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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
5- ASA - infliximab
Imatinib
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

2. Pulmonary hypertension
Spironolactone
Bosentan
B12
SSRIs

3. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Folate
Imatinib
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

4. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
SSRIs

5. Influenza
TMP- SMX
Amantadine/rimantadine
Indomethacin
Sumatriptan

6. Clostridium tetani
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Folate
Dantrolene
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

7. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Beta- interferon
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Indomethacin

8. Toxoplasma gondii
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin prophylaxis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

9. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Amantadine/rimantadine
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Methicillin/naficillin

10. Folate deficiency
Sumatriptan
Buspirone
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Folate

11. Candida albicans
Buspirone
Demeclocycline - lithium
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

12. Migraine
Ganciclovir
Sumatriptan
Protamine sulfate
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

13. Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Flutamide
All - trans retinoic acid

14. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Antitoxin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Tamsulosin - finasteride

15. Osteomalacia/rickets
Penicillin
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Vitamin D supplementation
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

16. Streptococcus pyogenes
SSRIs (first - line)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Erythromycin
Imatinib

17. Streptococcus bovis
Warfarin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

18. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Beta- interferon
All - trans retinoic acid
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

19. Neural tube defect prevention
Folate
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

20. Tonic - clonic seizures
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Folate
Oral KI
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

21. Long - term anticoagulation
Ethosuximide
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Warfarin

22. Medical abortion
Methicillin/naficillin
Sumatriptan
Fibrate
Mifepristone

23. Legionella pneumophila
Heparin
Erythromycin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Corticosteroids - infliximab

24. Patent ductus arteriosus
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Dantrolene
SSRIs (first - line)
Indomethacin

25. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Oral KI

26. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Protamine sulfate
Sublingual nitroglycerin
NSAIDs - colchicine
Oral KI

27. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
IFN- a
Heparin

28. Hypertriglyceridemia
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Oral metronidazole
Fibrate

29. Cryptococcus neoformans
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
SSRIs
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

30. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
5- ASA - infliximab

31. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Erythromycin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Indomethacin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

32. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Imatinib

33. Sickle cell anemia
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Protamine sulfate

34. Temporal arteritis
Heparin
High - dose steroids
Ethosuximide
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

35. Prolactinoma
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
SSRIs
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Heparin

36. Bipolar disorder
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
5- ASA - infliximab
Buspirone

37. Chronic hepatitis
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Vitamin D supplementation
IFN- a

38. Stable angina
Amantadine/rimantadine
Protamine sulfate
All - trans retinoic acid
Sublingual nitroglycerin

39. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

40. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
SSRIs
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

41. Staphylococcus aureus
Oral KI
SSRIs
Methicillin/naficillin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

42. Alcohol abuse
Erythromycin
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

43. Malaria
Octreotide
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

44. Cystic fibrosis
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Ganciclovir
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

45. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

46. Bulimia
Flutamide
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Heparin
SSRIs

47. Depression
D2 receptor antagonists
SSRIs (first - line)
Octreotide
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

48. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Erythromycin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Sildenafil
Spironolactone

49. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Indomethacin
IFN- a
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

50. Clostridium difficile
Oral metronidazole
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Sumatriptan
High - dose steroids