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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Sickle cell anemia
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Heparin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

2. Candida albicans
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Aromatase inhibitor
Mifepristone

3. ADHD
5- ASA - infliximab
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Fibrate

4. Malignant hyperthermia
SSRIs
Heparin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Dantrolene

5. Absence seizures
Heparin
Ethosuximide
B12
Benzodiazepines

6. Toxoplasma gondii
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Octreotide

7. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Antitoxin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Bosentan

8. Rickettsia rickettsii
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
B12
Corticosteroids - infliximab

9. Sporothrix schenckii
Oral KI
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

10. Acute gout attack
NSAIDs - colchicine
Heparin
SSRIs (first - line)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

11. Streptococcus pyogenes
TMP- SMX
Benzodiazepines
Penicillin prophylaxis
D2 receptor antagonists

12. Influenza
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Flutamide

13. Hyperaldosteronism
Demeclocycline - lithium
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Spironolactone
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

14. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Imatinib
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

15. Neural tube defect prevention
Heparin
Fibrate
Folate
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

16. Chlamydia trachomatis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

17. Diabetes insipidus
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

18. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Penicillin prophylaxis

19. Multiple sclerosis
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Beta- interferon
Vancomycin
Bosentan

20. Bipolar disorder
Erythromycin
All - trans retinoic acid
Sildenafil
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

21. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
SSRIs
Folate
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

22. Legionella pneumophila
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
SSRIs
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Erythromycin

23. Cryptococcus neoformans
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

24. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Demeclocycline - lithium

25. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

26. Pheochromocytoma
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Heparin
Bosentan

27. B12 deficiency
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Imatinib
Vancomycin
B12

28. Folate deficiency
Buspirone
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Folate
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

29. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Oral KI
SSRIs
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

30. Crohn's disease
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Tamoxifen
Oral metronidazole
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

31. Immediate anticoagulation
SSRIs
Heparin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Fibrate

32. Buerger's disease
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Sumatriptan
Smoking cessation
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

33. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Amantadine/rimantadine
Spironolactone
D2 receptor antagonists

34. Treponema pallidum
Heparin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Penicillin
Sildenafil

35. Wegener's granulomatosis
Mifepristone
Sildenafil
SSRIs
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

36. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
D2 receptor antagonists
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Statin (first - line)

37. Erectile dysfunction
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Sildenafil
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

38. Temporal arteritis
D2 receptor antagonists
High - dose steroids
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fluids - insulin - K+

39. Bulimia
Penicillin prophylaxis
SSRIs
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Flutamide

40. Cytomegalovirus
Demeclocycline - lithium
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Ganciclovir
Vancomycin

41. Cystic fibrosis
Vitamin D supplementation
Heparin
Protamine sulfate
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

42. Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Oral metronidazole
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

43. Anxiety
Buspirone
Tamoxifen
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

44. Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
SSRIs (first - line)
Aromatase inhibitor

45. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Protamine sulfate

46. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Smoking cessation
All - trans retinoic acid

47. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Demeclocycline - lithium

48. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Protamine sulfate
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Folate
Fluids - insulin - K+

49. Malaria
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Amantadine/rimantadine
Vancomycin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

50. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Fibrate
Folate
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)