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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Erythromycin
Imatinib
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

2. Temporal arteritis
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Mifepristone
High - dose steroids

3. Malaria
Oral metronidazole
Amantadine/rimantadine
Penicillin prophylaxis
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

4. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
SSRIs
Dantrolene
D2 receptor antagonists

5. Neisseria meningitidis
Spironolactone
5- ASA - infliximab
Demeclocycline - lithium
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

6. Warfarin toxicity
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Sildenafil

7. Streptococcus bovis
Aromatase inhibitor
Warfarin
SSRIs
Penicillin prophylaxis

8. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Methicillin/naficillin
Erythromycin

9. Hemorrhagic cystitis
All - trans retinoic acid
Ganciclovir
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)

10. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Trastuzumab
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
NSAIDs - colchicine

11. Migraine
Amantadine/rimantadine
Trastuzumab
Antitoxin
Sumatriptan

12. Legionella pneumophila
Heparin
Statin (first - line)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Erythromycin

13. Pheochromocytoma
Octreotide
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

14. Hyperaldosteronism
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Octreotide
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Spironolactone

15. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Heparin
Antitoxin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

16. Hypertriglyceridemia
5- ASA - infliximab
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Fibrate
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

17. Diabetes mellitus type 2
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Sildenafil
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
All - trans retinoic acid

18. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Folate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

19. Multiple sclerosis
Penicillin
Beta- interferon
Oral metronidazole
Tamsulosin - finasteride

20. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

21. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Amantadine/rimantadine
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

22. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Fluids - insulin - K+
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Fibrate

23. Infertility
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Mifepristone
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

24. Anorexia
Vitamin D supplementation
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin
SSRIs

25. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Beta- interferon
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

26. Acute gout attack
NSAIDs - colchicine
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
SSRIs
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

27. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

28. ADHD
Penicillin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

29. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Protamine sulfate
Indomethacin
Vitamin D supplementation

30. Erectile dysfunction
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Antitoxin
Sildenafil
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

31. Immediate anticoagulation
Folate
SSRIs
Heparin
Aromatase inhibitor

32. SIADH
Imatinib
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

33. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Penicillin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

34. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Vitamin D supplementation
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
All - trans retinoic acid

35. Anxiety
Buspirone
Sildenafil
Folate
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

36. Influenza
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Spironolactone
All - trans retinoic acid
Amantadine/rimantadine

37. Carcinoid syndrome
Heparin
Octreotide
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

38. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Folate
Buspirone
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Heparin

39. Heparin toxicity (acute)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Vancomycin
Protamine sulfate
Benzodiazepines

40. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
B12
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

41. Clostridium tetani
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
SSRIs
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Antitoxin

42. Candida albicans
Tamoxifen
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

43. Tonic - clonic seizures
Amantadine/rimantadine
SSRIs (first - line)
Antitoxin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

44. Hypercholesterolemia
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Statin (first - line)

45. Sporothrix schenckii
Flutamide
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Oral KI
Folate

46. Crohn's disease
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Mifepristone
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

47. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

48. Prolactinoma
Spironolactone
Methicillin/naficillin
TMP- SMX
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

49. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
SSRIs (first - line)
5- ASA - infliximab

50. Neural tube defect prevention
Demeclocycline - lithium
Folate
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)