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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Influenza
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Aromatase inhibitor

2. Trichomonas vaginalis
Oral KI
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Folate
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

3. Streptococcus pyogenes
B12
Oral KI
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tamsulosin - finasteride

4. Depression
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Amantadine/rimantadine
SSRIs (first - line)
High - dose steroids

5. Medical abortion
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Mifepristone
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Antitoxin

6. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
SSRIs
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

7. Bipolar disorder
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Sumatriptan
Buspirone
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

8. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
SSRIs (first - line)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Mifepristone

9. Multiple sclerosis
Sildenafil
Heparin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Beta- interferon

10. SIADH
Tamsulosin - finasteride
IFN- a
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Demeclocycline - lithium

11. Cryptococcus neoformans
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

12. Pheochromocytoma
Benzodiazepines
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

13. Hypercholesterolemia
Demeclocycline - lithium
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Benzodiazepines
Statin (first - line)

14. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Aromatase inhibitor

15. Tonic - clonic seizures
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

16. Diabetes insipidus
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Heparin

17. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Oral KI
Flutamide
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Fluids - insulin - K+

18. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

19. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Sublingual nitroglycerin

20. Patent ductus arteriosus
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Indomethacin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

21. Erectile dysfunction
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Aromatase inhibitor
Sildenafil

22. Clostridium botulinum
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Antitoxin
Statin (first - line)
Protamine sulfate

23. Treponema pallidum
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
SSRIs
Penicillin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

24. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
B12
Oral KI
Statin (first - line)

25. B12 deficiency
B12
Vitamin D supplementation
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

26. Prostate carcinoma
Octreotide
Flutamide
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
High - dose steroids

27. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Methicillin/naficillin
Protamine sulfate
Oral metronidazole
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

28. Prolactinoma
SSRIs
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Imatinib

29. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Trastuzumab

30. Rickettsia rickettsii
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Ethosuximide
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

31. Sporothrix schenckii
Ethosuximide
Oral KI
Warfarin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

32. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Fibrate
NSAIDs - colchicine
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
D2 receptor antagonists

33. Folate deficiency
Folate
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Buspirone
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

34. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Erythromycin
Octreotide
Aromatase inhibitor
Smoking cessation

35. Infertility
Penicillin prophylaxis
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Benzodiazepines
NSAIDs - colchicine

36. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Tamoxifen
Sublingual nitroglycerin

37. Bulimia
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
SSRIs
Oral metronidazole

38. Candida albicans
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Oral metronidazole
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

39. Ulcerative colitis
5- ASA - infliximab
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
TMP- SMX
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

40. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Amantadine/rimantadine
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

41. Malaria
High - dose steroids
Benzodiazepines
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Flutamide

42. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Erythromycin
Indomethacin

43. Buerger's disease
Demeclocycline - lithium
Smoking cessation
Spironolactone
Heparin

44. Malignant hyperthermia
All - trans retinoic acid
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Dantrolene
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

45. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Heparin
D2 receptor antagonists
Statin (first - line)

46. Streptococcus bovis
Sildenafil
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin prophylaxis

47. Chlamydia trachomatis
Heparin
Indomethacin
SSRIs
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

48. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
IFN- a
NSAIDs - colchicine

49. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Bosentan
Trastuzumab
All - trans retinoic acid
Heparin

50. Sickle cell anemia
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Antitoxin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Tamoxifen