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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. Diabetic ketoacidosis
SSRIs
Fibrate
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Fluids - insulin - K+

2. Alcohol withdrawal
5- ASA - infliximab
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Benzodiazepines
Warfarin

3. Influenza
B12
Amantadine/rimantadine
Warfarin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

4. Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

5. Wegener's granulomatosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
SSRIs

6. Clostridium difficile
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Oral metronidazole

7. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Penicillin prophylaxis
Sildenafil
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

8. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Beta- interferon
Fluids - insulin - K+
Methicillin/naficillin
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

9. Malignant hyperthermia
Sumatriptan
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Dantrolene

10. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

11. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Ethosuximide
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Benzodiazepines

12. Pheochromocytoma
Indomethacin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Buspirone

13. Medical abortion
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
SSRIs
Mifepristone
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

14. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Fibrate
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Heparin

15. Warfarin toxicity
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

16. Folate deficiency
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Folate
Ethosuximide
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. Prolactinoma
Oral KI
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Spironolactone

18. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Penicillin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Vancomycin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

19. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Vancomycin
SSRIs (first - line)
High - dose steroids
D2 receptor antagonists

20. Sickle cell anemia
Buspirone
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Heparin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

21. Toxoplasma gondii
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Octreotide
Antitoxin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

22. UTI prophylaxis
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
TMP- SMX
Protamine sulfate
Aromatase inhibitor

23. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Ganciclovir
Penicillin prophylaxis
Corticosteroids - infliximab

24. Treponema pallidum
High - dose steroids
Antitoxin
Penicillin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

25. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Heparin
Penicillin
Protamine sulfate
Erythromycin

26. Stable angina
SSRIs (first - line)
B12
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

27. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Mifepristone
Oral metronidazole

28. Diabetes insipidus
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

29. SIADH
Tamoxifen
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Demeclocycline - lithium
Methicillin/naficillin

30. Erectile dysfunction
Heparin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Smoking cessation
Sildenafil

31. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Vitamin D supplementation
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

32. Migraine
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Ganciclovir
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Sumatriptan

33. Multiple sclerosis
Statin (first - line)
Sumatriptan
Beta- interferon
Heparin

34. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Buspirone
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Folate
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

35. Neural tube defect prevention
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
IFN- a
Antitoxin
Folate

36. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Oral metronidazole
Trastuzumab
Heparin

37. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Tamoxifen

38. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Antitoxin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Statin (first - line)

39. Chronic gout
IFN- a
Dantrolene
Protamine sulfate
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

40. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
All - trans retinoic acid
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Folate

41. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Imatinib
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Fibrate
Folate

42. Bulimia
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
SSRIs
Trastuzumab
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

43. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin
Ethosuximide

44. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Fibrate
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

45. MRSA
Sildenafil
Antitoxin
Vancomycin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

46. Infertility
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Imatinib

47. Ringworm infections
Heparin
D2 receptor antagonists
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

48. Bipolar disorder
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Heparin

49. Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin/naficillin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Ethosuximide
Tamsulosin - finasteride

50. Hypercholesterolemia
5- ASA - infliximab
Statin (first - line)
Dantrolene
Heparin