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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Candida albicans
Heparin
Oral metronidazole
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

2. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Buspirone
Mifepristone
IFN- a

3. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Protamine sulfate
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

4. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Buspirone
Methicillin/naficillin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

5. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
All - trans retinoic acid
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Amantadine/rimantadine

6. Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Statin (first - line)
Bosentan
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

7. Legionella pneumophila
Oral KI
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Erythromycin
Protamine sulfate

8. Chlamydia trachomatis
Antitoxin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Methicillin/naficillin
Penicillin prophylaxis

9. Enterococci
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Sumatriptan
Buspirone
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

10. Tonic - clonic seizures
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

11. Prostate carcinoma
Folate
Vitamin D supplementation
Flutamide
D2 receptor antagonists

12. Rickettsia rickettsii
Flutamide
Imatinib
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

13. Bipolar disorder
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Dantrolene
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
B12

14. Medical abortion
Mifepristone
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Sildenafil
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

15. Malaria
Ganciclovir
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Indomethacin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

16. Alcohol abuse
Spironolactone
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Erythromycin

17. Carcinoid syndrome
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Octreotide
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
High - dose steroids

18. Influenza
NSAIDs - colchicine
TMP- SMX
Beta- interferon
Amantadine/rimantadine

19. Alcohol withdrawal
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Benzodiazepines
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Antitoxin

20. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Indomethacin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Oral metronidazole
Smoking cessation

21. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Trastuzumab
NSAIDs - colchicine
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

22. Bulimia
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
SSRIs
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

23. Anxiety
Amantadine/rimantadine
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Buspirone

24. Neural tube defect prevention
Spironolactone
Folate
Beta- interferon
SSRIs

25. Temporal arteritis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
High - dose steroids

26. ADHD
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Oral metronidazole
Folate

27. Pheochromocytoma
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
SSRIs
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

28. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Tamoxifen
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Folate

29. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Dantrolene
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Aromatase inhibitor
D2 receptor antagonists

30. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Sumatriptan
Vancomycin

31. Chronic hepatitis
Oral metronidazole
IFN- a
Penicillin prophylaxis
5- ASA - infliximab

32. Sickle cell anemia
SSRIs (first - line)
Antitoxin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Demeclocycline - lithium

33. Cytomegalovirus
Mifepristone
Ganciclovir
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

34. Malignant hyperthermia
Bosentan
Indomethacin
Flutamide
Dantrolene

35. Immediate anticoagulation
Vancomycin
Oral metronidazole
Heparin
Penicillin prophylaxis

36. B12 deficiency
B12
Benzodiazepines
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Tamsulosin - finasteride

37. Depression
Sublingual nitroglycerin
SSRIs (first - line)
Bosentan
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

38. Osteomalacia/rickets
Fluids - insulin - K+
Buspirone
Dantrolene
Vitamin D supplementation

39. Streptococcus pyogenes
Imatinib
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Penicillin 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)

40. Cystic fibrosis
Heparin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

41. Multiple sclerosis
Erythromycin
Beta- interferon
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

42. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Oral metronidazole
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

43. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
High - dose steroids
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Indomethacin

44. Streptococcus bovis
Penicillin prophylaxis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
D2 receptor antagonists
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

45. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Oral KI
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Warfarin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

46. Absence seizures
Methicillin/naficillin
Ethosuximide
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

47. Ringworm infections
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Mifepristone

48. Folate deficiency
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Folate
Tamoxifen
Tamsulosin - finasteride

49. Pneumocystis jiroveci
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Methicillin/naficillin
Fluids - insulin - K+

50. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Protamine sulfate
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside