignant hyperthermia
SSRIs
Penicillin
Dantrolene
Spironolactone

45. Candida albicans
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Smoking cessation

46. Diabetes mellitus type 1
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
SSRIs (first - line)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

47. Streptococcus pyogenes
NSAIDs - colchicine
Penicillin prophylaxis
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Benzodiazepines

48. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
SSRIs
Penicillin prophylaxis
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

49. Malaria
Penicillin prophylaxis
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

50. Trichomonas vaginalis
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Dantrolene
Spironolactone
Metronidazole (patient and partner)