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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Prostate carcinoma
Trastuzumab
Flutamide
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Heparin

2. UTI prophylaxis
High - dose steroids
TMP- SMX
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

3. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Protamine sulfate
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

4. Stable angina
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Folate
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Dantrolene

5. Buerger's disease
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Smoking cessation
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

6. Rickettsia rickettsii
NSAIDs - colchicine
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

7. Malaria
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Statin (first - line)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

8. Clostridium difficile
Beta- interferon
5- ASA - infliximab
Oral metronidazole
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

9. Pheochromocytoma
Folate
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Tamoxifen

10. Cytomegalovirus
Folate
SSRIs
Ganciclovir
Tamsulosin - finasteride

11. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
High - dose steroids
Smoking cessation
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

12. Bipolar disorder
Penicillin
5- ASA - infliximab
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

13. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Vitamin D supplementation
Penicillin prophylaxis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

14. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
D2 receptor antagonists
Folate
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Ganciclovir

15. Acute gout attack
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Spironolactone
NSAIDs - colchicine
Sublingual nitroglycerin

16. Chronic gout
Antitoxin
D2 receptor antagonists
Ganciclovir
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

17. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Buspirone
All - trans retinoic acid
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

18. Immediate anticoagulation
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Amantadine/rimantadine
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Heparin

19. MRSA
Vancomycin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
5- ASA - infliximab
Tamsulosin - finasteride

20. Toxoplasma gondii
NSAIDs - colchicine
Heparin
Dantrolene
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

21. Clostridium botulinum
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Vitamin D supplementation
Antitoxin

22. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

23. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Antitoxin
SSRIs
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

24. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Spironolactone
Benzodiazepines
Aromatase inhibitor
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

25. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Oral KI
Imatinib
Bosentan

26. Malignant hyperthermia
Statin (first - line)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Dantrolene

27. Multiple sclerosis
Penicillin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Beta- interferon
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

28. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Ethosuximide
Penicillin prophylaxis
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

29. Long - term anticoagulation
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Warfarin
Beta- interferon
Sildenafil

30. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Trastuzumab
Imatinib
Heparin

31. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Oral KI
Fluids - insulin - K+
B12
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

32. Medical abortion
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Mifepristone
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

33. Patent ductus arteriosus
Ganciclovir
Penicillin prophylaxis
Heparin
Indomethacin

34. Hypertriglyceridemia
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Fibrate
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

35. ADHD
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Penicillin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fluids - insulin - K+

36. Warfarin toxicity
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Spironolactone
Corticosteroids - infliximab

37. Streptococcus pyogenes
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

38. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Mifepristone
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

39. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Heparin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

40. Alcohol abuse
Fibrate
B12
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

41. Neural tube defect prevention
Oral KI
Folate
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
SSRIs (first - line)

42. Bulimia
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
SSRIs
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

43. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Sumatriptan
Sildenafil
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

44. Hyperaldosteronism
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Spironolactone
Antitoxin

45. Treponema pallidum
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin
Statin (first - line)
Trastuzumab

46. Sickle cell anemia
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Oral metronidazole
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

47. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Imatinib

48. Sporothrix schenckii
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Oral KI
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

49. Streptococcus bovis
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Warfarin
Penicillin prophylaxis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

50. Ringworm infections
Oral metronidazole
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
All - trans retinoic acid
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole