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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Ulcerative colitis
Folate
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Penicillin
5- ASA - infliximab

2. Ringworm infections
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
SSRIs
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

3. MRSA
Vancomycin
Tamoxifen
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Buspirone

4. Crohn's disease
Demeclocycline - lithium
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

5. Temporal arteritis
Flutamide
Smoking cessation
High - dose steroids
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

6. Migraine
Sumatriptan
Fibrate
Corticosteroids - infliximab
D2 receptor antagonists

7. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Dantrolene
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

8. Patent ductus arteriosus
Flutamide
Indomethacin
All - trans retinoic acid
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

9. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Vancomycin
Demeclocycline - lithium
Beta- interferon

10. Hyperaldosteronism
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Ethosuximide
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Spironolactone

11. Buerger's disease
Oral KI
Warfarin
Smoking cessation
Folate

12. Depression
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
SSRIs (first - line)
Aromatase inhibitor

13. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Oral metronidazole
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

14. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
TMP- SMX
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

15. Staphylococcus aureus
Tamoxifen
Antitoxin
Vitamin D supplementation
Methicillin/naficillin

16. Tonic - clonic seizures
Warfarin
Trastuzumab
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

17. Anorexia
Aromatase inhibitor
SSRIs
High - dose steroids
Benzodiazepines

18. Pheochromocytoma
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Buspirone

19. Chlamydia trachomatis
SSRIs (first - line)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
High - dose steroids
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

20. Chronic gout
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

21. Clostridium botulinum
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Antitoxin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

22. ADHD
Trastuzumab
Mifepristone
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Ganciclovir

23. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Oral metronidazole
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
IFN- a

24. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Tamoxifen
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

25. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Penicillin
D2 receptor antagonists
SSRIs (first - line)

26. Bipolar disorder
Aromatase inhibitor
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Heparin
Folate

27. Malignant hyperthermia
Amantadine/rimantadine
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Dantrolene
TMP- SMX

28. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Penicillin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Benzodiazepines

29. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Oral KI
D2 receptor antagonists
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

30. Prolactinoma
High - dose steroids
Octreotide
Methicillin/naficillin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

31. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Ethosuximide
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

32. Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
Ganciclovir
Folate
5- ASA - infliximab

33. Neisseria meningitidis
Oral metronidazole
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

34. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Methicillin/naficillin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Sumatriptan

35. Enterococci
Dantrolene
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Tamsulosin - finasteride

36. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Mifepristone
Fibrate
Beta- interferon

37. Alcohol abuse
Fluids - insulin - K+
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
SSRIs

38. Anxiety
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Methicillin/naficillin
Buspirone
Benzodiazepines

39. Candida albicans
5- ASA - infliximab
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

40. Absence seizures
Penicillin prophylaxis
Ethosuximide
5- ASA - infliximab
Statin (first - line)

41. Stable angina
TMP- SMX
Antitoxin
Folate
Sublingual nitroglycerin

42. Hypercholesterolemia
Protamine sulfate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Statin (first - line)
Benzodiazepines

43. Streptococcus bovis
SSRIs (first - line)
Heparin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Penicillin prophylaxis

44. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
SSRIs
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
5- ASA - infliximab

45. B12 deficiency
Indomethacin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
B12
Statin (first - line)

46. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Imatinib
SSRIs

47. Clostridium difficile
Fluids - insulin - K+
Oral metronidazole
Beta- interferon
Benzodiazepines

48. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Flutamide
High - dose steroids

49. SIADH
Trastuzumab
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Demeclocycline - lithium
Buspirone

50. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Folate
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Metronidazole (patient and partner)