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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Crohn's disease
5- ASA - infliximab
Methicillin/naficillin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

2. Candida albicans
SSRIs
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

3. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
Trastuzumab
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

4. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
5- ASA - infliximab

5. UTI prophylaxis
TMP- SMX
Imatinib
Antitoxin
IFN- a

6. Neisseria meningitidis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

7. Alcohol withdrawal
Heparin
Indomethacin
5- ASA - infliximab
Benzodiazepines

8. Prostate carcinoma
Demeclocycline - lithium
Heparin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Flutamide

9. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Statin (first - line)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Benzodiazepines

10. Sickle cell anemia
Vitamin D supplementation
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
D2 receptor antagonists
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

11. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Aromatase inhibitor
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin prophylaxis

12. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antitoxin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

13. Clostridium botulinum
Indomethacin
Bosentan
Antitoxin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

14. Anorexia
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
SSRIs
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

15. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Octreotide
SSRIs
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

16. Chronic hepatitis
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Mifepristone
IFN- a

17. Clostridium difficile
Oral metronidazole
5- ASA - infliximab
Fibrate
Corticosteroids - infliximab

18. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Vancomycin
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

19. Wegener's granulomatosis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
SSRIs (first - line)

20. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Warfarin

21. Migraine
Sumatriptan
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Fluids - insulin - K+

22. Long - term anticoagulation
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
IFN- a
Warfarin
Octreotide

23. B12 deficiency
B12
Spironolactone
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

24. Hypercholesterolemia
Mifepristone
Spironolactone
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Statin (first - line)

25. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Demeclocycline - lithium
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin

26. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Mifepristone
NSAIDs - colchicine
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

27. Anxiety
Amantadine/rimantadine
Antitoxin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Buspirone

28. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Vancomycin
Trastuzumab

29. Bipolar disorder
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Indomethacin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
5- ASA - infliximab

30. Rickettsia rickettsii
Vancomycin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Penicillin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

31. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
IFN- a

32. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Oral metronidazole
Spironolactone
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

33. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

34. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Erythromycin
NSAIDs - colchicine
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

35. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
B12
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

36. Stable angina
Spironolactone
Trastuzumab
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Sublingual nitroglycerin

37. Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Octreotide
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

38. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
Penicillin prophylaxis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Sildenafil

39. Toxoplasma gondii
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Folate
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

40. Hypertriglyceridemia
SSRIs
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Fibrate

41. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Erythromycin
Vancomycin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

42. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fibrate
Imatinib

43. Ringworm infections
Antitoxin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (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)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

44. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Statin (first - line)
Folate
Imatinib
Protamine sulfate

45. Sporothrix schenckii
Oral KI
Benzodiazepines
Vitamin D supplementation
Sublingual nitroglycerin

46. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Bosentan
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

47. Pulmonary hypertension
Ethosuximide
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Statin (first - line)
Bosentan

48. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
SSRIs
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

49. Buerger's disease
Smoking cessation
Methicillin/naficillin
Mifepristone
Fibrate

50. Medical abortion
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Mifepristone