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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Folate
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Statin (first - line)

2. Acute gout attack
Aromatase inhibitor
TMP- SMX
NSAIDs - colchicine
Folate

3. Cystic fibrosis
Bosentan
Corticosteroids - infliximab
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

4. Chlamydia trachomatis
Tamoxifen
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
SSRIs (first - line)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

5. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

6. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Antitoxin
Oral KI
Amantadine/rimantadine
D2 receptor antagonists

7. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

8. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

9. Migraine
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Sumatriptan
Methicillin/naficillin
SSRIs (first - line)

10. Immediate anticoagulation
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Heparin
Buspirone

11. Cryptococcus neoformans
Ganciclovir
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Folate

12. Hypercholesterolemia
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Oral KI
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Statin (first - line)

13. Clostridium difficile
Oral metronidazole
Mifepristone
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

14. Malaria
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

15. Patent ductus arteriosus
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Dantrolene
Indomethacin

16. SIADH
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Fluids - insulin - K+
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

17. Long - term anticoagulation
Bosentan
Folate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Warfarin

18. Pulmonary hypertension
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Oral KI
Warfarin
Bosentan

19. MRSA
D2 receptor antagonists
Vancomycin
SSRIs
All - trans retinoic acid

20. Crohn's disease
SSRIs (first - line)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Corticosteroids - infliximab

21. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Statin (first - line)
Mifepristone
Fluids - insulin - K+

22. Alcohol abuse
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Octreotide
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

23. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Sildenafil
Mifepristone
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

24. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Vancomycin
All - trans retinoic acid
Antitoxin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

25. Legionella pneumophila
Tamsulosin - finasteride
D2 receptor antagonists
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Erythromycin

26. Sporothrix schenckii
Folate
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Vitamin D supplementation
Oral KI

27. Anxiety
Vitamin D supplementation
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Methicillin/naficillin
Buspirone

28. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Buspirone
Beta- interferon
Benzodiazepines
Trastuzumab

29. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Tamoxifen
Vancomycin
Heparin

30. Buerger's disease
Fibrate
Smoking cessation
Tamoxifen
IFN- a

31. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
5- ASA - infliximab

32. Wegener's granulomatosis
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

33. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Beta- interferon

34. Ringworm infections
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin prophylaxis

35. Trichomonas vaginalis
Sumatriptan
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Spironolactone
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

36. Osteomalacia/rickets
Vitamin D supplementation
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

37. Prostate carcinoma
Flutamide
Heparin
Antitoxin
SSRIs

38. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

39. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Trastuzumab
Smoking cessation

40. B12 deficiency
B12
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Corticosteroids - infliximab

41. Rickettsia rickettsii
Beta- interferon
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

42. Pneumocystis jiroveci
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
All - trans retinoic acid
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
TMP- SMX

43. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Penicillin

44. Ulcerative colitis
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
NSAIDs - colchicine
Amantadine/rimantadine
5- ASA - infliximab

45. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Warfarin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Fluids - insulin - K+

46. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Sildenafil
5- ASA - infliximab
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

47. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Heparin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Tamoxifen

48. Stable angina
Penicillin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Penicillin prophylaxis

49. Neural tube defect prevention
Folate
Aromatase inhibitor
IFN- a
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

50. Folate deficiency
Folate
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Oral metronidazole
D2 receptor antagonists