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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin
IFN- a
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

2. Cytomegalovirus
B12
Ganciclovir
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

3. Chronic hepatitis
B12
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
IFN- a
Spironolactone

4. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Penicillin
Heparin
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

5. Depression
Vancomycin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
SSRIs (first - line)
Demeclocycline - lithium

6. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Fluids - insulin - K+
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Aromatase inhibitor

7. Folate deficiency
Folate
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Ethosuximide
Heparin

8. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
High - dose steroids
Buspirone

9. Alcohol withdrawal
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
SSRIs
SSRIs (first - line)
Benzodiazepines

10. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
Fibrate
Heparin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

11. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
SSRIs (first - line)
B12
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

12. 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)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Antitoxin
Mifepristone

13. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
B12
Demeclocycline - lithium

14. Malignant hyperthermia
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
SSRIs
Dantrolene
Ethosuximide

15. Anorexia
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
SSRIs
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

16. Diabetes insipidus
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Beta- interferon
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

17. Migraine
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Sumatriptan
D2 receptor antagonists
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

18. Infertility
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
5- ASA - infliximab
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Sumatriptan

19. Clostridium botulinum
Aromatase inhibitor
Antitoxin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

20. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Spironolactone
Tamoxifen
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

21. Heparin toxicity (acute)
All - trans retinoic acid
Protamine sulfate
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

22. MRSA
Vancomycin
Ganciclovir
Trastuzumab
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

23. Carcinoid syndrome
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Octreotide

24. Warfarin toxicity
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
All - trans retinoic acid
Demeclocycline - lithium

25. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Imatinib
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Smoking cessation

26. Neural tube defect prevention
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Ethosuximide
Folate

27. Neisseria meningitidis
SSRIs
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

28. Trichomonas vaginalis
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Sildenafil
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

29. Clostridium difficile
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
5- ASA - infliximab
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Oral metronidazole

30. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Heparin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

31. Cystic fibrosis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
D2 receptor antagonists
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
All - trans retinoic acid

32. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Fibrate
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

33. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Vancomycin

34. Hyperaldosteronism
Statin (first - line)
Spironolactone
D2 receptor antagonists
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

35. Influenza
SSRIs (first - line)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Heparin

36. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Tamoxifen
B12
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

37. Toxoplasma gondii
Octreotide
SSRIs (first - line)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Bosentan

38. Osteomalacia/rickets
Vitamin D supplementation
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Flutamide
Smoking cessation

39. Prostate carcinoma
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Flutamide
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

40. Long - term anticoagulation
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Vancomycin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Warfarin

41. Streptococcus pyogenes
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Statin (first - line)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

42. Enterococci
Warfarin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Bosentan

43. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
D2 receptor antagonists
Heparin
Warfarin
NSAIDs - colchicine

44. Ulcerative colitis
Aromatase inhibitor
5- ASA - infliximab
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Vancomycin

45. Bulimia
Aromatase inhibitor
Fluids - insulin - K+
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
SSRIs

46. Legionella pneumophila
Sumatriptan
Erythromycin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
TMP- SMX

47. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Ethosuximide
Tamoxifen
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Erythromycin

48. Acute gout attack
Statin (first - line)
Ganciclovir
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
NSAIDs - colchicine

49. Multiple sclerosis
D2 receptor antagonists
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Vitamin D supplementation
Beta- interferon

50. Anxiety
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Vancomycin
Buspirone
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin