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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Warfarin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
D2 receptor antagonists

2. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
All - trans retinoic acid
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

3. Sickle cell anemia
Folate
Ethosuximide
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Trastuzumab

4. Alcohol withdrawal
Imatinib
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Benzodiazepines
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

5. Bulimia
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
SSRIs
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Aromatase inhibitor

6. Hypercholesterolemia
Oral metronidazole
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Statin (first - line)
Penicillin prophylaxis

7. Medical abortion
Statin (first - line)
Mifepristone
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

8. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
B12
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

9. Migraine
Sumatriptan
Tamoxifen
TMP- SMX
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

10. Carcinoid syndrome
Bosentan
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Octreotide
TMP- SMX

11. Chronic gout
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Oral KI

12. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Indomethacin
Folate
SSRIs
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

13. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Folate

14. Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Indomethacin
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
TMP- SMX

15. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

16. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Flutamide
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Bosentan

17. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
D2 receptor antagonists
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
IFN- a
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

18. Rickettsia rickettsii
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
All - trans retinoic acid
Buspirone

19. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Ganciclovir
Demeclocycline - lithium
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

20. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

21. Erectile dysfunction
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Vancomycin
Sildenafil

22. Malaria
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Benzodiazepines

23. Streptococcus pyogenes
Dantrolene
Demeclocycline - lithium
Penicillin prophylaxis
Folate

24. Diabetes insipidus
SSRIs
Fluids - insulin - K+
Mifepristone
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

25. Chlamydia trachomatis
Antitoxin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

26. Temporal arteritis
Penicillin prophylaxis
High - dose steroids
Beta- interferon
All - trans retinoic acid

27. Patent ductus arteriosus
IFN- a
Amantadine/rimantadine
Sildenafil
Indomethacin

28. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Benzodiazepines
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

29. Multiple sclerosis
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Vitamin D supplementation
Antitoxin
Beta- interferon

30. MRSA
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Benzodiazepines
IFN- a
Vancomycin

31. ADHD
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Ganciclovir
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
5- ASA - infliximab

32. Buerger's disease
Smoking cessation
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Oral KI
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

33. Long - term anticoagulation
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Warfarin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

34. Wegener's granulomatosis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

35. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Octreotide
Tamoxifen
Beta- interferon
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

36. Warfarin toxicity
Warfarin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

37. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

38. Streptococcus bovis
High - dose steroids
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Penicillin prophylaxis

39. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Buspirone
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Methicillin/naficillin

40. Treponema pallidum
Sumatriptan
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Penicillin
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

41. Infertility
SSRIs (first - line)
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)
Statin (first - line)

42. Candida albicans
Indomethacin
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

43. Absence seizures
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Ethosuximide
Indomethacin
SSRIs (first - line)

44. Pulmonary hypertension
Sumatriptan
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
D2 receptor antagonists
Bosentan

45. SIADH
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Demeclocycline - lithium
D2 receptor antagonists
Tamsulosin - finasteride

46. Neural tube defect prevention
Folate
Ethosuximide
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Heparin

47. Acute gout attack
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
NSAIDs - colchicine
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

48. Anxiety
Buspirone
Benzodiazepines
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
High - dose steroids

49. Legionella pneumophila
B12
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Erythromycin

50. Ringworm infections
IFN- a
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Dantrolene
Warfarin