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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Trastuzumab
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

2. 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)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

3. Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Ganciclovir
Ethosuximide
Fibrate

4. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
SSRIs
Penicillin
NSAIDs - colchicine
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

5. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Protamine sulfate

6. Absence seizures
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Ethosuximide

7. Sickle cell anemia
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

8. UTI prophylaxis
TMP- SMX
Methicillin/naficillin
Fluids - insulin - K+
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

9. Prolactinoma
Penicillin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

10. Bulimia
SSRIs
Ethosuximide
B12
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

11. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
Erythromycin
Aromatase inhibitor
Sumatriptan

12. Medical abortion
5- ASA - infliximab
Mifepristone
Benzodiazepines
Penicillin prophylaxis

13. Hyperaldosteronism
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Benzodiazepines
Spironolactone
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

14. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Methicillin/naficillin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Sublingual nitroglycerin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

15. Toxoplasma gondii
Amantadine/rimantadine
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
SSRIs (first - line)

16. Streptococcus pyogenes
Statin (first - line)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

17. Rickettsia rickettsii
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

18. Staphylococcus aureus
Warfarin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Methicillin/naficillin

19. Crohn's disease
Oral metronidazole
All - trans retinoic acid
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Aromatase inhibitor

20. Anorexia
NSAIDs - colchicine
All - trans retinoic acid
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
SSRIs

21. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

22. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Demeclocycline - lithium
All - trans retinoic acid

23. Tonic - clonic seizures
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

24. Wegener's granulomatosis
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Warfarin

25. Legionella pneumophila
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Mifepristone
Erythromycin

26. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Folate
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
High - dose steroids

27. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Warfarin
Trastuzumab
B12

28. Alcohol abuse
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Buspirone
B12

29. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Sildenafil
Indomethacin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

30. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Penicillin
Antitoxin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Fluids - insulin - K+

31. Neisseria meningitidis
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
NSAIDs - colchicine
SSRIs (first - line)

32. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Penicillin prophylaxis
Trastuzumab
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Imatinib

33. Temporal arteritis
Dantrolene
Erythromycin
Indomethacin
High - dose steroids

34. B12 deficiency
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
SSRIs
B12
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

35. Clostridium botulinum
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Antitoxin

36. Influenza
SSRIs
Amantadine/rimantadine
Penicillin prophylaxis
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

37. Folate deficiency
Folate
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Imatinib
Sublingual nitroglycerin

38. Cystic fibrosis
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
IFN- a
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Fluids - insulin - K+

39. Osteomalacia/rickets
Ethosuximide
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Vitamin D supplementation
Erythromycin

40. Streptococcus bovis
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tamoxifen
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

41. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

42. Hypertriglyceridemia
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Fibrate
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

43. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Erythromycin

44. Chronic hepatitis
Oral metronidazole
IFN- a
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Bosentan

45. Migraine
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Sumatriptan
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
SSRIs

46. Pheochromocytoma
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Sildenafil
B12
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

47. ADHD
Fluids - insulin - K+
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Flutamide

48. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Tamsulosin - finasteride

49. Neural tube defect prevention
Penicillin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Folate
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

50. Warfarin toxicity
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Smoking cessation
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin