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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Protamine sulfate
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
SSRIs (first - line)

2. Sporothrix schenckii
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Oral KI
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

3. Hypercholesterolemia
Ethosuximide
Statin (first - line)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

4. Pulmonary hypertension
IFN- a
Penicillin prophylaxis
Bosentan
Vancomycin

5. Staphylococcus aureus
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Mifepristone
Methicillin/naficillin

6. Erectile dysfunction
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
SSRIs
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Sildenafil

7. Anorexia
Protamine sulfate
SSRIs
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Fibrate

8. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Imatinib
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Demeclocycline - lithium

9. Cytomegalovirus
Trastuzumab
Ganciclovir
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

10. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Trastuzumab
Heparin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Penicillin

11. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Sildenafil
Bosentan
Penicillin prophylaxis

12. Migraine
Heparin
Mifepristone
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Sumatriptan

13. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Sumatriptan

14. Candida albicans
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Flutamide
Benzodiazepines
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

15. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Heparin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

16. Clostridium tetani
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Fibrate
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

17. Ulcerative colitis
Sumatriptan
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
5- ASA - infliximab
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

18. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Erythromycin
D2 receptor antagonists
Heparin
Penicillin prophylaxis

19. Stable angina
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
SSRIs (first - line)
5- ASA - infliximab

20. Streptococcus pyogenes
Fibrate
Penicillin prophylaxis
Folate
D2 receptor antagonists

21. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Bosentan
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
SSRIs
All - trans retinoic acid

22. Clostridium botulinum
Vitamin D supplementation
Mifepristone
Antitoxin
Smoking cessation

23. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Vitamin D supplementation
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

24. Hyperaldosteronism
Antitoxin
Oral KI
Spironolactone
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

25. B12 deficiency
SSRIs
B12
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

26. Hypertriglyceridemia
SSRIs
Fibrate
Trastuzumab
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

27. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Heparin
Ganciclovir
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

28. Cryptococcus neoformans
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Heparin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

29. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
TMP- SMX
Erythromycin
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

30. Anxiety
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Bosentan
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Buspirone

31. Immediate anticoagulation
Octreotide
Heparin
Dantrolene
IFN- a

32. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
5- ASA - infliximab
High - dose steroids

33. Rickettsia rickettsii
Bosentan
Dantrolene
Benzodiazepines
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

34. Acute gout attack
Methicillin/naficillin
5- ASA - infliximab
NSAIDs - colchicine
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

35. Temporal arteritis
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Benzodiazepines
High - dose steroids

36. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Imatinib
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Oral KI

37. UTI prophylaxis
TMP- SMX
High - dose steroids
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Vancomycin

38. Tonic - clonic seizures
Tamoxifen
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Ethosuximide
D2 receptor antagonists

39. Folate deficiency
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Folate
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

40. ADHD
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Demeclocycline - lithium
Trastuzumab
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

41. Neisseria meningitidis
Folate
Penicillin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

42. Treponema pallidum
Benzodiazepines
Penicillin
Bosentan
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

43. Alcohol abuse
Imatinib
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
B12

44. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Heparin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

45. Buerger's disease
Smoking cessation
Aromatase inhibitor
Trastuzumab
Ethosuximide

46. Enterococci
Penicillin prophylaxis
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

47. Bipolar disorder
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
TMP- SMX
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

48. Trichomonas vaginalis
Mifepristone
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Folate
Benzodiazepines

49. Malaria
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Spironolactone
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

50. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Smoking cessation
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Trastuzumab