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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Spironolactone
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

2. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Vitamin D supplementation
Tamsulosin - finasteride

3. Enterococci
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Buspirone
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

4. Wegener's granulomatosis
Indomethacin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Vancomycin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

5. Ulcerative colitis
Aromatase inhibitor
Fibrate
5- ASA - infliximab
Erythromycin

6. Chronic gout
Trastuzumab
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

7. Cytomegalovirus
Demeclocycline - lithium
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Ganciclovir

8. Hypercholesterolemia
Vancomycin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Statin (first - line)

9. Clostridium difficile
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Fibrate
Oral metronidazole

10. Warfarin toxicity
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Imatinib
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

11. Tonic - clonic seizures
Folate
SSRIs
Sildenafil
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

12. Prolactinoma
Folate
Erythromycin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

13. Folate deficiency
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Oral metronidazole
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Folate

14. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
High - dose steroids
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Vitamin D supplementation

15. Acute gout attack
Beta- interferon
Penicillin
NSAIDs - colchicine
SSRIs

16. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Warfarin
Fibrate
Dantrolene

17. Prostate carcinoma
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Aromatase inhibitor
Flutamide

18. Sickle cell anemia
Imatinib
High - dose steroids
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Sildenafil

19. Heparin toxicity (acute)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Trastuzumab
Protamine sulfate

20. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
Benzodiazepines
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Statin (first - line)

21. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Methicillin/naficillin
Penicillin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

22. Toxoplasma gondii
Octreotide
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

23. Anorexia
NSAIDs - colchicine
SSRIs
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Spironolactone

24. Diabetic ketoacidosis
B12
Fluids - insulin - K+
Sumatriptan
Statin (first - line)

25. Pheochromocytoma
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Penicillin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

26. Crohn's disease
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Vitamin D supplementation

27. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Bosentan
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

28. Migraine
Beta- interferon
All - trans retinoic acid
Sumatriptan
Methicillin/naficillin

29. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
D2 receptor antagonists

30. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Statin (first - line)
Oral KI
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

31. Staphylococcus aureus
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Methicillin/naficillin
Statin (first - line)
Beta- interferon

32. Absence seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Ethosuximide
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Beta- interferon

33. Streptococcus bovis
Heparin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Penicillin prophylaxis

34. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Demeclocycline - lithium
Buspirone
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

35. Malignant hyperthermia
Penicillin prophylaxis
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Dantrolene
Aromatase inhibitor

36. Hypertriglyceridemia
Heparin
Fibrate
Protamine sulfate
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

37. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin prophylaxis
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

38. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Dantrolene
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

39. Osteomalacia/rickets
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Vitamin D supplementation
Ganciclovir

40. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

41. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Antitoxin
Indomethacin
Spironolactone
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

42. Alcohol withdrawal
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Benzodiazepines

43. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Trastuzumab
D2 receptor antagonists
Fibrate

44. Anxiety
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Statin (first - line)
Vitamin D supplementation
Buspirone

45. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
B12
Statin (first - line)
Amantadine/rimantadine

46. Pulmonary hypertension
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Bosentan

47. Temporal arteritis
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
High - dose steroids
Penicillin
Fluids - insulin - K+

48. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Fibrate
SSRIs
All - trans retinoic acid
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

49. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Octreotide
Fibrate
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

50. Clostridium tetani
Folate
Imatinib
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Dantrolene