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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Aromatase inhibitor
Statin (first - line)
Sumatriptan

2. Wegener's granulomatosis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Folate
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

3. Sporothrix schenckii
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Oral KI
Ganciclovir
Corticosteroids - infliximab

4. SIADH
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Demeclocycline - lithium
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

5. Hyperaldosteronism
Spironolactone
Antitoxin
Warfarin
Flutamide

6. Clostridium difficile
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Oral metronidazole
Methicillin/naficillin

7. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
B12
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Folate

8. Legionella pneumophila
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Fibrate
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Erythromycin

9. Malignant hyperthermia
Flutamide
Vitamin D supplementation
Penicillin
Dantrolene

10. Pulmonary hypertension
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Bosentan
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Warfarin

11. MRSA
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Vancomycin

12. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Sildenafil
Fibrate
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

13. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Tamoxifen
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Methicillin/naficillin

14. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Amantadine/rimantadine
Aromatase inhibitor
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Mifepristone

15. Anorexia
Penicillin prophylaxis
SSRIs
Dantrolene
Oral metronidazole

16. Tonic - clonic seizures
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
IFN- a
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Flutamide

17. Diabetes mellitus type 2
IFN- a
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

18. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
D2 receptor antagonists

19. Malaria
D2 receptor antagonists
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

20. Clostridium tetani
All - trans retinoic acid
IFN- a
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

21. Buerger's disease
Sumatriptan
Smoking cessation
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Heparin

22. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Ethosuximide
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Penicillin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

23. Stable angina
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Bosentan
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Sildenafil

24. Long - term anticoagulation
Smoking cessation
Beta- interferon
Warfarin
Erythromycin

25. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All - trans retinoic acid
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Oral KI
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

26. Staphylococcus aureus
Ethosuximide
D2 receptor antagonists
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Methicillin/naficillin

27. Candida albicans
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Oral metronidazole

28. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Heparin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Sumatriptan

29. Clostridium botulinum
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Antitoxin

30. B12 deficiency
Flutamide
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
SSRIs
B12

31. Migraine
SSRIs (first - line)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Spironolactone
Sumatriptan

32. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

33. Alcohol abuse
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Statin (first - line)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

34. Bulimia
SSRIs
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Buspirone

35. Toxoplasma gondii
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

36. Folate deficiency
Ethosuximide
Folate
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

37. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

38. Pheochromocytoma
Penicillin prophylaxis
High - dose steroids
SSRIs
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

39. Prostate carcinoma
Flutamide
Ethosuximide
Vitamin D supplementation
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

40. Temporal arteritis
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
High - dose steroids
SSRIs

41. Trichomonas vaginalis
Folate
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Dantrolene
Statin (first - line)

42. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Heparin
Oral KI
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

43. Hypercholesterolemia
IFN- a
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Statin (first - line)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

44. Chronic hepatitis
Vitamin D supplementation
IFN- a
Beta- interferon
Corticosteroids - infliximab

45. Carcinoid syndrome
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Octreotide
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

46. Treponema pallidum
IFN- a
Penicillin
Protamine sulfate
D2 receptor antagonists

47. Multiple sclerosis
SSRIs
Protamine sulfate
Beta- interferon
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

48. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Imatinib
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

49. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
Folate
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Trastuzumab

50. Depression
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Tamoxifen
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
SSRIs (first - line)