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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Erectile dysfunction
Statin (first - line)
Sildenafil
Flutamide
Ganciclovir

2. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

3. Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Tamoxifen

4. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Tamoxifen

5. Bipolar disorder
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Mifepristone
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

6. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Sumatriptan
Aromatase inhibitor
NSAIDs - colchicine
Fibrate

7. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Sumatriptan

8. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Corticosteroids - infliximab

9. Cytomegalovirus
Penicillin prophylaxis
Ganciclovir
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
SSRIs

10. Pulmonary hypertension
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Bosentan
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

11. Tonic - clonic seizures
Spironolactone
Sildenafil
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

12. Sickle cell anemia
Vitamin D supplementation
B12
Tamoxifen
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

13. Absence seizures
NSAIDs - colchicine
Ethosuximide
5- ASA - infliximab
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

14. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Mifepristone
Benzodiazepines
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

15. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Indomethacin
Octreotide
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

16. Buerger's disease
Smoking cessation
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Vancomycin

17. Influenza
High - dose steroids
Amantadine/rimantadine
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Protamine sulfate

18. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Ethosuximide
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

19. Candida albicans
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Imatinib
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

20. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Tamsulosin - finasteride

21. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Erythromycin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
TMP- SMX

22. Pheochromocytoma
Beta- interferon
Oral KI
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
SSRIs

23. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
SSRIs
All - trans retinoic acid
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

24. UTI prophylaxis
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Fluids - insulin - K+
TMP- SMX

25. Chronic gout
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Imatinib
Erythromycin

26. Alcohol withdrawal
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Benzodiazepines
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

27. Neisseria meningitidis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Oral metronidazole

28. Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Bosentan
Fibrate

29. Immediate anticoagulation
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Ethosuximide
Heparin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

30. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Corticosteroids - infliximab

31. Clostridium botulinum
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Octreotide
Antitoxin
Penicillin

32. Malaria
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Trastuzumab
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

33. Treponema pallidum
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Protamine sulfate
Penicillin
Demeclocycline - lithium

34. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Dantrolene
Heparin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

35. Carcinoid syndrome
Warfarin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Bosentan
Octreotide

36. Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Indomethacin

37. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Buspirone
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

38. Chronic hepatitis
Mifepristone
5- ASA - infliximab
Penicillin prophylaxis
IFN- a

39. Anorexia
IFN- a
NSAIDs - colchicine
SSRIs
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

40. B12 deficiency
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
SSRIs (first - line)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
B12

41. Ringworm infections
Statin (first - line)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Vancomycin
D2 receptor antagonists

42. Prolactinoma
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Spironolactone
Folate

43. Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first - line)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Penicillin prophylaxis

44. Anxiety
Mifepristone
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Buspirone
TMP- SMX

45. Hyperaldosteronism
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Dantrolene
IFN- a
Spironolactone

46. MRSA
Sumatriptan
Tamoxifen
Vancomycin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

47. Streptococcus bovis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Methicillin/naficillin

48. Warfarin toxicity
Heparin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Fluids - insulin - K+

49. Trichomonas vaginalis
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
SSRIs
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Octreotide

50. Bulimia
Protamine sulfate
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
SSRIs
Penicillin prophylaxis