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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Octreotide
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

2. Prostate carcinoma
5- ASA - infliximab
Octreotide
Flutamide
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

3. Folate deficiency
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Oral KI
Folate
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

4. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Warfarin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

5. Enterococci
High - dose steroids
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Dantrolene

6. Hypercholesterolemia
Beta- interferon
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Statin (first - line)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

7. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Penicillin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Antitoxin
TMP- SMX

8. Clostridium tetani
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Tamsulosin - finasteride
NSAIDs - colchicine

9. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Indomethacin

10. Streptococcus bovis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Heparin
Erythromycin

11. ADHD
Amantadine/rimantadine
Octreotide
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

12. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Fibrate
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

13. Diabetes insipidus
Heparin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

14. Malaria
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Benzodiazepines
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

15. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Heparin
All - trans retinoic acid
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

16. Immediate anticoagulation
Corticosteroids - infliximab
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Spironolactone
Heparin

17. Alcohol withdrawal
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Benzodiazepines
Methicillin/naficillin
Sumatriptan

18. Erectile dysfunction
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Methicillin/naficillin
Sildenafil
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

19. Malignant hyperthermia
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Dantrolene

20. Long - term anticoagulation
Ethosuximide
Heparin
Warfarin
Buspirone

21. Treponema pallidum
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Penicillin

22. Temporal arteritis
Vitamin D supplementation
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
High - dose steroids
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

23. Pulmonary hypertension
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
TMP- SMX
Bosentan
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

24. Candida albicans
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Bosentan
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

25. Neural tube defect prevention
Folate
Erythromycin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

26. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Bosentan
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Mifepristone
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

27. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Vitamin D supplementation
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
TMP- SMX
Indomethacin

28. Bulimia
Indomethacin
SSRIs
Penicillin prophylaxis
Heparin

29. Chronic gout
Tamoxifen
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Ethosuximide

30. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Warfarin
5- ASA - infliximab
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

31. Hyperaldosteronism
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Dantrolene
Spironolactone
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

32. B12 deficiency
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
B12
D2 receptor antagonists
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

33. Chlamydia trachomatis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

34. Anxiety
Buspirone
Ethosuximide
SSRIs (first - line)
Penicillin

35. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
High - dose steroids
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
D2 receptor antagonists

36. Clostridium botulinum
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Trastuzumab
Antitoxin

37. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
Penicillin prophylaxis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

38. Sporothrix schenckii
Oral KI
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

39. Pheochromocytoma
Antitoxin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
SSRIs (first - line)

40. Buerger's disease
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Smoking cessation
Vitamin D supplementation
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

41. Cryptococcus neoformans
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Benzodiazepines
Heparin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

42. SIADH
Penicillin prophylaxis
Erythromycin
Demeclocycline - lithium
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

43. Carcinoid syndrome
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Octreotide
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

44. UTI prophylaxis
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Smoking cessation
TMP- SMX
Penicillin prophylaxis

45. Chronic hepatitis
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
IFN- a
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

46. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Mifepristone
Heparin
Ethosuximide
Corticosteroids - infliximab

47. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

48. Patent ductus arteriosus
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Oral KI
Indomethacin
All - trans retinoic acid

49. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
IFN- a
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
TMP- SMX

50. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Amantadine/rimantadine