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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Aromatase inhibitor
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

2. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Demeclocycline - lithium
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Tamoxifen

3. Sporothrix schenckii
Oral KI
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Tamoxifen

4. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
B12
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
All - trans retinoic acid
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

5. Hyperaldosteronism
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Spironolactone
All - trans retinoic acid

6. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
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
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

7. Toxoplasma gondii
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
SSRIs
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Sublingual nitroglycerin

8. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Oral KI
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

9. Migraine
Penicillin
Sumatriptan
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Ganciclovir

10. Crohn's disease
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

11. Legionella pneumophila
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Erythromycin
Ethosuximide
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

12. Rickettsia rickettsii
5- ASA - infliximab
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Folate
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

13. Clostridium difficile
SSRIs (first - line)
Oral metronidazole
Folate
Statin (first - line)

14. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
SSRIs
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

15. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
5- ASA - infliximab
Warfarin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

16. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Ethosuximide
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

17. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
B12
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

18. Absence seizures
Heparin
Dantrolene
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Ethosuximide

19. MRSA
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
B12
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Vancomycin

20. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Mifepristone
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
All - trans retinoic acid

21. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
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
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

22. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Folate
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

23. Osteomalacia/rickets
Heparin
Vitamin D supplementation
Benzodiazepines
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

24. Streptococcus pyogenes
B12
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Penicillin prophylaxis
Spironolactone

25. Staphylococcus aureus
Amantadine/rimantadine
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Methicillin/naficillin

26. Patent ductus arteriosus
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Tamoxifen
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Indomethacin

27. Folate deficiency
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Folate
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

28. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

29. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
D2 receptor antagonists
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

30. Pneumocystis jiroveci
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Amantadine/rimantadine
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

31. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Protamine sulfate
Penicillin prophylaxis
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Sumatriptan

32. Treponema pallidum
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Octreotide
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Penicillin

33. Bulimia
Smoking cessation
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
SSRIs

34. Enterococci
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Ethosuximide
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
All - trans retinoic acid

35. Bipolar disorder
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Buspirone
Dantrolene
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

36. Cryptococcus neoformans
Ethosuximide
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Ganciclovir

37. Infertility
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

38. Hypercholesterolemia
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
All - trans retinoic acid
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Statin (first - line)

39. Diabetes mellitus type 1
High - dose steroids
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Buspirone
Heparin

40. Chlamydia trachomatis
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Methicillin/naficillin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

41. Immediate anticoagulation
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Sildenafil
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Heparin

42. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
Sumatriptan
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Flutamide

43. Stable angina
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

44. Erectile dysfunction
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
D2 receptor antagonists
Sildenafil

45. Pulmonary hypertension
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Penicillin
Bosentan

46. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Oral KI

47. Multiple sclerosis
Aromatase inhibitor
Fluids - insulin - K+
Beta- interferon
Methicillin/naficillin

48. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Folate
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

49. Malignant hyperthermia
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
IFN- a
Dantrolene

50. Neural tube defect prevention
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Methicillin/naficillin
Folate