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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Treponema pallidum
Statin (first - line)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Penicillin
SSRIs

2. Pulmonary hypertension
Vancomycin
Demeclocycline - lithium
Bosentan
Oral KI

3. Depression
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
SSRIs (first - line)
Tamoxifen
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

4. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Spironolactone
Heparin
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

5. Stable angina
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Smoking cessation
All - trans retinoic acid
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

6. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
SSRIs
Benzodiazepines
5- ASA - infliximab
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

7. Chronic gout
Folate
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

8. Trichomonas vaginalis
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Statin (first - line)

9. Buerger's disease
Heparin
Smoking cessation
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
All - trans retinoic acid

10. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Erythromycin
Heparin
Penicillin

11. Hyperaldosteronism
Heparin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Spironolactone

12. Chronic hepatitis
Amantadine/rimantadine
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Mifepristone
IFN- a

13. Crohn's disease
SSRIs
SSRIs
Penicillin prophylaxis
Corticosteroids - infliximab

14. Sporothrix schenckii
5- ASA - infliximab
Warfarin
Protamine sulfate
Oral KI

15. Long - term anticoagulation
Erythromycin
Warfarin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Heparin

16. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
TMP- SMX
Protamine sulfate
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

17. Alcohol withdrawal
Penicillin
Beta- interferon
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Benzodiazepines

18. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Bosentan
Penicillin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

19. Clostridium difficile
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Ganciclovir
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Oral metronidazole

20. Sickle cell anemia
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Imatinib
Fibrate

21. Osteomalacia/rickets
Oral KI
Ethosuximide
Vitamin D supplementation
Spironolactone

22. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

23. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Imatinib
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

24. Pheochromocytoma
Antitoxin
Indomethacin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

25. MRSA
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Spironolactone
Vancomycin
Corticosteroids - infliximab

26. UTI prophylaxis
Amantadine/rimantadine
TMP- SMX
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Erythromycin

27. Ulcerative colitis
Heparin
Spironolactone
Sublingual nitroglycerin
5- ASA - infliximab

28. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Vancomycin
D2 receptor antagonists
5- ASA - infliximab

29. Enterococci
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
D2 receptor antagonists
Spironolactone

30. Medical abortion
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Ethosuximide
Mifepristone
Imatinib

31. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Trastuzumab
Octreotide
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

32. Diabetes insipidus
Demeclocycline - lithium
Aromatase inhibitor
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

33. Chlamydia trachomatis
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

34. Immediate anticoagulation
Demeclocycline - lithium
Vancomycin
Fluids - insulin - K+
Heparin

35. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Fibrate

36. Streptococcus pyogenes
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin prophylaxis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

37. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Benzodiazepines
All - trans retinoic acid
Fibrate
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

38. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Imatinib

39. Bipolar disorder
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Penicillin prophylaxis
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

40. Hypercholesterolemia
Demeclocycline - lithium
Statin (first - line)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

41. Malignant hyperthermia
Imatinib
Beta- interferon
Dantrolene
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

42. Absence seizures
Penicillin prophylaxis
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Ethosuximide
Aromatase inhibitor

43. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Oral KI
Tamoxifen
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
SSRIs (first - line)

44. Cryptococcus neoformans
Vancomycin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Fibrate
Beta- interferon

45. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Tamoxifen

46. Migraine
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
B12
Sumatriptan
Oral KI

47. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Sumatriptan
Demeclocycline - lithium
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Aromatase inhibitor

48. Warfarin toxicity
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
IFN- a
NSAIDs - colchicine
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

49. Ringworm infections
Heparin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

50. Rickettsia rickettsii
Penicillin prophylaxis
Octreotide
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)