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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Heparin

2. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Penicillin prophylaxis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Sumatriptan

3. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Protamine sulfate
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Ganciclovir

4. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
Octreotide
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Oral metronidazole

5. SIADH
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Penicillin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Demeclocycline - lithium

6. Chlamydia trachomatis
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Indomethacin
TMP- SMX

7. Clostridium tetani
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Beta- interferon
Vancomycin

8. Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

9. Legionella pneumophila
Ganciclovir
Erythromycin
Aromatase inhibitor
Trastuzumab

10. Prolactinoma
Spironolactone
Warfarin
Smoking cessation
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

11. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Demeclocycline - lithium
Vancomycin
Penicillin prophylaxis

12. MRSA
Antitoxin
Flutamide
Vancomycin
All - trans retinoic acid

13. Rickettsia rickettsii
Amantadine/rimantadine
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Tamoxifen

14. Buerger's disease
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Ganciclovir
Methicillin/naficillin
Smoking cessation

15. UTI prophylaxis
TMP- SMX
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

16. Clostridium botulinum
Methicillin/naficillin
Mifepristone
Folate
Antitoxin

17. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Penicillin

18. Candida albicans
Penicillin prophylaxis
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Penicillin prophylaxis

19. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
Vancomycin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Oral metronidazole

20. Long - term anticoagulation
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Flutamide
Trastuzumab
Warfarin

21. Absence seizures
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Ethosuximide
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
5- ASA - infliximab

22. Chronic gout
Folate
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
TMP- SMX
Ganciclovir

23. Folate deficiency
Tamoxifen
Folate
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tamsulosin - finasteride

24. Immediate anticoagulation
SSRIs
Oral KI
Heparin
Fibrate

25. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
All - trans retinoic acid
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

26. ADHD
Tamoxifen
Ethosuximide
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Octreotide

27. Erectile dysfunction
Indomethacin
Flutamide
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Sildenafil

28. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Heparin
Heparin
TMP- SMX
Fluids - insulin - K+

29. Neural tube defect prevention
Folate
Protamine sulfate
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
SSRIs

30. Prostate carcinoma
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Flutamide
Folate
Mifepristone

31. Anxiety
Amantadine/rimantadine
Aromatase inhibitor
Buspirone
Vitamin D supplementation

32. Acute gout attack
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Imatinib
NSAIDs - colchicine

33. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Amantadine/rimantadine

34. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

35. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Erythromycin
Penicillin
Fluids - insulin - K+

36. Hypertriglyceridemia
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
SSRIs
Fibrate
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

37. Bipolar disorder
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Aromatase inhibitor

38. Ulcerative colitis
Buspirone
Statin (first - line)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
5- ASA - infliximab

39. Osteomalacia/rickets
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Antitoxin
Vancomycin
Vitamin D supplementation

40. Infertility
Ethosuximide
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Folate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

41. Alcohol withdrawal
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Benzodiazepines
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Penicillin

42. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
B12
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Penicillin prophylaxis

43. Anorexia
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
SSRIs
Ethosuximide
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

44. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Trastuzumab
Aromatase inhibitor
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

45. Pheochromocytoma
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Ganciclovir
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

46. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Aromatase inhibitor
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
SSRIs
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

47. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Protamine sulfate
Oral metronidazole
SSRIs
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

48. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
Methicillin/naficillin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Flutamide

49. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Imatinib
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

50. Staphylococcus aureus
Octreotide
Demeclocycline - lithium
Methicillin/naficillin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)