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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Hyperaldosteronism
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Spironolactone

2. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Indomethacin
Fluids - insulin - K+
Tamoxifen
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

3. Hypercholesterolemia
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
B12
Statin (first - line)
Amantadine/rimantadine

4. Cytomegalovirus
Imatinib
Ganciclovir
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

5. B12 deficiency
Tamsulosin - finasteride
SSRIs
B12
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

6. Bulimia
SSRIs
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Protamine sulfate
Vancomycin

7. Alcohol withdrawal
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Statin (first - line)
Benzodiazepines
IFN- a

8. Staphylococcus aureus
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Smoking cessation
Methicillin/naficillin
Folate

9. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Protamine sulfate
Bosentan
Heparin
Penicillin

10. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
D2 receptor antagonists
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Penicillin prophylaxis
IFN- a

11. Erectile dysfunction
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Dantrolene
Sildenafil
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

12. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Dantrolene
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Folate
Protamine sulfate

13. ADHD
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

14. Streptococcus bovis
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fibrate

15. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Spironolactone
Sildenafil
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

16. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Bosentan
Vancomycin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

17. Hypertriglyceridemia
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Smoking cessation
Fibrate
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

18. Rickettsia rickettsii
IFN- a
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Vancomycin

19. Folate deficiency
Folate
Indomethacin
Vancomycin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

20. Malaria
Ganciclovir
Aromatase inhibitor
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

21. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Indomethacin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
All - trans retinoic acid
SSRIs

22. Osteomalacia/rickets
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
SSRIs (first - line)
Vitamin D supplementation

23. Temporal arteritis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
High - dose steroids
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

24. Buerger's disease
Heparin
Smoking cessation
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
SSRIs

25. Streptococcus pyogenes
Folate
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin prophylaxis

26. Diabetes insipidus
SSRIs
Statin (first - line)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

27. UTI prophylaxis
TMP- SMX
Demeclocycline - lithium
Erythromycin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

28. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
SSRIs
Dantrolene

29. Tonic - clonic seizures
5- ASA - infliximab
Antitoxin
Flutamide
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

30. Sporothrix schenckii
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Oral KI
Mifepristone

31. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Ganciclovir
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

32. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Statin (first - line)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Aromatase inhibitor
Penicillin

33. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Buspirone
Indomethacin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

34. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
SSRIs
Aromatase inhibitor

35. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
TMP- SMX
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Beta- interferon
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

36. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Statin (first - line)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

37. Influenza
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Amantadine/rimantadine
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
D2 receptor antagonists

38. Anxiety
Buspirone
Beta- interferon
Warfarin
NSAIDs - colchicine

39. SIADH
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Statin (first - line)
Demeclocycline - lithium
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

40. Stable angina
Protamine sulfate
Sublingual nitroglycerin
SSRIs
Folate

41. Multiple sclerosis
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Octreotide
SSRIs (first - line)
Beta- interferon

42. Neisseria meningitidis
Flutamide
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

43. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
IFN- a
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Methicillin/naficillin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

44. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Buspirone
Demeclocycline - lithium

45. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
TMP- SMX
Bosentan

46. Warfarin toxicity
Dantrolene
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

47. Bipolar disorder
Statin (first - line)
Sildenafil
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

48. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Tamoxifen
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Vancomycin

49. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Amantadine/rimantadine
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

50. Pulmonary hypertension
Spironolactone
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Bosentan
Dantrolene