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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Tamoxifen
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Fluids - insulin - K+
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

2. Staphylococcus aureus
Statin (first - line)
Methicillin/naficillin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Penicillin

3. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
Oral metronidazole
Sildenafil
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

4. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Sildenafil
Benzodiazepines
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

5. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Beta- interferon

6. Sporothrix schenckii
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Oral KI
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Vitamin D supplementation

7. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Demeclocycline - lithium
Aromatase inhibitor
Fibrate

8. Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Tamoxifen
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
IFN- a

9. Enterococci
Tamoxifen
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Penicillin

10. Treponema pallidum
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Protamine sulfate
Trastuzumab
Penicillin

11. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

12. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Buspirone
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

13. Heparin toxicity (acute)
D2 receptor antagonists
Bosentan
Imatinib
Protamine sulfate

14. SIADH
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Vancomycin
Demeclocycline - lithium
Heparin

15. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Bosentan
Indomethacin
Corticosteroids - infliximab

16. MRSA
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Vancomycin
Methicillin/naficillin

17. Ulcerative colitis
5- ASA - infliximab
Sublingual nitroglycerin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

18. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Oral KI
Tamsulosin - finasteride
High - dose steroids

19. Buerger's disease
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Antitoxin
Smoking cessation
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

20. Stable angina
Beta- interferon
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Fibrate

21. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Demeclocycline - lithium

22. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Antitoxin
Imatinib

23. Hyperaldosteronism
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Spironolactone
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

24. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Ganciclovir
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

25. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
High - dose steroids
Amantadine/rimantadine
Demeclocycline - lithium
Aromatase inhibitor

26. Pheochromocytoma
Oral KI
Protamine sulfate
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Aromatase inhibitor

27. Pulmonary hypertension
Aromatase inhibitor
SSRIs
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Bosentan

28. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Aromatase inhibitor
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Trastuzumab
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

29. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Sumatriptan
Trastuzumab
D2 receptor antagonists

30. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Fibrate
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

31. Bulimia
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
SSRIs
Protamine sulfate
Corticosteroids - infliximab

32. Legionella pneumophila
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Erythromycin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
All - trans retinoic acid

33. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Aromatase inhibitor
Benzodiazepines
Spironolactone

34. Hypercholesterolemia
Warfarin
B12
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Statin (first - line)

35. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Erythromycin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

36. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Spironolactone
Vitamin D supplementation
Trastuzumab

37. Temporal arteritis
SSRIs
SSRIs
High - dose steroids
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

38. Anxiety
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Buspirone

39. Bipolar disorder
Antitoxin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Heparin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

40. Streptococcus bovis
Flutamide
Penicillin prophylaxis
Protamine sulfate
Sumatriptan

41. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Ganciclovir
Folate
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Folate

42. Prolactinoma
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Indomethacin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

43. Streptococcus pyogenes
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tamsulosin - finasteride

44. Warfarin toxicity
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Folate

45. Wegener's granulomatosis
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Heparin
SSRIs

46. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Fibrate
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

47. Anorexia
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Spironolactone
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
SSRIs

48. ADHD
Protamine sulfate
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Fluids - insulin - K+
Vitamin D supplementation

49. Prostate carcinoma
D2 receptor antagonists
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Sildenafil
Flutamide

50. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
Folate
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)