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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Diabetes insipidus
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Aromatase inhibitor
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

2. Alcohol withdrawal
Penicillin
Benzodiazepines
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

3. Pulmonary hypertension
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Folate
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Bosentan

4. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Spironolactone
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Penicillin

5. SIADH
Penicillin prophylaxis
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Warfarin
Demeclocycline - lithium

6. Clostridium difficile
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Oral metronidazole
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

7. B12 deficiency
B12
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
IFN- a
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

8. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Sildenafil
Heparin

9. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
NSAIDs - colchicine
Tamsulosin - finasteride
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)

10. Ringworm infections
Oral metronidazole
Vancomycin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

11. Crohn's disease
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fluids - insulin - K+
Vitamin D supplementation
Ganciclovir

12. Staphylococcus aureus
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
B12
Methicillin/naficillin
Smoking cessation

13. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Oral KI
Erythromycin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

14. Osteomalacia/rickets
SSRIs
Protamine sulfate
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Vitamin D supplementation

15. Streptococcus pyogenes
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Penicillin prophylaxis

16. Enterococci
Smoking cessation
Ethosuximide
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Warfarin

17. Medical abortion
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Mifepristone

18. Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Demeclocycline - lithium
Dantrolene

19. Folate deficiency
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Folate
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

20. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Protamine sulfate

21. Trichomonas vaginalis
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Sumatriptan
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Flutamide

22. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
SSRIs
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Octreotide
5- ASA - infliximab

23. Neural tube defect prevention
Flutamide
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Folate
Sumatriptan

24. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Flutamide
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

25. Cystic fibrosis
Buspirone
Penicillin prophylaxis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Folate

26. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Imatinib
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

27. ADHD
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Mifepristone
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

28. Wegener's granulomatosis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Sildenafil

29. Infertility
Folate
Flutamide
Trastuzumab
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

30. Multiple sclerosis
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Spironolactone
B12
Beta- interferon

31. Malaria
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Flutamide
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

32. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Buspirone
Spironolactone

33. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Trastuzumab
D2 receptor antagonists
Penicillin prophylaxis

34. Anxiety
Bosentan
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Vitamin D supplementation
Buspirone

35. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Imatinib
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

36. Immediate anticoagulation
Methicillin/naficillin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Heparin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

37. MRSA
Mifepristone
Vancomycin
Benzodiazepines
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

38. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

39. Cytomegalovirus
Amantadine/rimantadine
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Ganciclovir
Protamine sulfate

40. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Warfarin
Beta- interferon
High - dose steroids

41. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

42. Sickle cell anemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Vitamin D supplementation
Benzodiazepines
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

43. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Folate
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Tamsulosin - finasteride

44. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Sumatriptan
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Beta- interferon

45. Toxoplasma gondii
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Penicillin prophylaxis

46. Streptococcus bovis
D2 receptor antagonists
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Beta- interferon
Penicillin prophylaxis

47. Rickettsia rickettsii
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
SSRIs

48. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
Statin (first - line)
Aromatase inhibitor
Oral KI

49. Hyperaldosteronism
Folate
Spironolactone
5- ASA - infliximab
SSRIs

50. UTI prophylaxis
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
TMP- SMX
Oral KI
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family