First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Imatinib


2. Patent ductus arteriosus
Spironolactone
Indomethacin
High - dose steroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)


3. Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Heparin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside


4. Hypercholesterolemia
Beta- interferon
Mifepristone
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Statin (first - line)


5. Trichomonas vaginalis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Folate
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Metronidazole (patient and partner)


6. Rickettsia rickettsii
All - trans retinoic acid
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Aromatase inhibitor
Statin (first - line)


7. Malaria
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Heparin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Smoking cessation


8. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Oral metronidazole
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Antitoxin
Fibrate


9. Enterococci
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Heparin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside


10. Treponema pallidum
Methicillin/naficillin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride


11. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Dantrolene
Beta- interferon
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Imatinib


12. Clostridium botulinum
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Antitoxin
Fluids - insulin - K+
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)


13. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Demeclocycline - lithium
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)


14. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
All - trans retinoic acid
D2 receptor antagonists


15. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Beta- interferon
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Demeclocycline - lithium


16. Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement


17. Anorexia
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Penicillin prophylaxis
SSRIs
Dantrolene


18. Folate deficiency
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Folate
Statin (first - line)


19. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
IFN- a


20. Alcohol withdrawal
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Fibrate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Benzodiazepines


21. MRSA
Amantadine/rimantadine
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Methicillin/naficillin
Vancomycin


22. Carcinoid syndrome
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Flutamide
Octreotide
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)


23. Diabetes insipidus
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam


24. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)


25. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Heparin
D2 receptor antagonists
SSRIs


26. Alcohol abuse
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Folate
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family


27. Influenza
Folate
Amantadine/rimantadine
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Penicillin prophylaxis


28. Sporothrix schenckii
Beta- interferon
Oral KI
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
D2 receptor antagonists


29. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
SSRIs (first - line)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)


30. Clostridium difficile
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Oral metronidazole
Mifepristone
SSRIs (first - line)


31. Bipolar disorder
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)


32. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Bosentan
Antitoxin


33. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Mifepristone
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)


34. Prolactinoma
Demeclocycline - lithium
High - dose steroids
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)


35. Crohn's disease
Trastuzumab
B12
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Dantrolene


36. Immediate anticoagulation
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Vancomycin
Heparin


37. Neisseria meningitidis
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
5- ASA - infliximab
Erythromycin


38. Pulmonary hypertension
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Bosentan
High - dose steroids
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside


39. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Oral metronidazole


40. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Ethosuximide
Antitoxin
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)


41. Absence seizures
Aromatase inhibitor
Penicillin
IFN- a
Ethosuximide


42. Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin


43. Stable angina
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)


44. Hyperaldosteronism
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Spironolactone
Oral metronidazole
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)


45. Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Oral KI
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)


46. Medical abortion
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Mifepristone
Oral metronidazole
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)


47. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
NSAIDs - colchicine
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Protamine sulfate


48. Cryptococcus neoformans
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride


49. Neural tube defect prevention
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Smoking cessation
Folate
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside


50. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Erythromycin
Methicillin/naficillin
All - trans retinoic acid
Octreotide