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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Demeclocycline - lithium
Tamoxifen
Beta- interferon

2. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
High - dose steroids
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Spironolactone

3. Folate deficiency
Demeclocycline - lithium
Sumatriptan
High - dose steroids
Folate

4. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Oral metronidazole
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

5. Hyperaldosteronism
Octreotide
Statin (first - line)
Spironolactone
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

6. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Heparin
Tamoxifen
Bosentan

7. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

8. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

9. Pulmonary hypertension
Bosentan
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Statin (first - line)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

10. Clostridium tetani
Beta- interferon
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
D2 receptor antagonists

11. Long - term anticoagulation
Folate
Trastuzumab
High - dose steroids
Warfarin

12. Anxiety
Penicillin prophylaxis
Buspirone
SSRIs
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

13. Osteomalacia/rickets
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Vitamin D supplementation
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Demeclocycline - lithium

14. Diabetes insipidus
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Bosentan
Sildenafil

15. Alcohol withdrawal
Statin (first - line)
Dantrolene
Benzodiazepines
Sumatriptan

16. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Octreotide
Sildenafil
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

17. Malignant hyperthermia
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Dantrolene
Indomethacin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

18. Pneumocystis jiroveci
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Buspirone
Smoking cessation

19. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Fibrate
Tamoxifen
Sumatriptan
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

20. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All - trans retinoic acid
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

21. Streptococcus pneumoniae
SSRIs
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Ganciclovir

22. Tonic - clonic seizures
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
5- ASA - infliximab

23. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Vancomycin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

24. Wegener's granulomatosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
High - dose steroids
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

25. Chlamydia trachomatis
Erythromycin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Indomethacin

26. Hypercholesterolemia
Sumatriptan
Methicillin/naficillin
Statin (first - line)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

27. Clostridium difficile
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Oral metronidazole
High - dose steroids
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

28. Bipolar disorder
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Protamine sulfate
Spironolactone
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

29. Temporal arteritis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Indomethacin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
High - dose steroids

30. Buerger's disease
Ethosuximide
Smoking cessation
Antitoxin
Heparin

31. MRSA
Vancomycin
Antitoxin
Sildenafil
SSRIs

32. Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Beta- interferon
Sildenafil

33. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin
Heparin
Imatinib

34. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Trastuzumab
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

35. Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Trastuzumab

36. Crohn's disease
Antitoxin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

37. ADHD
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

38. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Folate
Bosentan

39. Cytomegalovirus
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
IFN- a
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Ganciclovir

40. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Sildenafil
Flutamide
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

41. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
All - trans retinoic acid
SSRIs
High - dose steroids
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

42. Malaria
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Aromatase inhibitor
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

43. UTI prophylaxis
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Trastuzumab
TMP- SMX
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

44. Anorexia
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Erythromycin
SSRIs
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

45. Alcohol abuse
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Amantadine/rimantadine

46. Pheochromocytoma
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Mifepristone

47. Clostridium botulinum
5- ASA - infliximab
Antitoxin
Oral metronidazole
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

48. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Benzodiazepines

49. Warfarin toxicity
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
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

50. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Oral metronidazole