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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Migraine
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Folate
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Sumatriptan

2. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
IFN- a
Mifepristone
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

3. SIADH
Methicillin/naficillin
Demeclocycline - lithium
Protamine sulfate
Spironolactone

4. Anxiety
Methicillin/naficillin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Buspirone
Mifepristone

5. Rickettsia rickettsii
Dantrolene
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Aromatase inhibitor

6. ADHD
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
SSRIs
Folate
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

7. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Imatinib
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

8. Hypercholesterolemia
Demeclocycline - lithium
Penicillin prophylaxis
Statin (first - line)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

9. Tonic - clonic seizures
Fluids - insulin - K+
Protamine sulfate
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

10. Clostridium tetani
Benzodiazepines
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Sumatriptan
5- ASA - infliximab

11. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Ganciclovir
Heparin
Demeclocycline - lithium

12. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Buspirone
Folate
Dantrolene
Tamsulosin - finasteride

13. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Vitamin D supplementation
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Oral metronidazole

14. 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)
SSRIs
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

15. B12 deficiency
Octreotide
B12
Amantadine/rimantadine
Buspirone

16. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Sumatriptan
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
All - trans retinoic acid
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

17. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Penicillin prophylaxis
NSAIDs - colchicine

18. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Benzodiazepines
Penicillin prophylaxis
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

19. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Amantadine/rimantadine
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

20. Anorexia
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Folate
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
SSRIs

21. Bipolar disorder
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

22. Erectile dysfunction
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Sildenafil
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

23. Depression
Fluids - insulin - K+
Flutamide
Erythromycin
SSRIs (first - line)

24. Acute gout attack
Spironolactone
Dantrolene
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
NSAIDs - colchicine

25. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
SSRIs (first - line)
D2 receptor antagonists
Mifepristone
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

26. Heparin toxicity (acute)
SSRIs
Warfarin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Protamine sulfate

27. Influenza
Fibrate
Methicillin/naficillin
Vitamin D supplementation
Amantadine/rimantadine

28. Pheochromocytoma
D2 receptor antagonists
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Vitamin D supplementation
All - trans retinoic acid

29. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Warfarin
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

30. Warfarin toxicity
Beta- interferon
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Fluids - insulin - K+

31. Streptococcus pyogenes
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Oral metronidazole
Vitamin D supplementation

32. Enterococci
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Fibrate

33. Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

34. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Trastuzumab

35. Hyperaldosteronism
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Spironolactone
Heparin

36. Cryptococcus neoformans
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
SSRIs

37. Stable angina
IFN- a
Flutamide
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Erythromycin

38. Crohn's disease
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Folate
Fluids - insulin - K+
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

39. Sporothrix schenckii
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
SSRIs
TMP- SMX
Oral KI

40. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Statin (first - line)
Imatinib
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

41. MRSA
Amantadine/rimantadine
Vancomycin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Sumatriptan

42. Treponema pallidum
Vitamin D supplementation
Penicillin
Octreotide
High - dose steroids

43. Candida albicans
Statin (first - line)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Folate
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

44. Folate deficiency
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Folate

45. Clostridium difficile
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Oral metronidazole
SSRIs

46. Ulcerative colitis
Protamine sulfate
5- ASA - infliximab
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

47. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Aromatase inhibitor
Fluids - insulin - K+
Trastuzumab

48. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Vitamin D supplementation
Spironolactone
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Tamoxifen

49. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Sumatriptan
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

50. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Heparin
Antitoxin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)