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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. Stable angina
Dantrolene
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
SSRIs (first - line)

2. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Amantadine/rimantadine
Beta- interferon

3. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Beta- interferon

4. Migraine
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Sumatriptan
Antitoxin

5. Hyperaldosteronism
Spironolactone
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Flutamide
Fluids - insulin - K+

6. Clostridium tetani
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Penicillin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

7. Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Vancomycin

8. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Indomethacin
Statin (first - line)
Imatinib

9. SIADH
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Oral metronidazole
Penicillin prophylaxis
Demeclocycline - lithium

10. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Vitamin D supplementation
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
IFN- a

11. Streptococcus pneumoniae
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Ethosuximide

12. Neisseria meningitidis
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
SSRIs (first - line)
Corticosteroids - infliximab

13. Crohn's disease
Indomethacin
SSRIs
Mifepristone
Corticosteroids - infliximab

14. Multiple sclerosis
Aromatase inhibitor
Beta- interferon
Heparin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

15. Hypertriglyceridemia
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Beta- interferon
Fibrate
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

16. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Trastuzumab
Vitamin D supplementation
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

17. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Flutamide

18. Clostridium botulinum
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Antitoxin
Benzodiazepines
Folate

19. Alcohol abuse
Aromatase inhibitor
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Methicillin/naficillin

20. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Tamoxifen
All - trans retinoic acid

21. Osteomalacia/rickets
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Folate
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Vitamin D supplementation

22. Chlamydia trachomatis
5- ASA - infliximab
Trastuzumab
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Sumatriptan

23. Anorexia
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
SSRIs
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Sumatriptan

24. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
TMP- SMX
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Heparin

25. Folate deficiency
Spironolactone
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Folate

26. Cystic fibrosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Benzodiazepines
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

27. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
D2 receptor antagonists
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Trastuzumab
Statin (first - line)

28. Malaria
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Benzodiazepines

29. Toxoplasma gondii
Fibrate
Folate
B12
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

30. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Heparin
Protamine sulfate
Buspirone

31. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
B12
Octreotide
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

32. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin
Bosentan
Penicillin prophylaxis
Erythromycin

33. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Bosentan
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Warfarin

34. Acute gout attack
Sildenafil
Mifepristone
Fluids - insulin - K+
NSAIDs - colchicine

35. Temporal arteritis
All - trans retinoic acid
B12
High - dose steroids
Corticosteroids - infliximab

36. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Octreotide
Aromatase inhibitor
Indomethacin

37. UTI prophylaxis
Imatinib
TMP- SMX
All - trans retinoic acid
Antitoxin

38. Diabetes insipidus
IFN- a
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

39. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Demeclocycline - lithium
Amantadine/rimantadine
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

40. Wegener's granulomatosis
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Folate
Smoking cessation
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

41. Rickettsia rickettsii
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Flutamide
Beta- interferon
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

42. Streptococcus bovis
Trastuzumab
Penicillin prophylaxis
Antitoxin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

43. Ulcerative colitis
Protamine sulfate
5- ASA - infliximab
SSRIs
Mifepristone

44. Sporothrix schenckii
Spironolactone
Oral KI
Dantrolene
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

45. Influenza
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

46. Depression
Ethosuximide
SSRIs (first - line)
Spironolactone
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

47. B12 deficiency
B12
Imatinib
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Mifepristone

48. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
High - dose steroids
Heparin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

49. Anxiety
Buspirone
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Oral KI
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

50. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Fluids - insulin - K+
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)