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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Chlamydia trachomatis
IFN- a
Spironolactone
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
TMP- SMX

2. Neisseria meningitidis
IFN- a
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Warfarin

3. Depression
Statin (first - line)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
SSRIs (first - line)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

4. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Oral metronidazole
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Benzodiazepines

5. UTI prophylaxis
TMP- SMX
Ganciclovir
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
High - dose steroids

6. Bulimia
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Ganciclovir
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
SSRIs

7. Osteomalacia/rickets
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Vitamin D supplementation
SSRIs (first - line)

8. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Warfarin
Sumatriptan

9. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Imatinib
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

10. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Vitamin D supplementation
Flutamide

11. Cytomegalovirus
Erythromycin
Buspirone
SSRIs
Ganciclovir

12. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Erythromycin
All - trans retinoic acid

13. MRSA
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Antitoxin
Vancomycin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

14. Stable angina
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Warfarin
SSRIs (first - line)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

15. Cystic fibrosis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
SSRIs (first - line)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

16. Enterococci
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Demeclocycline - lithium
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

17. Clostridium tetani
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

18. Sickle cell anemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
SSRIs (first - line)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

19. Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Ethosuximide
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

20. Hyperaldosteronism
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Spironolactone
Sildenafil
Fibrate

21. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Octreotide

22. Hypercholesterolemia
Folate
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Statin (first - line)
Aromatase inhibitor

23. Neural tube defect prevention
Buspirone
Folate
Methicillin/naficillin
Benzodiazepines

24. Pheochromocytoma
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Buspirone
Folate

25. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Fibrate
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Penicillin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

26. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
SSRIs (first - line)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Folate

27. Long - term anticoagulation
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Warfarin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Smoking cessation

28. Pulmonary hypertension
Aromatase inhibitor
Heparin
Oral metronidazole
Bosentan

29. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Aromatase inhibitor

30. Candida albicans
B12
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Indomethacin

31. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Oral KI
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Folate

32. SIADH
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Mifepristone
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Demeclocycline - lithium

33. Wegener's granulomatosis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

34. Prostate carcinoma
Amantadine/rimantadine
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Flutamide
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

35. Malaria
Antitoxin
Spironolactone
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
All - trans retinoic acid

36. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
Octreotide
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Statin (first - line)

37. Crohn's disease
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
All - trans retinoic acid
Buspirone
Corticosteroids - infliximab

38. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

39. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Tamoxifen
Buspirone

40. Temporal arteritis
Bosentan
High - dose steroids
D2 receptor antagonists
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

41. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Vancomycin
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Oral KI

42. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

43. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
TMP- SMX
Penicillin prophylaxis

44. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
B12
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

45. Absence seizures
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Folate
Ethosuximide

46. Warfarin toxicity
Antitoxin
Smoking cessation
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

47. ADHD
Smoking cessation
IFN- a
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Oral metronidazole

48. Chronic hepatitis
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
IFN- a
Benzodiazepines

49. Bipolar disorder
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Protamine sulfate

50. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Mifepristone
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine