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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
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)
Ganciclovir

2. Treponema pallidum
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Spironolactone
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Penicillin

3. Hypertriglyceridemia
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Flutamide
Statin (first - line)
Fibrate

4. Clostridium botulinum
NSAIDs - colchicine
Smoking cessation
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Antitoxin

5. Diabetes insipidus
SSRIs (first - line)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Methicillin/naficillin

6. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

7. Staphylococcus aureus
TMP- SMX
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Vancomycin
Methicillin/naficillin

8. Pheochromocytoma
Tamsulosin - finasteride
B12
SSRIs
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

9. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Methicillin/naficillin
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin prophylaxis
Indomethacin

10. Anorexia
Fibrate
SSRIs
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
TMP- SMX

11. Warfarin toxicity
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
High - dose steroids
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Sumatriptan

12. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Vitamin D supplementation
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Demeclocycline - lithium

13. Prolactinoma
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Sildenafil
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

14. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Erythromycin
SSRIs (first - line)
Benzodiazepines
Imatinib

15. Enterococci
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Methicillin/naficillin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Folate

16. Rickettsia rickettsii
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
TMP- SMX
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

17. Temporal arteritis
Fluids - insulin - K+
High - dose steroids
D2 receptor antagonists
SSRIs

18. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Corticosteroids - infliximab

19. Erectile dysfunction
Benzodiazepines
Sildenafil
Vitamin D supplementation
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

20. Multiple sclerosis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Oral metronidazole
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Beta- interferon

21. Chronic hepatitis
Flutamide
IFN- a
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

22. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Ethosuximide
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Fibrate
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

23. Ulcerative colitis
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
5- ASA - infliximab

24. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
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)
Heparin
Demeclocycline - lithium

25. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Warfarin
D2 receptor antagonists
Heparin
Demeclocycline - lithium

26. Hypercholesterolemia
Methicillin/naficillin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Statin (first - line)

27. Wegener's granulomatosis
Trastuzumab
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Buspirone
Vitamin D supplementation

28. Bulimia
Trastuzumab
Sildenafil
SSRIs
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

29. Malaria
Benzodiazepines
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Antitoxin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

30. Clostridium tetani
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Heparin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

31. Chronic gout
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Penicillin prophylaxis

32. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Octreotide
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

33. Immediate anticoagulation
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Flutamide
IFN- a
Heparin

34. Malignant hyperthermia
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Dantrolene
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Erythromycin

35. Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Penicillin prophylaxis
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Folate

36. Ringworm infections
Fluids - insulin - K+
Mifepristone
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

37. Alcohol withdrawal
Sildenafil
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Statin (first - line)
Benzodiazepines

38. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Erythromycin
Octreotide
Heparin
Imatinib

39. Osteomalacia/rickets
Ganciclovir
SSRIs (first - line)
Aromatase inhibitor
Vitamin D supplementation

40. MRSA
Vancomycin
Folate
Tamoxifen
Amantadine/rimantadine

41. Long - term anticoagulation
High - dose steroids
Mifepristone
Warfarin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

42. Cytomegalovirus
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Ganciclovir
Statin (first - line)

43. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Sumatriptan
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

44. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Statin (first - line)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

45. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Indomethacin

46. Pulmonary hypertension
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Penicillin
Mifepristone
Bosentan

47. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

48. Neisseria meningitidis
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Ethosuximide

49. Stable angina
IFN- a
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Sublingual nitroglycerin

50. Folate deficiency
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Methicillin/naficillin
Folate
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine