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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Chronic gout
SSRIs (first - line)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
TMP- SMX
Octreotide

2. Diabetes insipidus
High - dose steroids
Beta- interferon
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

3. Folate deficiency
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Folate
Protamine sulfate
Vancomycin

4. Streptococcus pyogenes
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Ethosuximide
Mifepristone
Penicillin prophylaxis

5. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Tamoxifen
D2 receptor antagonists
Erythromycin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

6. Migraine
TMP- SMX
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Sumatriptan
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

7. Neural tube defect prevention
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Folate
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

8. Anxiety
Benzodiazepines
Buspirone
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Protamine sulfate

9. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Protamine sulfate
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

10. Clostridium tetani
Warfarin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Vitamin D supplementation
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

11. Long - term anticoagulation
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Warfarin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

12. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
B12
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Aromatase inhibitor

13. Tonic - clonic seizures
Ganciclovir
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

14. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
TMP- SMX
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

15. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Protamine sulfate
Benzodiazepines
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
High - dose steroids

16. Trichomonas vaginalis
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Ethosuximide

17. Pulmonary hypertension
Bosentan
Ganciclovir
Aromatase inhibitor
Folate

18. Streptococcus bovis
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Penicillin prophylaxis

19. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

20. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Imatinib
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Fluids - insulin - K+

21. Prostate carcinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Flutamide

22. Ringworm infections
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
IFN- a
Folate

23. B12 deficiency
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Fibrate
Corticosteroids - infliximab
B12

24. UTI prophylaxis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
TMP- SMX
Demeclocycline - lithium

25. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Sumatriptan
Folate
Corticosteroids - infliximab

26. Candida albicans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Ethosuximide
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

27. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Heparin
Warfarin

28. Depression
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Statin (first - line)
Ganciclovir
SSRIs (first - line)

29. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Mifepristone
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

30. MRSA
Vancomycin
Heparin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Tamsulosin - finasteride

31. Multiple sclerosis
SSRIs (first - line)
Heparin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Beta- interferon

32. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Antitoxin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Sildenafil

33. Wegener's granulomatosis
Sildenafil
Spironolactone
Folate
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

34. Stable angina
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Spironolactone
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

35. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Indomethacin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

36. Buerger's disease
Amantadine/rimantadine
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Smoking cessation

37. Infertility
Ganciclovir
Folate
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

38. Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
5- ASA - infliximab
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

39. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Octreotide
All - trans retinoic acid
Beta- interferon
Vancomycin

40. Treponema pallidum
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Penicillin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

41. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Sublingual nitroglycerin
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Penicillin prophylaxis
Trastuzumab

42. Crohn's disease
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Erythromycin
Fluids - insulin - K+
Antitoxin

43. Acute gout attack
Tamsulosin - finasteride
NSAIDs - colchicine
All - trans retinoic acid
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

44. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
D2 receptor antagonists
All - trans retinoic acid
Aromatase inhibitor

45. Patent ductus arteriosus
TMP- SMX
Indomethacin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
D2 receptor antagonists

46. Bulimia
Oral metronidazole
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
SSRIs

47. Malignant hyperthermia
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Dantrolene
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

48. Sickle cell anemia
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Penicillin

49. Pheochromocytoma
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Ethosuximide
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

50. Ulcerative colitis
5- ASA - infliximab
High - dose steroids
Heparin
Erythromycin