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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first - line)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
IFN- a

2. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Smoking cessation
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Oral metronidazole

3. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
IFN- a
TMP- SMX
Benzodiazepines
All - trans retinoic acid

4. Patent ductus arteriosus
Dantrolene
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Indomethacin

5. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Heparin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

6. UTI prophylaxis
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
TMP- SMX
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

7. Folate deficiency
Folate
Ganciclovir
Sildenafil
Oral metronidazole

8. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Antitoxin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Tamsulosin - finasteride

9. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Oral metronidazole
Vancomycin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

10. Bipolar disorder
Antitoxin
Tamoxifen
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

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

12. B12 deficiency
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
B12
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Erythromycin

13. Toxoplasma gondii
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Ganciclovir
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Spironolactone

14. Ringworm infections
Vancomycin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Heparin

15. Prolactinoma
Bosentan
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
IFN- a

16. Anxiety
TMP- SMX
Smoking cessation
Buspirone
Amantadine/rimantadine

17. Buerger's disease
Aromatase inhibitor
Smoking cessation
Penicillin
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

18. Streptococcus pyogenes
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Oral KI
Penicillin prophylaxis

19. Chronic gout
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

20. Rickettsia rickettsii
B12
D2 receptor antagonists
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

21. Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

22. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Trastuzumab
Vitamin D supplementation
Benzodiazepines

23. Crohn's disease
NSAIDs - colchicine
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Beta- interferon

24. Depression
Folate
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
SSRIs (first - line)
Imatinib

25. 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)
Vitamin D supplementation
Dantrolene
D2 receptor antagonists

26. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Amantadine/rimantadine
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

27. Acute gout attack
NSAIDs - colchicine
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

28. Alcohol withdrawal
TMP- SMX
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Benzodiazepines
Flutamide

29. Chronic hepatitis
SSRIs
Corticosteroids - infliximab
IFN- a
Tamoxifen

30. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Ganciclovir
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
NSAIDs - colchicine
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

31. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Aromatase inhibitor
Warfarin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

32. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Penicillin prophylaxis
Heparin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

33. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Mifepristone
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

34. Clostridium difficile
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin
Oral metronidazole
Vancomycin

35. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Vitamin D supplementation
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

36. Wegener's granulomatosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Dantrolene
Buspirone
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

37. ADHD
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Oral KI
Sildenafil
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

38. Anorexia
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
SSRIs
Tamoxifen

39. Erectile dysfunction
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Sildenafil

40. Streptococcus bovis
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin

41. Infertility
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
High - dose steroids

42. Sporothrix schenckii
SSRIs
SSRIs (first - line)
Oral KI
Penicillin

43. Cystic fibrosis
D2 receptor antagonists
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

44. Absence seizures
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin
Ethosuximide
Methicillin/naficillin

45. Diabetes mellitus type 2
SSRIs
Fibrate
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Ganciclovir

46. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
NSAIDs - colchicine
Ganciclovir
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Trastuzumab

47. Hyperaldosteronism
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Oral metronidazole
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Spironolactone

48. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

49. Hypertriglyceridemia
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Fibrate
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

50. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Dantrolene
Sildenafil
Fluids - insulin - K+
Bosentan