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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Ethosuximide
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Octreotide

2. Multiple sclerosis
Folate
Dantrolene
SSRIs
Beta- interferon

3. Erectile dysfunction
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Sildenafil
All - trans retinoic acid
Trastuzumab

4. Warfarin toxicity
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Ethosuximide
Mifepristone

5. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Ganciclovir

6. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Ethosuximide
B12
Folate

7. Clostridium tetani
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Oral metronidazole
Oral KI

8. SIADH
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Demeclocycline - lithium

9. Pheochromocytoma
Spironolactone
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
SSRIs (first - line)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

10. Toxoplasma gondii
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Spironolactone
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

11. Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first - line)
Trastuzumab
Tamoxifen
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

12. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
D2 receptor antagonists
Amantadine/rimantadine
Tamoxifen

13. Chronic hepatitis
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
IFN- a
D2 receptor antagonists
Buspirone

14. Legionella pneumophila
Trastuzumab
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Erythromycin
IFN- a

15. Sickle cell anemia
Bosentan
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
TMP- SMX
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

16. Absence seizures
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Ethosuximide
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
High - dose steroids

17. 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)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Heparin
Protamine sulfate

18. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Oral metronidazole
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
SSRIs
Protamine sulfate

19. Anorexia
Tamoxifen
Smoking cessation
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
SSRIs

20. Candida albicans
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

21. Medical abortion
Indomethacin
Mifepristone
NSAIDs - colchicine
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

22. Osteomalacia/rickets
Folate
Protamine sulfate
Vitamin D supplementation
Smoking cessation

23. Migraine
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Ethosuximide
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Sumatriptan

24. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Dantrolene
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

25. Carcinoid syndrome
D2 receptor antagonists
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Octreotide
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

26. Infertility
Erythromycin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Sumatriptan
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

27. Trichomonas vaginalis
Methicillin/naficillin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
SSRIs

28. Pneumocystis jiroveci
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Vitamin D supplementation
Tamoxifen
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

29. Cystic fibrosis
IFN- a
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Sumatriptan
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

30. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

31. Streptococcus pneumoniae
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Bosentan
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

32. Crohn's disease
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Corticosteroids - infliximab

33. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Flutamide
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Aromatase inhibitor

34. Acute gout attack
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
NSAIDs - colchicine

35. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Demeclocycline - lithium

36. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Indomethacin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Bosentan

37. Buerger's disease
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)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Smoking cessation

38. Streptococcus pyogenes
Sildenafil
Penicillin prophylaxis
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

39. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin prophylaxis
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

40. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
Spironolactone
Sumatriptan
SSRIs

41. Hypertriglyceridemia
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Fibrate
Methicillin/naficillin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

42. Alcohol withdrawal
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
High - dose steroids
Benzodiazepines
Heparin

43. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Protamine sulfate
Buspirone
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Trastuzumab

44. Ulcerative colitis
5- ASA - infliximab
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Penicillin prophylaxis

45. UTI prophylaxis
SSRIs (first - line)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Penicillin
TMP- SMX

46. Stable angina
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Beta- interferon
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

47. Folate deficiency
Mifepristone
Tamoxifen
Folate
IFN- a

48. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Dantrolene
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

49. B12 deficiency
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Octreotide
Fluids - insulin - K+
B12

50. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
All - trans retinoic acid
Antitoxin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Amantadine/rimantadine