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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Oral KI
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

2. Acute gout attack
Trastuzumab
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
NSAIDs - colchicine

3. Toxoplasma gondii
Heparin
High - dose steroids
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Benzodiazepines

4. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Imatinib
Flutamide
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

5. Temporal arteritis
Mifepristone
Indomethacin
High - dose steroids
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

6. Folate deficiency
Indomethacin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Folate

7. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
B12
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

8. Sporothrix schenckii
Benzodiazepines
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Oral KI
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

9. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
High - dose steroids
SSRIs
Octreotide

10. Crohn's disease
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Sumatriptan
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Corticosteroids - infliximab

11. Enterococci
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Bosentan
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Statin (first - line)

12. Malaria
Octreotide
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

13. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Heparin
Tamoxifen
Erythromycin

14. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Heparin
High - dose steroids
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

15. Warfarin toxicity
Indomethacin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

16. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Oral KI
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Octreotide
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

17. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mifepristone
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
SSRIs
Amantadine/rimantadine

18. Patent ductus arteriosus
Amantadine/rimantadine
Folate
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Indomethacin

19. Chronic gout
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Octreotide
Flutamide

20. Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Tamoxifen
Folate

21. Treponema pallidum
Beta- interferon
Penicillin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Sublingual nitroglycerin

22. Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Trastuzumab
Antitoxin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

23. Anxiety
Buspirone
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

24. Diabetes insipidus
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Imatinib
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

25. Diabetes mellitus type 2
D2 receptor antagonists
Folate
NSAIDs - colchicine
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

26. Neural tube defect prevention
Penicillin prophylaxis
Amantadine/rimantadine
Folate
Oral KI

27. Long - term anticoagulation
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
TMP- SMX
Warfarin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

28. Cryptococcus neoformans
Vancomycin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
TMP- SMX
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

29. Chronic hepatitis
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
IFN- a

30. Wegener's granulomatosis
Indomethacin
Vancomycin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

31. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
IFN- a
Heparin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

32. Infertility
All - trans retinoic acid
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Antitoxin
Spironolactone

33. B12 deficiency
Statin (first - line)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
B12
Imatinib

34. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
NSAIDs - colchicine
Trastuzumab
TMP- SMX

35. Hyperaldosteronism
Amantadine/rimantadine
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Spironolactone

36. Osteomalacia/rickets
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Smoking cessation
Vitamin D supplementation
IFN- a

37. Legionella pneumophila
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Antitoxin
Erythromycin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

38. Anorexia
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Beta- interferon
SSRIs

39. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Tamoxifen
Penicillin prophylaxis
Vancomycin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

40. Multiple sclerosis
Indomethacin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Beta- interferon
Tamoxifen

41. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
D2 receptor antagonists
B12
Ethosuximide

42. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Penicillin prophylaxis
Imatinib

43. Prolactinoma
TMP- SMX
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Sumatriptan
Ethosuximide

44. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Spironolactone
SSRIs
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

45. Buerger's disease
D2 receptor antagonists
NSAIDs - colchicine
Smoking cessation
Methicillin/naficillin

46. Rickettsia rickettsii
Aromatase inhibitor
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Folate
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

47. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin
Folate
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

48. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Erythromycin
Heparin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

49. Alcohol withdrawal
Sildenafil
Benzodiazepines
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Oral KI

50. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Tamsulosin - finasteride
TMP- SMX
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)