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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Influenza
Octreotide
Amantadine/rimantadine
Beta- interferon
5- ASA - infliximab

2. Clostridium difficile
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
D2 receptor antagonists
NSAIDs - colchicine
Oral metronidazole

3. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

4. Hyperaldosteronism
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Spironolactone
Antitoxin
D2 receptor antagonists

5. Anxiety
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Benzodiazepines
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Buspirone

6. Rickettsia rickettsii
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

7. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Amantadine/rimantadine
D2 receptor antagonists

8. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Penicillin prophylaxis

9. Acute gout attack
Demeclocycline - lithium
NSAIDs - colchicine
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Vancomycin

10. Crohn's disease
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Corticosteroids - infliximab
All - trans retinoic acid

11. Pneumocystis jiroveci
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Amantadine/rimantadine
Corticosteroids - infliximab

12. Sporothrix schenckii
Oral KI
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Trastuzumab

13. Multiple sclerosis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Trastuzumab
Beta- interferon
SSRIs (first - line)

14. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Buspirone
Sumatriptan

15. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Bosentan
Heparin

16. Chronic hepatitis
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
IFN- a

17. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Imatinib
Sumatriptan
Amantadine/rimantadine

18. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
D2 receptor antagonists
Vitamin D supplementation
Penicillin prophylaxis

19. Pulmonary hypertension
D2 receptor antagonists
Bosentan
Beta- interferon
Penicillin

20. Infertility
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
SSRIs (first - line)

21. Chronic gout
Benzodiazepines
Smoking cessation
Erythromycin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

22. Prostate carcinoma
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Bosentan
Flutamide
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

23. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Heparin
Spironolactone
D2 receptor antagonists

24. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
SSRIs
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Trastuzumab
5- ASA - infliximab

25. Bulimia
Methicillin/naficillin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
SSRIs
Trastuzumab

26. Clostridium tetani
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Beta- interferon
5- ASA - infliximab

27. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Demeclocycline - lithium
Amantadine/rimantadine
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

28. Enterococci
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Folate

29. Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Beta- interferon
Octreotide

30. Medical abortion
Amantadine/rimantadine
Vancomycin
Mifepristone
Beta- interferon

31. Staphylococcus aureus
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Warfarin
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Methicillin/naficillin

32. Diabetes insipidus
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Smoking cessation

33. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
TMP- SMX
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Heparin

34. Stable angina
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
B12
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Sublingual nitroglycerin

35. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Penicillin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

36. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Antitoxin
Heparin
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. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
D2 receptor antagonists
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Heparin
Penicillin prophylaxis

38. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

39. Pheochromocytoma
Beta- interferon
Aromatase inhibitor
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

40. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
SSRIs
Ethosuximide
Tamoxifen

41. ADHD
Folate
TMP- SMX
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Protamine sulfate

42. Folate deficiency
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Warfarin
Folate
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

43. Sickle cell anemia
SSRIs
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

44. Trichomonas vaginalis
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Benzodiazepines
Spironolactone
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

45. Bipolar disorder
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

46. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Tamoxifen
SSRIs

47. Buerger's disease
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Fibrate
Vitamin D supplementation
Smoking cessation

48. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Indomethacin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

49. B12 deficiency
Fibrate
Vancomycin
B12
Oral metronidazole

50. Diabetic ketoacidosis
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Fluids - insulin - K+