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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Imatinib
Oral metronidazole
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

2. Migraine
Demeclocycline - lithium
Sildenafil
Sumatriptan
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

3. Bipolar disorder
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
SSRIs

4. Long - term anticoagulation
Trastuzumab
Penicillin prophylaxis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Warfarin

5. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
IFN- a
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

6. Toxoplasma gondii
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

7. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Buspirone
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

8. Clostridium tetani
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Aromatase inhibitor

9. Clostridium botulinum
SSRIs
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Antitoxin

10. Medical abortion
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Mifepristone

11. Stable angina
Indomethacin
Erythromycin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

12. Diabetes insipidus
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Mifepristone
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

13. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Oral metronidazole
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Octreotide

14. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Vitamin D supplementation
B12
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

15. Absence seizures
Octreotide
Ethosuximide
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

16. Carcinoid syndrome
Indomethacin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
NSAIDs - colchicine
Octreotide

17. Streptococcus bovis
Statin (first - line)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Fibrate

18. Tonic - clonic seizures
Flutamide
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Penicillin

19. UTI prophylaxis
TMP- SMX
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

20. Hyperaldosteronism
Benzodiazepines
Imatinib
B12
Spironolactone

21. Sickle cell anemia
Heparin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

22. Trichomonas vaginalis
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
SSRIs
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

23. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Fluids - insulin - K+
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Tamoxifen

24. Osteomalacia/rickets
All - trans retinoic acid
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Methicillin/naficillin
Vitamin D supplementation

25. Anorexia
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
SSRIs
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

26. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Vitamin D supplementation
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Folate

27. ADHD
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
SSRIs
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

28. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
SSRIs
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

29. Clostridium difficile
Ethosuximide
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Oral metronidazole
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

30. Neisseria meningitidis
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Octreotide
Imatinib
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

31. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
Protamine sulfate
Vancomycin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

32. Prostate carcinoma
High - dose steroids
Benzodiazepines
Flutamide
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

33. Cystic fibrosis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

34. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

35. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Penicillin prophylaxis

36. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Benzodiazepines
Mifepristone
SSRIs

37. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
TMP- SMX
Sumatriptan

38. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Dantrolene
Penicillin prophylaxis
Oral KI

39. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
SSRIs
Fibrate
Erythromycin

40. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Smoking cessation
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

41. Cryptococcus neoformans
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Heparin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
All - trans retinoic acid

42. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
TMP- SMX
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

43. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Vancomycin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

44. Alcohol withdrawal
Protamine sulfate
Fibrate
Sildenafil
Benzodiazepines

45. Malignant hyperthermia
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Sildenafil
Dantrolene
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

46. Infertility
Amantadine/rimantadine
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Ganciclovir
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

47. Legionella pneumophila
Vancomycin
Erythromycin
Flutamide
TMP- SMX

48. B12 deficiency
B12
Amantadine/rimantadine
High - dose steroids
Sublingual nitroglycerin

49. Prolactinoma
TMP- SMX
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

50. Wegener's granulomatosis
Bosentan
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Heparin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids