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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Sumatriptan

2. Stable angina
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Imatinib
5- ASA - infliximab
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

3. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Buspirone
Penicillin prophylaxis
Aromatase inhibitor

4. Hyperaldosteronism
Spironolactone
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Mifepristone
Smoking cessation

5. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Imatinib
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

6. Medical abortion
SSRIs (first - line)
Aromatase inhibitor
Mifepristone
Dantrolene

7. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Aromatase inhibitor
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

8. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
B12
Mifepristone
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Aromatase inhibitor

9. Carcinoid syndrome
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Octreotide
Heparin

10. UTI prophylaxis
Octreotide
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
TMP- SMX
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

11. Malaria
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Vitamin D supplementation
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

12. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
5- ASA - infliximab
SSRIs
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

13. ADHD
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Dantrolene
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

14. Bipolar disorder
Oral KI
Aromatase inhibitor
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

15. Streptococcus pyogenes
Ganciclovir
Statin (first - line)
Oral KI
Penicillin prophylaxis

16. Warfarin toxicity
5- ASA - infliximab
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
SSRIs (first - line)

17. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Smoking cessation
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Heparin

18. Cryptococcus neoformans
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Mifepristone

19. B12 deficiency
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Protamine sulfate
B12
Heparin

20. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Imatinib
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

21. Crohn's disease
Fibrate
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Tamoxifen
Corticosteroids - infliximab

22. Bulimia
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
SSRIs
Penicillin prophylaxis
Amantadine/rimantadine

23. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Ganciclovir

24. Rickettsia rickettsii
Warfarin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

25. Pheochromocytoma
Fibrate
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Tamoxifen

26. Sickle cell anemia
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Heparin

27. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Antitoxin
Protamine sulfate

28. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Penicillin prophylaxis

29. Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
Oral KI
Folate
Ganciclovir

30. Patent ductus arteriosus
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Antitoxin
Indomethacin

31. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Vancomycin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

32. Hypertriglyceridemia
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fibrate
Folate

33. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Benzodiazepines
D2 receptor antagonists
Aromatase inhibitor

34. Sporothrix schenckii
Oral KI
Fluids - insulin - K+
NSAIDs - colchicine
D2 receptor antagonists

35. Wegener's granulomatosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Penicillin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Oral metronidazole

36. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
TMP- SMX
IFN- a
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

37. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Tamoxifen
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

38. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

39. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Benzodiazepines
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
IFN- a

40. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Statin (first - line)
Heparin

41. Buerger's disease
Bosentan
Smoking cessation
Spironolactone
5- ASA - infliximab

42. Ulcerative colitis
Trastuzumab
Antitoxin
Penicillin prophylaxis
5- ASA - infliximab

43. Acute gout attack
Aromatase inhibitor
B12
SSRIs
NSAIDs - colchicine

44. Treponema pallidum
Oral metronidazole
Penicillin
Vancomycin
High - dose steroids

45. MRSA
Warfarin
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Vancomycin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

46. Multiple sclerosis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Beta- interferon
Penicillin prophylaxis
Statin (first - line)

47. Malignant hyperthermia
Spironolactone
Dantrolene
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

48. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Penicillin prophylaxis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
SSRIs

49. Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first - line)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Smoking cessation

50. Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)