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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Pneumocystis jiroveci
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Indomethacin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Benzodiazepines

2. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Beta- interferon
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

3. Acute gout attack
NSAIDs - colchicine
Folate
All - trans retinoic acid
Demeclocycline - lithium

4. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Ganciclovir
Penicillin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
SSRIs

5. Infertility
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

6. Enterococci
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Mifepristone

7. Bipolar disorder
Oral KI
Folate
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Flutamide

8. Treponema pallidum
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Penicillin
Trastuzumab
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

9. Pulmonary hypertension
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Bosentan
Methicillin/naficillin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

10. Medical abortion
Dantrolene
Antitoxin
Mifepristone
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

11. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Aromatase inhibitor
Penicillin prophylaxis

12. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Heparin
Folate

13. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Fibrate
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

14. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
B12
Oral metronidazole
Imatinib

15. Alcohol withdrawal
TMP- SMX
Benzodiazepines
Buspirone
Penicillin prophylaxis

16. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

17. Sickle cell anemia
Fluids - insulin - K+
Heparin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

18. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Spironolactone
Penicillin

19. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Bosentan
Sumatriptan

20. Rickettsia rickettsii
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Mifepristone
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

21. Clostridium difficile
Methicillin/naficillin
Oral metronidazole
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Dantrolene

22. Osteomalacia/rickets
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin
Vitamin D supplementation
Statin (first - line)

23. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
All - trans retinoic acid
Aromatase inhibitor

24. Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Mifepristone
Demeclocycline - lithium
Octreotide

25. Tonic - clonic seizures
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Folate
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

26. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Vancomycin
Tamsulosin - finasteride

27. Chronic gout
Mifepristone
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

28. Clostridium tetani
Amantadine/rimantadine
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Indomethacin

29. Ulcerative colitis
5- ASA - infliximab
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Heparin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

30. MRSA
Vancomycin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

31. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Sildenafil
Benzodiazepines
Protamine sulfate
Penicillin prophylaxis

32. Wegener's granulomatosis
Oral KI
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Aromatase inhibitor

33. Streptococcus bovis
Spironolactone
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

34. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Oral KI
Ethosuximide
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

35. Cystic fibrosis
Antitoxin
Methicillin/naficillin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Tamoxifen

36. Malignant hyperthermia
SSRIs (first - line)
Buspirone
Dantrolene
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

37. Candida albicans
SSRIs (first - line)
High - dose steroids
Penicillin prophylaxis
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

38. Bulimia
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Methicillin/naficillin
Protamine sulfate
SSRIs

39. Sporothrix schenckii
Oral KI
Methicillin/naficillin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

40. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

41. Prolactinoma
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

42. Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first - line)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Vitamin D supplementation
Heparin

43. Stable angina
Mifepristone
Spironolactone
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Sublingual nitroglycerin

44. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Warfarin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Dantrolene

45. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

46. Long - term anticoagulation
Antitoxin
Methicillin/naficillin
Warfarin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

47. Anorexia
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Tamoxifen
SSRIs
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

48. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Erythromycin
B12
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

49. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Erythromycin
Smoking cessation
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

50. Neisseria meningitidis
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)