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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. Streptococcus bovis
SSRIs
Erythromycin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Penicillin prophylaxis

2. Ringworm infections
Folate
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

3. Infertility
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Flutamide

4. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
High - dose steroids
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin prophylaxis

5. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Octreotide
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

6. Enterococci
Erythromycin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
SSRIs
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

7. Diabetic ketoacidosis
SSRIs
Vancomycin
Fluids - insulin - K+
All - trans retinoic acid

8. Treponema pallidum
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
SSRIs
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Penicillin

9. Erectile dysfunction
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Sildenafil
Benzodiazepines
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

10. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
B12
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
All - trans retinoic acid

11. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Imatinib
Smoking cessation

12. Carcinoid syndrome
IFN- a
Octreotide
SSRIs
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

13. Neisseria meningitidis
D2 receptor antagonists
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Imatinib
Flutamide

14. Immediate anticoagulation
Vancomycin
Protamine sulfate
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Heparin

15. Migraine
Demeclocycline - lithium
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Sumatriptan
Penicillin prophylaxis

16. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Vitamin D supplementation
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Demeclocycline - lithium

17. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
D2 receptor antagonists
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Warfarin

18. Neural tube defect prevention
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Folate
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

19. Pulmonary hypertension
Bosentan
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Mifepristone
Statin (first - line)

20. Acute gout attack
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Penicillin prophylaxis
NSAIDs - colchicine

21. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Penicillin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Tamsulosin - finasteride

22. Bipolar disorder
Penicillin prophylaxis
Flutamide
Heparin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

23. Ulcerative colitis
5- ASA - infliximab
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Smoking cessation
Fluids - insulin - K+

24. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Erythromycin
Imatinib
Tamoxifen
Warfarin

25. Bulimia
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Octreotide
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
SSRIs

26. Heparin toxicity (acute)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Protamine sulfate

27. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Antitoxin
Protamine sulfate
Tamoxifen
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

28. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
B12
TMP- SMX
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

29. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Folate

30. Anxiety
Mifepristone
Buspirone
Folate
Imatinib

31. Tonic - clonic seizures
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fibrate

32. SIADH
Penicillin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Demeclocycline - lithium
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

33. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Penicillin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Heparin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

34. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Fibrate
D2 receptor antagonists
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

35. Wegener's granulomatosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Oral metronidazole

36. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Vitamin D supplementation
Dantrolene
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Sildenafil

37. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Methicillin/naficillin
Demeclocycline - lithium
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

38. Sickle cell anemia
Demeclocycline - lithium
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Heparin

39. Prostate carcinoma
Benzodiazepines
Flutamide
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Fibrate

40. Chronic gout
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Octreotide

41. Toxoplasma gondii
Oral metronidazole
Methicillin/naficillin
Octreotide
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

42. Prolactinoma
Imatinib
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

43. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Ethosuximide
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

44. Osteomalacia/rickets
IFN- a
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Vitamin D supplementation
Fluids - insulin - K+

45. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
All - trans retinoic acid
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

46. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
All - trans retinoic acid
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

47. Crohn's disease
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Imatinib
Trastuzumab

48. Chronic hepatitis
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
IFN- a
All - trans retinoic acid

49. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Statin (first - line)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

50. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Penicillin prophylaxis
Erythromycin
Trastuzumab
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole