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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Folate deficiency
Folate
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

2. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Fibrate
Amantadine/rimantadine

3. Carcinoid syndrome
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Aromatase inhibitor
Penicillin
Octreotide

4. Sporothrix schenckii
SSRIs
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Buspirone
Oral KI

5. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
IFN- a
Mifepristone

6. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
High - dose steroids
Ganciclovir
All - trans retinoic acid
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

7. Alcohol abuse
IFN- a
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

8. Temporal arteritis
Oral metronidazole
High - dose steroids
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

9. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Amantadine/rimantadine
Tamoxifen
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

10. Malignant hyperthermia
TMP- SMX
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Dantrolene
5- ASA - infliximab

11. Hyperaldosteronism
Smoking cessation
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Spironolactone
Tamsulosin - finasteride

12. Absence seizures
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Folate
Ethosuximide
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

13. Cystic fibrosis
5- ASA - infliximab
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Folate
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

14. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Oral KI
Imatinib
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Vancomycin

15. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin
Penicillin prophylaxis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

16. Multiple sclerosis
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Beta- interferon
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Heparin

17. Infertility
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
IFN- a
Penicillin prophylaxis
NSAIDs - colchicine

18. Streptococcus pyogenes
High - dose steroids
IFN- a
Tamoxifen
Penicillin prophylaxis

19. Neisseria meningitidis
Ganciclovir
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
SSRIs
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

20. Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first - line)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Sumatriptan
Corticosteroids - infliximab

21. Ulcerative colitis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
5- ASA - infliximab
Indomethacin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

22. Pheochromocytoma
High - dose steroids
Vancomycin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Warfarin

23. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
TMP- SMX
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Oral metronidazole
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

24. Migraine
Mifepristone
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Heparin
Sumatriptan

25. Streptococcus bovis
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Bosentan
Penicillin prophylaxis
TMP- SMX

26. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Vitamin D supplementation
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

27. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Ethosuximide
Bosentan
Corticosteroids - infliximab

28. Wegener's granulomatosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Mifepristone
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
All - trans retinoic acid

29. Malaria
Mifepristone
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

30. Rickettsia rickettsii
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Penicillin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

31. Chlamydia trachomatis
TMP- SMX
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

32. Alcohol withdrawal
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Benzodiazepines
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

33. Treponema pallidum
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin
SSRIs
SSRIs (first - line)

34. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Erythromycin
SSRIs (first - line)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Protamine sulfate

35. Osteomalacia/rickets
Mifepristone
Vitamin D supplementation
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Warfarin

36. Prolactinoma
NSAIDs - colchicine
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Aromatase inhibitor
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

37. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
SSRIs
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Heparin

38. Cryptococcus neoformans
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Fibrate
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

39. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Oral KI
Smoking cessation

40. Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Erythromycin

41. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Vitamin D supplementation
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

42. Clostridium tetani
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Fluids - insulin - K+
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

43. Hemorrhagic cystitis
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)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Beta- interferon

44. Patent ductus arteriosus
Methicillin/naficillin
Indomethacin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

45. UTI prophylaxis
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
TMP- SMX
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

46. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

47. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Dantrolene

48. Enterococci
Smoking cessation
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
TMP- SMX
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

49. Medical abortion
Tamoxifen
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Ethosuximide
Mifepristone

50. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Sumatriptan
Penicillin
Ethosuximide