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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Bosentan
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Sildenafil

2. Candida albicans
Antitoxin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Amantadine/rimantadine

3. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
Flutamide
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

4. Malignant hyperthermia
Sumatriptan
Dantrolene
Trastuzumab
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

5. Sickle cell anemia
Folate
Benzodiazepines
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Vancomycin

6. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Beta- interferon
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

7. Anorexia
NSAIDs - colchicine
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Octreotide
SSRIs

8. Hypertriglyceridemia
NSAIDs - colchicine
Fibrate
Octreotide
Indomethacin

9. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Beta- interferon
5- ASA - infliximab
Tamsulosin - finasteride

10. Pulmonary hypertension
Demeclocycline - lithium
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Spironolactone
Bosentan

11. Malaria
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Fluids - insulin - K+
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

12. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
TMP- SMX
All - trans retinoic acid
Imatinib

13. Clostridium difficile
Oral metronidazole
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Statin (first - line)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

14. Immediate anticoagulation
Vitamin D supplementation
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Heparin

15. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Protamine sulfate
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

16. Pneumocystis jiroveci
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Flutamide
Amantadine/rimantadine
IFN- a

17. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Tamoxifen
Beta- interferon

18. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

19. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Oral KI
SSRIs

20. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Indomethacin
Folate
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

21. Pheochromocytoma
Statin (first - line)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
D2 receptor antagonists

22. Prolactinoma
Ganciclovir
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
All - trans retinoic acid
Fibrate

23. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
High - dose steroids
Penicillin

24. Ulcerative colitis
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Benzodiazepines
5- ASA - infliximab
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

25. Folate deficiency
5- ASA - infliximab
Buspirone
IFN- a
Folate

26. Toxoplasma gondii
Bosentan
SSRIs
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
SSRIs

27. Hyperaldosteronism
Folate
All - trans retinoic acid
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Spironolactone

28. Cystic fibrosis
Statin (first - line)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Penicillin prophylaxis

29. Tonic - clonic seizures
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
SSRIs
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

30. Prostate carcinoma
Tamoxifen
Flutamide
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

31. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Demeclocycline - lithium
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Beta- interferon

32. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Penicillin prophylaxis

33. Sporothrix schenckii
Oral KI
Vitamin D supplementation
Octreotide
Oral metronidazole

34. B12 deficiency
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
D2 receptor antagonists
B12
Penicillin prophylaxis

35. Bulimia
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
SSRIs
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Vancomycin

36. ADHD
Demeclocycline - lithium
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Corticosteroids - infliximab

37. Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first - line)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
High - dose steroids
Smoking cessation

38. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
NSAIDs - colchicine
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

39. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Folate
Fluids - insulin - K+
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

40. Chronic hepatitis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
IFN- a
Spironolactone

41. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Statin (first - line)
Heparin

42. Clostridium tetani
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Flutamide
Dantrolene
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

43. Acute gout attack
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

44. Depression
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
SSRIs (first - line)
High - dose steroids
Oral metronidazole

45. Chronic gout
Protamine sulfate
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
IFN- a

46. Warfarin toxicity
Beta- interferon
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

47. Bipolar disorder
SSRIs
Demeclocycline - lithium
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Fibrate

48. Clostridium botulinum
High - dose steroids
Trastuzumab
Antitoxin
Heparin

49. Cytomegalovirus
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Ethosuximide
Ganciclovir
Sildenafil

50. MRSA
Vancomycin
Folate
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
SSRIs