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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Rickettsia rickettsii
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Sildenafil

2. Clostridium difficile
Tamoxifen
Oral metronidazole
Indomethacin
Statin (first - line)

3. Malaria
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Ethosuximide
Aromatase inhibitor
Demeclocycline - lithium

4. Osteomalacia/rickets
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Protamine sulfate
Vitamin D supplementation
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

5. Immediate anticoagulation
Antitoxin
B12
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Heparin

6. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Penicillin
Beta- interferon
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

7. Malignant hyperthermia
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Aromatase inhibitor
Dantrolene

8. Chlamydia trachomatis
Indomethacin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

9. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Sumatriptan
Warfarin
D2 receptor antagonists

10. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Vitamin D supplementation
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Tamoxifen

11. Warfarin toxicity
Amantadine/rimantadine
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Methicillin/naficillin
NSAIDs - colchicine

12. Neural tube defect prevention
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Folate
Penicillin
Beta- interferon

13. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Warfarin
Trastuzumab
SSRIs (first - line)

14. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Vitamin D supplementation
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Mifepristone

15. Cryptococcus neoformans
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Buspirone
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

16. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
TMP- SMX

17. Infertility
Oral metronidazole
Beta- interferon
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

18. Ringworm infections
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Bosentan

19. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Heparin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Heparin

20. Sickle cell anemia
Trastuzumab
SSRIs (first - line)
Spironolactone
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

21. Clostridium tetani
Ganciclovir
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Oral KI
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

22. Anorexia
IFN- a
SSRIs
Demeclocycline - lithium
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

23. ADHD
Benzodiazepines
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Vancomycin

24. Carcinoid syndrome
Spironolactone
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Erythromycin
Octreotide

25. Hyperaldosteronism
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Spironolactone
Fibrate
Imatinib

26. Medical abortion
Mifepristone
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)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

27. UTI prophylaxis
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
TMP- SMX

28. Pheochromocytoma
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

29. Streptococcus bovis
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Penicillin prophylaxis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Oral KI

30. MRSA
Imatinib
Vancomycin
Penicillin
Smoking cessation

31. Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

32. Anxiety
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Heparin
Buspirone

33. Pulmonary hypertension
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
IFN- a
Bosentan

34. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Heparin
Spironolactone
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

35. Cystic fibrosis
Imatinib
Tamsulosin - finasteride
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

36. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Mifepristone

37. Hypertriglyceridemia
High - dose steroids
Fibrate
Trastuzumab
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

38. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Trastuzumab
Aromatase inhibitor
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Vancomycin

39. Enterococci
Ganciclovir
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

40. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Statin (first - line)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

41. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Buspirone
Bosentan
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

42. Heparin toxicity (acute)
SSRIs (first - line)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Protamine sulfate
Folate

43. Influenza
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Amantadine/rimantadine
TMP- SMX
Oral metronidazole

44. Diabetes insipidus
SSRIs (first - line)
Imatinib
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Penicillin

45. Bulimia
SSRIs
Erythromycin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Indomethacin

46. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
D2 receptor antagonists
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

47. Stable angina
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Aromatase inhibitor
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

48. Absence seizures
Sumatriptan
Penicillin prophylaxis
Ethosuximide
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

49. Staphylococcus aureus
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Methicillin/naficillin
Folate

50. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)