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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. UTI prophylaxis
Oral KI
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
TMP- SMX
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

2. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Aromatase inhibitor
Sumatriptan
Heparin

3. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
SSRIs (first - line)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

4. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Ethosuximide
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Buspirone
Aromatase inhibitor

5. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
NSAIDs - colchicine
Benzodiazepines
B12

6. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Buspirone
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

7. Prostate carcinoma
High - dose steroids
Flutamide
Heparin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

8. SIADH
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

9. Malaria
Folate
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Buspirone
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

10. Crohn's disease
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Vitamin D supplementation
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

11. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Bosentan
Octreotide
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

12. Ulcerative colitis
5- ASA - infliximab
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
SSRIs (first - line)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

13. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin
Buspirone
SSRIs

14. Hemorrhagic cystitis
SSRIs
Octreotide
Warfarin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

15. Influenza
Statin (first - line)
Ethosuximide
Amantadine/rimantadine
Flutamide

16. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Vancomycin
Trastuzumab
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

17. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
SSRIs

18. Diabetes insipidus
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Penicillin prophylaxis

19. Pheochromocytoma
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

20. Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Sumatriptan
Antitoxin
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

21. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
Warfarin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
5- ASA - infliximab

22. Warfarin toxicity
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

23. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Antitoxin
Erythromycin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Dantrolene

24. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Penicillin prophylaxis
Oral KI
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

25. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

26. Folate deficiency
Folate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Heparin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

27. Cryptococcus neoformans
Heparin
Sildenafil
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

28. Infertility
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

29. Depression
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
SSRIs (first - line)

30. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Imatinib
Erythromycin
Mifepristone

31. Stable angina
Tamoxifen
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Statin (first - line)

32. Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Heparin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

33. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Demeclocycline - lithium

34. Bipolar disorder
Statin (first - line)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

35. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Sildenafil
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

36. Anorexia
SSRIs
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

37. Hyperaldosteronism
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Spironolactone
Trastuzumab

38. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

39. Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
SSRIs (first - line)
Oral KI
Tamsulosin - finasteride

40. Tonic - clonic seizures
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Demeclocycline - lithium
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

41. Cystic fibrosis
Tamoxifen
Oral KI
Bosentan
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

42. Sporothrix schenckii
Oral KI
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

43. Clostridium botulinum
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Antitoxin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Penicillin

44. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Folate
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Amantadine/rimantadine
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

45. Immediate anticoagulation
Methicillin/naficillin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Heparin
Smoking cessation

46. Chronic gout
Indomethacin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
D2 receptor antagonists
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

47. Staphylococcus aureus
TMP- SMX
Methicillin/naficillin
Demeclocycline - lithium
Flutamide

48. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Protamine sulfate
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

49. Neisseria meningitidis
SSRIs
Ganciclovir
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

50. Prolactinoma
Buspirone
Ganciclovir
Statin (first - line)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)