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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Clostridium tetani
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
IFN- a
5- ASA - infliximab

2. Chronic gout
Heparin
Vitamin D supplementation
Sildenafil
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

3. Chronic hepatitis
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Smoking cessation
IFN- a
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

4. Bulimia
Sumatriptan
Penicillin prophylaxis
SSRIs
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

5. Streptococcus pyogenes
All - trans retinoic acid
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Penicillin prophylaxis
D2 receptor antagonists

6. Wegener's granulomatosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Imatinib
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

7. Legionella pneumophila
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Ganciclovir
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Erythromycin

8. Clostridium difficile
Oral metronidazole
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
SSRIs (first - line)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

9. Erectile dysfunction
Antitoxin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Sildenafil
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

10. Ulcerative colitis
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
5- ASA - infliximab

11. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
NSAIDs - colchicine
Statin (first - line)
Ganciclovir

12. Candida albicans
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Beta- interferon
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

13. Pulmonary hypertension
Penicillin prophylaxis
Bosentan
Spironolactone
Imatinib

14. ADHD
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Tamoxifen
Demeclocycline - lithium
Amantadine/rimantadine

15. Hyperaldosteronism
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Vitamin D supplementation
SSRIs
Spironolactone

16. Acute gout attack
NSAIDs - colchicine
D2 receptor antagonists
Erythromycin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

17. B12 deficiency
Penicillin prophylaxis
B12
Ethosuximide
Bosentan

18. Rickettsia rickettsii
Vancomycin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Trastuzumab
Penicillin prophylaxis

19. Sporothrix schenckii
Aromatase inhibitor
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Oral KI
Amantadine/rimantadine

20. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
SSRIs
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

21. Patent ductus arteriosus
Amantadine/rimantadine
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Indomethacin

22. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Heparin
SSRIs
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Aromatase inhibitor

23. Cystic fibrosis
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Bosentan
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Folate

24. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
SSRIs (first - line)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Dantrolene

25. Malignant hyperthermia
Sumatriptan
Dantrolene
Smoking cessation
Oral metronidazole

26. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Sumatriptan
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Octreotide
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

27. Anxiety
IFN- a
NSAIDs - colchicine
Buspirone
Protamine sulfate

28. Alcohol withdrawal
Ethosuximide
Methicillin/naficillin
Warfarin
Benzodiazepines

29. Chlamydia trachomatis
Flutamide
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

30. Bipolar disorder
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Folate
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

31. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
SSRIs (first - line)
Tamoxifen

32. Neisseria meningitidis
Flutamide
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

33. Influenza
Vitamin D supplementation
Amantadine/rimantadine
Penicillin
Ethosuximide

34. Medical abortion
Mifepristone
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
TMP- SMX

35. Buerger's disease
5- ASA - infliximab
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Smoking cessation
Penicillin

36. Temporal arteritis
Vancomycin
Fluids - insulin - K+
Amantadine/rimantadine
High - dose steroids

37. Toxoplasma gondii
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Indomethacin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

38. Long - term anticoagulation
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
All - trans retinoic acid
Warfarin
Protamine sulfate

39. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
Smoking cessation
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Beta- interferon

40. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Benzodiazepines

41. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
IFN- a
Fluids - insulin - K+
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

42. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Vancomycin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

43. Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Imatinib
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

44. Sickle cell anemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
5- ASA - infliximab
Statin (first - line)
Protamine sulfate

45. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
All - trans retinoic acid
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

46. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Vitamin D supplementation
D2 receptor antagonists
Spironolactone

47. MRSA
Vitamin D supplementation
Vancomycin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fluids - insulin - K+

48. Hypertriglyceridemia
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)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Fibrate

49. Carcinoid syndrome
Erythromycin
Octreotide
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Trastuzumab

50. Neural tube defect prevention
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Bosentan
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Folate