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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Hypertriglyceridemia
Erythromycin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Fibrate
Folate

2. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Tamoxifen
Vitamin D supplementation
Heparin

3. Chlamydia trachomatis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
TMP- SMX
D2 receptor antagonists

4. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Beta- interferon
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Bosentan
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

5. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Fluids - insulin - K+
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

6. Medical abortion
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
High - dose steroids
Mifepristone
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

7. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Aromatase inhibitor
Benzodiazepines
Warfarin

8. Chronic hepatitis
Bosentan
Heparin
IFN- a
Folate

9. Legionella pneumophila
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Erythromycin
Methicillin/naficillin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

10. Influenza
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Amantadine/rimantadine
Indomethacin
Heparin

11. Neisseria meningitidis
High - dose steroids
IFN- a
Amantadine/rimantadine
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

12. Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

13. B12 deficiency
B12
Mifepristone
Statin (first - line)
Smoking cessation

14. Depression
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Mifepristone
SSRIs (first - line)
Heparin

15. Infertility
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Heparin

16. Anxiety
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Buspirone
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Heparin

17. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin prophylaxis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Vitamin D supplementation

18. Folate deficiency
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
SSRIs (first - line)
Folate
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

19. Rickettsia rickettsii
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
IFN- a
TMP- SMX
Smoking cessation

20. Acute gout attack
NSAIDs - colchicine
Penicillin prophylaxis
Spironolactone
Warfarin

21. Migraine
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Sumatriptan
SSRIs
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

22. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Heparin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

23. Pulmonary hypertension
Demeclocycline - lithium
Bosentan
IFN- a
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

24. Toxoplasma gondii
Oral metronidazole
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Buspirone
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

25. Osteomalacia/rickets
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Vitamin D supplementation
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

26. Wegener's granulomatosis
Penicillin
SSRIs (first - line)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

27. Cytomegalovirus
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Heparin
Ganciclovir
5- ASA - infliximab

28. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Spironolactone
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
TMP- SMX
Oral metronidazole

29. Chronic gout
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Imatinib

30. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Oral KI
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Antitoxin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

31. Prostate carcinoma
Sumatriptan
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Flutamide
Trastuzumab

32. Candida albicans
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

33. Stable angina
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Ethosuximide
Antitoxin

34. Cystic fibrosis
High - dose steroids
Flutamide
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

35. Malignant hyperthermia
B12
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Dantrolene
Indomethacin

36. Tonic - clonic seizures
Flutamide
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

37. Erectile dysfunction
Buspirone
Trastuzumab
Sildenafil
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

38. UTI prophylaxis
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
TMP- SMX
Tamoxifen

39. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Fluids - insulin - K+
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

40. Alcohol abuse
NSAIDs - colchicine
Penicillin
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

41. Hypercholesterolemia
SSRIs (first - line)
Statin (first - line)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
NSAIDs - colchicine

42. SIADH
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Sildenafil
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Demeclocycline - lithium

43. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Protamine sulfate
Penicillin prophylaxis
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

44. Anorexia
Ganciclovir
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
SSRIs
Amantadine/rimantadine

45. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Methicillin/naficillin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Heparin

46. ADHD
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
5- ASA - infliximab
Heparin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

47. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
TMP- SMX
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

48. Clostridium tetani
Penicillin
Statin (first - line)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

49. Streptococcus bovis
Penicillin prophylaxis
TMP- SMX
Demeclocycline - lithium
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

50. Alcohol withdrawal
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Penicillin prophylaxis
Trastuzumab
Benzodiazepines