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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Chronic hepatitis
Flutamide
IFN- a
Heparin
Penicillin

2. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
SSRIs (first - line)
NSAIDs - colchicine
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

3. Wegener's granulomatosis
SSRIs
High - dose steroids
Bosentan
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

4. Sporothrix schenckii
Ethosuximide
Oral KI
SSRIs (first - line)
Amantadine/rimantadine

5. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Vancomycin
Sildenafil

6. Rickettsia rickettsii
TMP- SMX
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Ethosuximide

7. Prostate carcinoma
SSRIs
SSRIs
Flutamide
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

8. Trichomonas vaginalis
TMP- SMX
Fluids - insulin - K+
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

9. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Smoking cessation
Warfarin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

10. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Heparin
Oral metronidazole
Demeclocycline - lithium

11. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Demeclocycline - lithium
Mifepristone
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

12. Toxoplasma gondii
Flutamide
High - dose steroids
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

13. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Imatinib
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

14. Chlamydia trachomatis
Mifepristone
Folate
Heparin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

15. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Oral metronidazole
Oral KI

16. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tamoxifen
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Corticosteroids - infliximab

17. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin prophylaxis
High - dose steroids
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

18. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
Sildenafil
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

19. B12 deficiency
Heparin
B12
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

20. Diabetes mellitus type 2
SSRIs
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

21. MRSA
Antitoxin
Imatinib
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Vancomycin

22. Pulmonary hypertension
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Octreotide
Fibrate
Bosentan

23. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Aromatase inhibitor

24. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Bosentan
Heparin
Vancomycin

25. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Warfarin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

26. Bipolar disorder
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Vancomycin
Sumatriptan
Oral metronidazole

27. UTI prophylaxis
Folate
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
TMP- SMX

28. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Antitoxin
Dantrolene
Warfarin

29. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Protamine sulfate
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

30. Legionella pneumophila
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Erythromycin
Ethosuximide
Tamoxifen

31. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
SSRIs
Dantrolene
SSRIs (first - line)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

32. Warfarin toxicity
Sildenafil
Statin (first - line)
Beta- interferon
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

33. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Amantadine/rimantadine
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Erythromycin
Tamsulosin - finasteride

34. Crohn's disease
Beta- interferon
TMP- SMX
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Buspirone

35. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
D2 receptor antagonists
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
NSAIDs - colchicine

36. Cryptococcus neoformans
Folate
Mifepristone
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Vitamin D supplementation

37. Candida albicans
Beta- interferon
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Protamine sulfate
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

38. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All - trans retinoic acid
SSRIs
Folate
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

39. Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
NSAIDs - colchicine
SSRIs
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

40. Hypertriglyceridemia
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Fibrate
Trastuzumab

41. Ringworm infections
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Erythromycin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

42. Buerger's disease
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Smoking cessation
Fluids - insulin - K+

43. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Ethosuximide
Antitoxin

44. Malignant hyperthermia
Ethosuximide
Dantrolene
Corticosteroids - infliximab
IFN- a

45. Cytomegalovirus
Imatinib
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Ganciclovir

46. SIADH
Dantrolene
Ganciclovir
Heparin
Demeclocycline - lithium

47. Hyperaldosteronism
Ethosuximide
Spironolactone
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
SSRIs

48. Anxiety
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Beta- interferon
Buspirone
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

49. Diabetes insipidus
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Beta- interferon

50. Bulimia
SSRIs
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Folate
Folate