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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Ganciclovir

2. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Aromatase inhibitor
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

3. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Warfarin
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

4. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
All - trans retinoic acid
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Smoking cessation

5. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Dantrolene

6. Sickle cell anemia
TMP- SMX
Vitamin D supplementation
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Erythromycin

7. Streptococcus pyogenes
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Imatinib
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

8. MRSA
Vancomycin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Smoking cessation
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

9. Absence seizures
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Ethosuximide
Sildenafil
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

10. Legionella pneumophila
Benzodiazepines
Folate
Erythromycin
Antitoxin

11. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Dantrolene
Folate
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin prophylaxis

12. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Indomethacin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Penicillin prophylaxis

13. Pulmonary hypertension
Bosentan
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Aromatase inhibitor

14. Treponema pallidum
Ganciclovir
Methicillin/naficillin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Penicillin

15. Cytomegalovirus
NSAIDs - colchicine
Penicillin
Ganciclovir
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

16. Ulcerative colitis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
5- ASA - infliximab
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

17. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Benzodiazepines
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

18. Buerger's disease
TMP- SMX
Indomethacin
Smoking cessation
Sumatriptan

19. Neisseria meningitidis
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Sumatriptan
Beta- interferon

20. Hypercholesterolemia
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Statin (first - line)
Benzodiazepines
Indomethacin

21. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
Erythromycin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
D2 receptor antagonists

22. Bulimia
SSRIs
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Amantadine/rimantadine

23. Anxiety
Buspirone
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

24. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Statin (first - line)
Mifepristone
5- ASA - infliximab

25. Acute gout attack
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Imatinib
Penicillin prophylaxis

26. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Trastuzumab
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Sublingual nitroglycerin

27. Osteomalacia/rickets
Ganciclovir
IFN- a
Vitamin D supplementation
Vancomycin

28. Rickettsia rickettsii
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Penicillin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

29. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

30. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Penicillin prophylaxis
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
5- ASA - infliximab
TMP- SMX

31. Immediate anticoagulation
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Heparin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

32. Patent ductus arteriosus
Ganciclovir
Statin (first - line)
Flutamide
Indomethacin

33. Wegener's granulomatosis
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Mifepristone

34. Tonic - clonic seizures
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Beta- interferon
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
IFN- a

35. Carcinoid syndrome
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Tamoxifen
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Octreotide

36. Ringworm infections
IFN- a
Sumatriptan
5- ASA - infliximab
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

37. Alcohol withdrawal
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Methicillin/naficillin
Protamine sulfate
Benzodiazepines

38. Migraine
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Sumatriptan
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

39. Streptococcus bovis
Warfarin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Penicillin prophylaxis

40. Malaria
Buspirone
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

41. Temporal arteritis
Octreotide
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
High - dose steroids
Statin (first - line)

42. Infertility
Sumatriptan
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
All - trans retinoic acid

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

44. Chronic hepatitis
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
IFN- a
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

45. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Protamine sulfate
Octreotide
Oral KI
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

46. Hyperaldosteronism
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Spironolactone
Bosentan

47. B12 deficiency
B12
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

48. Long - term anticoagulation
Smoking cessation
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Warfarin
Tamsulosin - finasteride

49. Pneumocystis jiroveci
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Demeclocycline - lithium

50. Bipolar disorder
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Smoking cessation
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)