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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Infertility
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Ganciclovir

2. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Protamine sulfate
Mifepristone
Penicillin

3. Long - term anticoagulation
Sumatriptan
Vitamin D supplementation
SSRIs (first - line)
Warfarin

4. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Imatinib
Protamine sulfate
Demeclocycline - lithium

5. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
SSRIs

6. Pulmonary hypertension
Bosentan
TMP- SMX
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

7. B12 deficiency
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
B12
Erythromycin

8. Ulcerative colitis
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Indomethacin
5- ASA - infliximab
Bosentan

9. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Penicillin prophylaxis
All - trans retinoic acid
Oral KI
Indomethacin

10. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
High - dose steroids
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

11. Pheochromocytoma
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
High - dose steroids
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
SSRIs (first - line)

12. Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

13. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Ganciclovir
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

14. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Fibrate
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Flutamide

15. SIADH
Flutamide
Buspirone
Demeclocycline - lithium
High - dose steroids

16. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Tamoxifen
D2 receptor antagonists
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

17. Ringworm infections
Benzodiazepines
Amantadine/rimantadine
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
IFN- a

18. Anxiety
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Folate
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Buspirone

19. Toxoplasma gondii
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

20. Sickle cell anemia
B12
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
All - trans retinoic acid
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

21. Erectile dysfunction
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Sildenafil
5- ASA - infliximab

22. Staphylococcus aureus
Penicillin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Methicillin/naficillin

23. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Folate
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
SSRIs

24. Carcinoid syndrome
Oral metronidazole
Heparin
D2 receptor antagonists
Octreotide

25. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Benzodiazepines
Tamoxifen
Trastuzumab

26. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Dantrolene
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
High - dose steroids

27. Hyperaldosteronism
Penicillin prophylaxis
Smoking cessation
Folate
Spironolactone

28. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
TMP- SMX
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
IFN- a

29. Medical abortion
Aromatase inhibitor
Mifepristone
Spironolactone
NSAIDs - colchicine

30. Candida albicans
Flutamide
SSRIs
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

31. Migraine
Sumatriptan
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Aromatase inhibitor

32. Acute gout attack
Folate
NSAIDs - colchicine
Smoking cessation
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

33. Alcohol abuse
Vancomycin
Statin (first - line)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

34. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
IFN- a
Vancomycin
Mifepristone

35. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
High - dose steroids
Beta- interferon
Trastuzumab

36. Malignant hyperthermia
Trastuzumab
Octreotide
Dantrolene
Folate

37. Crohn's disease
Beta- interferon
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Spironolactone
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

38. Diabetes insipidus
High - dose steroids
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Trastuzumab

39. Prostate carcinoma
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Flutamide
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
IFN- a

40. Bipolar disorder
Ethosuximide
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

41. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Imatinib

42. Folate deficiency
Vancomycin
Tamoxifen
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Folate

43. Chlamydia trachomatis
5- ASA - infliximab
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

44. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
TMP- SMX
SSRIs (first - line)
Erythromycin

45. Temporal arteritis
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Fibrate
Oral KI
High - dose steroids

46. Rickettsia rickettsii
SSRIs
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Mifepristone

47. Buerger's disease
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Smoking cessation
Indomethacin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

48. Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
Oral KI
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

49. Cystic fibrosis
Warfarin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

50. Hypertriglyceridemia
Sublingual nitroglycerin
TMP- SMX
Fibrate
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam