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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Clostridium botulinum
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Antitoxin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
TMP- SMX

2. Cystic fibrosis
Warfarin
Heparin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

3. Absence seizures
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Sildenafil
Ethosuximide

4. Clostridium difficile
Folate
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Oral metronidazole
Fibrate

5. Alcohol withdrawal
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fibrate
Benzodiazepines
Heparin

6. Pheochromocytoma
Amantadine/rimantadine
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

7. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Vancomycin
Protamine sulfate
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Folate

8. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
5- ASA - infliximab
Fibrate
Imatinib

9. Toxoplasma gondii
Indomethacin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

10. Bipolar disorder
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Beta- interferon
Vancomycin

11. Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Methicillin/naficillin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

12. Hypercholesterolemia
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Statin (first - line)
Benzodiazepines
5- ASA - infliximab

13. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Smoking cessation
Ethosuximide
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

14. Streptococcus bovis
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Penicillin prophylaxis
5- ASA - infliximab

15. Tonic - clonic seizures
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Aromatase inhibitor

16. Infertility
Dantrolene
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Aromatase inhibitor

17. SIADH
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Imatinib
Demeclocycline - lithium
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

18. Cytomegalovirus
IFN- a
Aromatase inhibitor
Ganciclovir
Methicillin/naficillin

19. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Fibrate
Indomethacin
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

20. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

21. Sickle cell anemia
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Oral KI

22. Prostate carcinoma
All - trans retinoic acid
Flutamide
Oral metronidazole
Aromatase inhibitor

23. Legionella pneumophila
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Erythromycin
TMP- SMX

24. Hyperaldosteronism
Statin (first - line)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Spironolactone
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

25. Chronic hepatitis
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
IFN- a
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

26. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
5- ASA - infliximab
Sildenafil

27. Long - term anticoagulation
Spironolactone
Warfarin
Benzodiazepines
Amantadine/rimantadine

28. Anorexia
Penicillin prophylaxis
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Oral KI
SSRIs

29. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Flutamide
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tamoxifen

30. Malignant hyperthermia
Fibrate
Tamoxifen
Dantrolene
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

31. Diabetes mellitus type 2
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Buspirone
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
5- ASA - infliximab

32. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Bosentan
Imatinib
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Mifepristone

33. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
SSRIs
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Heparin

34. B12 deficiency
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Mifepristone
Demeclocycline - lithium
B12

35. Migraine
Sumatriptan
Antitoxin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Tamoxifen

36. ADHD
Trastuzumab
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Dantrolene
Antitoxin

37. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

38. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Spironolactone
Fibrate
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

39. Crohn's disease
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Corticosteroids - infliximab
D2 receptor antagonists

40. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Octreotide
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

41. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Ganciclovir
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
B12

42. Bulimia
SSRIs
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Antitoxin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

43. Prolactinoma
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Fluids - insulin - K+

44. Carcinoid syndrome
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
High - dose steroids
Octreotide
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

45. Osteomalacia/rickets
Methicillin/naficillin
Aromatase inhibitor
Vitamin D supplementation
Bosentan

46. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Aromatase inhibitor
SSRIs
Imatinib

47. Sporothrix schenckii
IFN- a
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Folate
Oral KI

48. Rickettsia rickettsii
NSAIDs - colchicine
Fluids - insulin - K+
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

49. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Tamoxifen

50. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Fluids - insulin - K+
Vitamin D supplementation
Oral KI