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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Prolactinoma
Heparin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Vancomycin

2. Anorexia
SSRIs
Heparin
NSAIDs - colchicine
Ganciclovir

3. Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first - line)
Oral KI
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Penicillin

4. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

5. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Ethosuximide
Statin (first - line)
Mifepristone

6. Tonic - clonic seizures
TMP- SMX
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Demeclocycline - lithium
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

7. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Aromatase inhibitor
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

8. Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
Erythromycin
Amantadine/rimantadine
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

9. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Sublingual nitroglycerin
D2 receptor antagonists
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

10. Trichomonas vaginalis
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Benzodiazepines
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

11. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

12. Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
SSRIs (first - line)
IFN- a

13. ADHD
Warfarin
All - trans retinoic acid
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Erythromycin

14. Ringworm infections
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Statin (first - line)

15. Toxoplasma gondii
5- ASA - infliximab
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

16. Long - term anticoagulation
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Warfarin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

17. Neural tube defect prevention
Demeclocycline - lithium
Antitoxin
Folate
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

18. Streptococcus pyogenes
Tamoxifen
Penicillin prophylaxis
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Spironolactone

19. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
TMP- SMX
Benzodiazepines
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Aromatase inhibitor

20. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Heparin

21. Hypertriglyceridemia
NSAIDs - colchicine
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
B12
Fibrate

22. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Tamoxifen
Corticosteroids - infliximab
SSRIs

23. Chlamydia trachomatis
Folate
Bosentan
Warfarin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

24. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Penicillin
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)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

25. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Mifepristone
Tamoxifen
Beta- interferon

26. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Heparin
Trastuzumab
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
B12

27. Sickle cell anemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Vitamin D supplementation
Buspirone
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

28. Folate deficiency
Demeclocycline - lithium
Trastuzumab
Fluids - insulin - K+
Folate

29. MRSA
5- ASA - infliximab
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Vancomycin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

30. Clostridium tetani
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Folate
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Statin (first - line)

31. Stable angina
D2 receptor antagonists
Sublingual nitroglycerin
TMP- SMX
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

32. Ulcerative colitis
5- ASA - infliximab
Fibrate
High - dose steroids
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

33. Pheochromocytoma
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

34. Warfarin toxicity
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Indomethacin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

35. Bipolar disorder
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Protamine sulfate
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Ethosuximide

36. Streptococcus bovis
Spironolactone
Penicillin prophylaxis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Heparin

37. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Trastuzumab
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

38. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Folate
All - trans retinoic acid
SSRIs (first - line)
Vancomycin

39. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Mifepristone
SSRIs (first - line)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Aromatase inhibitor

40. Patent ductus arteriosus
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Indomethacin

41. Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
TMP- SMX
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Bosentan

42. Bulimia
SSRIs
Statin (first - line)
Flutamide
Penicillin

43. Medical abortion
Mifepristone
Beta- interferon
Spironolactone
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

44. Neisseria meningitidis
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

45. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Antitoxin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Penicillin prophylaxis

46. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Fluids - insulin - K+

47. Rickettsia rickettsii
IFN- a
Oral KI
Erythromycin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

48. UTI prophylaxis
Beta- interferon
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
TMP- SMX
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

49. Alcohol abuse
Mifepristone
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

50. Wegener's granulomatosis
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids