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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Penicillin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Benzodiazepines

2. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Penicillin prophylaxis
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Erythromycin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

3. Alcohol abuse
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

4. Medical abortion
Flutamide
All - trans retinoic acid
Mifepristone
Sildenafil

5. Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Buspirone
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

6. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Flutamide
Folate

7. Malaria
Ganciclovir
Tamsulosin - finasteride
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

8. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Tamsulosin - finasteride

9. Sporothrix schenckii
B12
Oral KI
Sumatriptan
Smoking cessation

10. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
All - trans retinoic acid
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

11. Bipolar disorder
Octreotide
Tamoxifen
Erythromycin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

12. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Octreotide
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

13. Immediate anticoagulation
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
D2 receptor antagonists
Heparin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

14. Streptococcus bovis
Beta- interferon
Fluids - insulin - K+
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Penicillin prophylaxis

15. Tonic - clonic seizures
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Mifepristone
Sumatriptan
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

16. Folate deficiency
Amantadine/rimantadine
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Folate

17. Clostridium tetani
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

18. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
NSAIDs - colchicine

19. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
Heparin
SSRIs
Flutamide

20. Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

21. Infertility
Antitoxin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

22. Patent ductus arteriosus
SSRIs (first - line)
Indomethacin
Flutamide
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

23. Hyperaldosteronism
IFN- a
Spironolactone
Benzodiazepines
Aromatase inhibitor

24. Ulcerative colitis
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Penicillin
5- ASA - infliximab
Ethosuximide

25. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Oral KI
Amantadine/rimantadine

26. Pheochromocytoma
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Sumatriptan
Protamine sulfate

27. Temporal arteritis
Sumatriptan
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
High - dose steroids

28. Neisseria meningitidis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
SSRIs

29. Osteomalacia/rickets
Vitamin D supplementation
SSRIs
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Flutamide

30. Chronic hepatitis
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Statin (first - line)
Octreotide
IFN- a

31. Long - term anticoagulation
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Warfarin

32. Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin/naficillin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Octreotide

33. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Erythromycin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

34. Cystic fibrosis
Ethosuximide
Demeclocycline - lithium
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

35. Bulimia
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Tamoxifen
SSRIs

36. Clostridium difficile
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Oral metronidazole
Beta- interferon

37. Diabetes insipidus
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Aromatase inhibitor
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

38. Carcinoid syndrome
Methicillin/naficillin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Octreotide
Vitamin D supplementation

39. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
IFN- a
D2 receptor antagonists
Sumatriptan

40. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Vitamin D supplementation
Sumatriptan

41. Migraine
D2 receptor antagonists
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Sumatriptan
Smoking cessation

42. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Imatinib
Folate
Vitamin D supplementation

43. Cytomegalovirus
Antitoxin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Ganciclovir
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

44. Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Vancomycin
NSAIDs - colchicine
Protamine sulfate

45. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

46. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Heparin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Imatinib

47. Candida albicans
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

48. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Oral metronidazole
Bosentan

49. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

50. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
Trastuzumab
Flutamide
5- ASA - infliximab