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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Malaria
Fibrate
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
All - trans retinoic acid
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

2. Alcohol withdrawal
Mifepristone
Demeclocycline - lithium
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Benzodiazepines

3. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Fibrate
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

4. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Trastuzumab
Ethosuximide

5. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Octreotide
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Heparin

6. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Ethosuximide
Corticosteroids - infliximab
SSRIs

7. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase 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)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
High - dose steroids

8. Crohn's disease
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Sublingual nitroglycerin

9. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Statin (first - line)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Folate

10. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Benzodiazepines
Buspirone
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

11. Malignant hyperthermia
Penicillin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Dantrolene

12. Toxoplasma gondii
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

13. SIADH
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Demeclocycline - lithium
SSRIs

14. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ethosuximide
Ganciclovir
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

15. Wegener's granulomatosis
Sumatriptan
Fibrate
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

16. Multiple sclerosis
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Beta- interferon
TMP- SMX
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

17. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
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

18. Pulmonary hypertension
NSAIDs - colchicine
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Trastuzumab
Bosentan

19. Anorexia
SSRIs
Vitamin D supplementation
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

20. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
D2 receptor antagonists
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Sildenafil

21. Temporal arteritis
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
High - dose steroids
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

22. Neisseria meningitidis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Octreotide

23. ADHD
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
SSRIs (first - line)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

24. Diabetes insipidus
Erythromycin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Bosentan
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

25. Cytomegalovirus
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Mifepristone
Ganciclovir

26. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Vitamin D supplementation
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
B12
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

27. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Warfarin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

28. Cryptococcus neoformans
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Aromatase inhibitor
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

29. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Warfarin
Protamine sulfate
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

30. Trichomonas vaginalis
Buspirone
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Octreotide
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

31. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Folate
Fluids - insulin - K+
Beta- interferon

32. Pneumocystis jiroveci
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Folate
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

33. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Oral metronidazole
D2 receptor antagonists
Benzodiazepines
Ganciclovir

34. Hyperaldosteronism
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Spironolactone
B12
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

35. Treponema pallidum
Beta- interferon
Folate
Penicillin
Fluids - insulin - K+

36. Pheochromocytoma
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Ethosuximide

37. Clostridium tetani
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Beta- interferon
Tamoxifen
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

38. Ringworm infections
Statin (first - line)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
TMP- SMX
Trastuzumab

39. Warfarin toxicity
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

40. B12 deficiency
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Heparin
B12
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

41. Legionella pneumophila
Indomethacin
Erythromycin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Benzodiazepines

42. Streptococcus bovis
Penicillin prophylaxis
B12
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

43. Chlamydia trachomatis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

44. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All - trans retinoic acid
Protamine sulfate
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

45. Migraine
Sumatriptan
Antitoxin
Heparin
Folate

46. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Warfarin
Smoking cessation
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

47. Influenza
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Amantadine/rimantadine
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
TMP- SMX

48. Absence seizures
Folate
Erythromycin
Ganciclovir
Ethosuximide

49. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Trastuzumab
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Heparin
Sumatriptan

50. Staphylococcus aureus
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Methicillin/naficillin
D2 receptor antagonists
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)