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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
TMP- SMX
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Imatinib
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

2. Bipolar disorder
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Vitamin D supplementation
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

3. Rickettsia rickettsii
Demeclocycline - lithium
Oral KI
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

4. Temporal arteritis
Flutamide
High - dose steroids
Buspirone
Oral KI

5. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
SSRIs (first - line)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Trastuzumab
Corticosteroids - infliximab

6. Infertility
Penicillin prophylaxis
Ganciclovir
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Smoking cessation

7. Pheochromocytoma
SSRIs
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

8. Anxiety
Buspirone
High - dose steroids
Octreotide
Heparin

9. B12 deficiency
Smoking cessation
B12
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

10. Chronic hepatitis
Fibrate
Heparin
IFN- a
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

11. Hypertriglyceridemia
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Oral KI
Fibrate
SSRIs

12. Carcinoid syndrome
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Imatinib
Octreotide
Erythromycin

13. Alcohol withdrawal
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Benzodiazepines
Ethosuximide

14. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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
Heparin
High - dose steroids

15. UTI prophylaxis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Amantadine/rimantadine
TMP- SMX
Heparin

16. Clostridium tetani
Penicillin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

17. Chronic gout
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
SSRIs
Tamsulosin - finasteride

18. Alcohol abuse
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Dantrolene
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Octreotide

19. Anorexia
Methicillin/naficillin
SSRIs
Benzodiazepines
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

20. Ulcerative colitis
5- ASA - infliximab
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Oral KI
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

21. Warfarin toxicity
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

22. Sickle cell anemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

23. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Octreotide
Statin (first - line)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

24. Ringworm infections
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
D2 receptor antagonists
Tamsulosin - finasteride

25. MRSA
Vancomycin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Imatinib

26. Folate deficiency
Oral KI
Folate
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Penicillin

27. Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Antitoxin
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
IFN- a

28. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
IFN- a
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

29. Legionella pneumophila
Imatinib
Oral KI
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Erythromycin

30. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Penicillin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Fluids - insulin - K+

31. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Warfarin

32. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
Heparin
Tamoxifen
D2 receptor antagonists

33. Multiple sclerosis
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Beta- interferon
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

34. Bulimia
Statin (first - line)
Dantrolene
SSRIs
Heparin

35. SIADH
Imatinib
Folate
Tamoxifen
Demeclocycline - lithium

36. Cytomegalovirus
Amantadine/rimantadine
SSRIs
Ganciclovir
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

37. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
IFN- a
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

38. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Dantrolene
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Sildenafil
Tamoxifen

39. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Buspirone
Methicillin/naficillin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

40. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
TMP- SMX
Oral KI

41. Streptococcus pyogenes
Oral metronidazole
Ganciclovir
TMP- SMX
Penicillin prophylaxis

42. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Indomethacin
Fluids - insulin - K+
Buspirone
Aromatase inhibitor

43. Neisseria meningitidis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

44. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Folate
Oral metronidazole
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

45. Prostate carcinoma
Flutamide
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Folate
SSRIs (first - line)

46. Toxoplasma gondii
Vitamin D supplementation
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Mifepristone
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

47. Pneumocystis jiroveci
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
TMP- SMX

48. Prolactinoma
5- ASA - infliximab
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

49. ADHD
All - trans retinoic acid
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Benzodiazepines

50. Depression
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
SSRIs (first - line)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)