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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Migraine
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Sumatriptan
Beta- interferon
Heparin

2. Medical abortion
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
High - dose steroids
Mifepristone
Oral KI

3. Rickettsia rickettsii
Aromatase inhibitor
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

4. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Tamsulosin - finasteride

5. Chronic gout
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

6. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Folate
Antitoxin
D2 receptor antagonists
Spironolactone

7. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Octreotide
Spironolactone
IFN- a

8. Cytomegalovirus
Folate
Ganciclovir
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

9. SIADH
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Dantrolene
Mifepristone
Demeclocycline - lithium

10. Enterococci
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Warfarin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

11. Prolactinoma
Protamine sulfate
Oral KI
Vitamin D supplementation
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

12. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Protamine sulfate
Aromatase inhibitor
Penicillin
NSAIDs - colchicine

13. Tonic - clonic seizures
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Heparin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

14. Chlamydia trachomatis
Imatinib
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Ethosuximide

15. Sporothrix schenckii
Dantrolene
Oral KI
Heparin
Mifepristone

16. Folate deficiency
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Folate

17. Infertility
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

18. Alcohol withdrawal
Oral KI
Benzodiazepines
Aromatase inhibitor
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

19. Pheochromocytoma
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
All - trans retinoic acid
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

20. Streptococcus bovis
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
5- ASA - infliximab
IFN- a
Penicillin prophylaxis

21. Pulmonary hypertension
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Bosentan
High - dose steroids
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

22. Sickle cell anemia
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

23. Ringworm infections
B12
Heparin
Oral metronidazole
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

24. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Amantadine/rimantadine

25. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Vitamin D supplementation
Folate
Methicillin/naficillin

26. Acute gout attack
Spironolactone
NSAIDs - colchicine
Beta- interferon
Folate

27. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Methicillin/naficillin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

28. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
SSRIs

29. Malignant hyperthermia
B12
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Dantrolene
Warfarin

30. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Statin (first - line)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Sumatriptan
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

31. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
High - dose steroids
Flutamide
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Tamoxifen

32. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Buspirone
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Oral metronidazole
Benzodiazepines

33. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tamoxifen
B12
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Demeclocycline - lithium

34. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Beta- interferon
Warfarin

35. Crohn's disease
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Ethosuximide

36. Candida albicans
SSRIs (first - line)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Oral metronidazole

37. Buerger's disease
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Smoking cessation
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

38. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Sumatriptan
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

39. Diabetes mellitus type 2
IFN- a
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

40. Clostridium tetani
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Indomethacin
Sildenafil

41. ADHD
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
NSAIDs - colchicine
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Fluids - insulin - K+

42. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Sumatriptan
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

43. B12 deficiency
B12
Aromatase inhibitor
Dantrolene
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

44. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Bosentan
NSAIDs - colchicine
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

45. Diabetes insipidus
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Demeclocycline - lithium
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

46. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Tamoxifen
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Benzodiazepines

47. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Penicillin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

48. Bipolar disorder
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Oral KI
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Indomethacin

49. Neisseria meningitidis
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Beta- interferon
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Imatinib

50. Legionella pneumophila
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Erythromycin