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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

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1. Rickettsia rickettsii
Fluids - insulin - K+
Bosentan
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

2. Bulimia
SSRIs
TMP- SMX
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Aromatase inhibitor

3. Chronic hepatitis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
IFN- a
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
SSRIs

4. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Imatinib
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

5. Stable angina
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Sublingual nitroglycerin
IFN- a
B12

6. 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)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Bosentan

7. Infertility
Protamine sulfate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Ganciclovir

8. Folate deficiency
Folate
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
B12
TMP- SMX

9. Erectile dysfunction
Aromatase inhibitor
Sildenafil
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

10. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Beta- interferon
Statin (first - line)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

11. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
SSRIs

12. Diabetic ketoacidosis
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

13. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
5- ASA - infliximab
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Indomethacin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

14. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Sublingual nitroglycerin

15. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Warfarin
Sildenafil

16. Buerger's disease
Fluids - insulin - K+
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Smoking cessation
Beta- interferon

17. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Fibrate
Aromatase inhibitor
Heparin

18. Sickle cell anemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Beta- interferon
TMP- SMX
Folate

19. Staphylococcus aureus
Penicillin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Fibrate
Methicillin/naficillin

20. SIADH
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Sildenafil
Demeclocycline - lithium
Smoking cessation

21. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Methicillin/naficillin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

22. Clostridium tetani
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Beta- interferon
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

23. Treponema pallidum
Smoking cessation
Penicillin
Octreotide
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

24. Chlamydia trachomatis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Ganciclovir
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

25. Sporothrix schenckii
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Sumatriptan
Oral KI
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

26. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Oral KI
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Aromatase inhibitor
D2 receptor antagonists

27. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Fluids - insulin - K+
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

28. Malignant hyperthermia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Ethosuximide
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Dantrolene

29. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Protamine sulfate

30. Ulcerative colitis
5- ASA - infliximab
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

31. Cystic fibrosis
Corticosteroids - infliximab
SSRIs
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

32. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
B12
TMP- SMX
Ganciclovir

33. Trichomonas vaginalis
D2 receptor antagonists
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

34. Hypertriglyceridemia
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Fibrate
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Aromatase inhibitor

35. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
SSRIs (first - line)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Tamoxifen
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

36. Prostate carcinoma
SSRIs
TMP- SMX
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Flutamide

37. Depression
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
SSRIs (first - line)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
All - trans retinoic acid

38. Hyperaldosteronism
Methicillin/naficillin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Spironolactone

39. ADHD
TMP- SMX
IFN- a
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

40. Diabetes insipidus
Ganciclovir
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Mifepristone

41. Candida albicans
High - dose steroids
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Octreotide

42. Bipolar disorder
Heparin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
D2 receptor antagonists
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

43. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Protamine sulfate
Methicillin/naficillin

44. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
SSRIs
Ethosuximide
Trastuzumab

45. Carcinoid syndrome
5- ASA - infliximab
Octreotide
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Flutamide

46. UTI prophylaxis
TMP- SMX
Flutamide
Penicillin prophylaxis
Smoking cessation

47. Temporal arteritis
Spironolactone
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
High - dose steroids
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

48. Clostridium botulinum
High - dose steroids
Antitoxin
Heparin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

49. Legionella pneumophila
Heparin
SSRIs (first - line)
Octreotide
Erythromycin

50. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
SSRIs
Fluids - insulin - K+
Heparin