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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Hyperaldosteronism
Spironolactone
Sildenafil
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

2. B12 deficiency
B12
Aromatase inhibitor
Tamoxifen
Beta- interferon

3. Stable angina
D2 receptor antagonists
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Amantadine/rimantadine
SSRIs

4. Ringworm infections
Folate
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
B12
Buspirone

5. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Penicillin prophylaxis
Oral metronidazole
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
NSAIDs - colchicine

6. Neural tube defect prevention
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Folate

7. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Buspirone
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

8. Long - term anticoagulation
Vitamin D supplementation
Ganciclovir
Warfarin
Antitoxin

9. Ulcerative colitis
Indomethacin
Flutamide
SSRIs (first - line)
5- ASA - infliximab

10. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Imatinib

11. Alcohol withdrawal
Methicillin/naficillin
Octreotide
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Benzodiazepines

12. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
High - dose steroids
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

13. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Tamsulosin - finasteride
D2 receptor antagonists
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

14. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
SSRIs (first - line)
Imatinib

15. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Protamine sulfate
TMP- SMX
D2 receptor antagonists
Octreotide

16. Clostridium difficile
NSAIDs - colchicine
Tamoxifen
Oral metronidazole
Flutamide

17. Cryptococcus neoformans
B12
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Amantadine/rimantadine

18. Hemorrhagic cystitis
SSRIs
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)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

19. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Sumatriptan
D2 receptor antagonists
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Penicillin prophylaxis

20. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Dantrolene
D2 receptor antagonists
Heparin

21. UTI prophylaxis
TMP- SMX
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Buspirone

22. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
IFN- a
Trastuzumab
Protamine sulfate
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

23. Sickle cell anemia
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
5- ASA - infliximab

24. Warfarin toxicity
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

25. Patent ductus arteriosus
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Indomethacin
D2 receptor antagonists
Benzodiazepines

26. Pheochromocytoma
Folate
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

27. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Ethosuximide
Mifepristone
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

28. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Vancomycin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

29. Sporothrix schenckii
Oral KI
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Tamoxifen
Antitoxin

30. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Tamoxifen
Aromatase inhibitor

31. Chlamydia trachomatis
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)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

32. SIADH
Folate
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

33. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
B12
Trastuzumab
Vancomycin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

34. MRSA
Trastuzumab
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Imatinib
Vancomycin

35. Legionella pneumophila
Mifepristone
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Erythromycin
Warfarin

36. Streptococcus bovis
Octreotide
D2 receptor antagonists
Penicillin prophylaxis
Indomethacin

37. Depression
SSRIs
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Demeclocycline - lithium
SSRIs (first - line)

38. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Amantadine/rimantadine
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Indomethacin

39. Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
High - dose steroids
Folate
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

40. Rickettsia rickettsii
Erythromycin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
B12
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

41. Osteomalacia/rickets
Protamine sulfate
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Vitamin D supplementation
Penicillin prophylaxis

42. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Fibrate
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Protamine sulfate

43. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
Ethosuximide
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Bosentan

44. Prostate carcinoma
Flutamide
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Benzodiazepines

45. Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Heparin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

46. Malignant hyperthermia
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Dantrolene
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin prophylaxis

47. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Fluids - insulin - K+
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

48. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Smoking cessation
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)

49. Migraine
Sumatriptan
Fibrate
Folate
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

50. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)