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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Candida albicans
Indomethacin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Folate
Buspirone

2. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Warfarin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
D2 receptor antagonists

3. ADHD
5- ASA - infliximab
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

4. Migraine
TMP- SMX
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Sumatriptan

5. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
High - dose steroids
Amantadine/rimantadine
SSRIs (first - line)

6. Clostridium botulinum
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Oral metronidazole
Antitoxin
Flutamide

7. Pulmonary hypertension
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Bosentan
Aromatase inhibitor

8. Trichomonas vaginalis
Mifepristone
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
IFN- a
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

9. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
SSRIs

10. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Tamoxifen
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

11. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Penicillin prophylaxis
5- ASA - infliximab
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

12. Clostridium tetani
Fibrate
Penicillin prophylaxis
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

13. Streptococcus bovis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

14. Influenza
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Amantadine/rimantadine
High - dose steroids

15. SIADH
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Erythromycin
Demeclocycline - lithium

16. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Methicillin/naficillin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Fluids - insulin - K+

17. Alcohol withdrawal
Methicillin/naficillin
Benzodiazepines
Warfarin
Oral KI

18. Prolactinoma
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
All - trans retinoic acid

19. Prostate carcinoma
Flutamide
Benzodiazepines
Sildenafil
Oral KI

20. Medical abortion
Indomethacin
Mifepristone
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

21. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All - trans retinoic acid
Aromatase inhibitor
Beta- interferon
Smoking cessation

22. Toxoplasma gondii
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Sildenafil
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

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

24. Rickettsia rickettsii
Trastuzumab
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
D2 receptor antagonists
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

25. Clostridium difficile
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Oral metronidazole
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Amantadine/rimantadine

26. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Bosentan
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
5- ASA - infliximab

27. Hypercholesterolemia
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
B12
Statin (first - line)
Heparin

28. Infertility
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
All - trans retinoic acid
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

29. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Corticosteroids - infliximab
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Fluids - insulin - K+

30. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Penicillin prophylaxis
Methicillin/naficillin
5- ASA - infliximab

31. B12 deficiency
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
B12
Mifepristone
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

32. Staphylococcus aureus
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Protamine sulfate
Methicillin/naficillin

33. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Warfarin
Folate
Imatinib

34. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

35. Hemorrhagic cystitis
IFN- a
5- ASA - infliximab
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Ethosuximide

36. Cystic fibrosis
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Sildenafil
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

37. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Bosentan
Methicillin/naficillin
Vancomycin

38. Chlamydia trachomatis
Penicillin prophylaxis
5- ASA - infliximab
Protamine sulfate
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

39. Buerger's disease
Methicillin/naficillin
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Smoking cessation
Sildenafil

40. Bipolar disorder
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
SSRIs

41. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Protamine sulfate
Statin (first - line)

42. Alcohol abuse
Heparin
SSRIs
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

43. Carcinoid syndrome
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Octreotide
Penicillin prophylaxis
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

44. Osteomalacia/rickets
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Ethosuximide
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Vitamin D supplementation

45. Pheochromocytoma
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
IFN- a

46. MRSA
Vancomycin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

47. Wegener's granulomatosis
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Demeclocycline - lithium
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

48. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Amantadine/rimantadine
Mifepristone
NSAIDs - colchicine

49. Treponema pallidum
B12
Penicillin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Heparin

50. Multiple sclerosis
B12
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Beta- interferon
NSAIDs - colchicine