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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. UTI prophylaxis
SSRIs
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
TMP- SMX

2. Rickettsia rickettsii
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Benzodiazepines
Warfarin

3. Sickle cell anemia
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Amantadine/rimantadine

4. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Aromatase inhibitor
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Indomethacin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

5. Pulmonary hypertension
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Bosentan
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

6. Prostate carcinoma
Amantadine/rimantadine
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Folate
Flutamide

7. Alcohol withdrawal
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Benzodiazepines
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

8. Hyperaldosteronism
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Imatinib
Spironolactone
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

9. Ulcerative colitis
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
5- ASA - infliximab
Penicillin prophylaxis

10. Cystic fibrosis
IFN- a
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Sildenafil
Octreotide

11. Infertility
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

12. Neisseria meningitidis
SSRIs
Ganciclovir
Erythromycin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

13. Medical abortion
Mifepristone
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Sumatriptan
Beta- interferon

14. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

15. Streptococcus bovis
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 prophylaxis
Statin (first - line)
5- ASA - infliximab

16. Influenza
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Trastuzumab
Octreotide
Amantadine/rimantadine

17. B12 deficiency
Mifepristone
B12
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

18. Neural tube defect prevention
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Folate

19. Long - term anticoagulation
Oral metronidazole
IFN- a
Bosentan
Warfarin

20. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Imatinib
Protamine sulfate
TMP- SMX
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

21. Toxoplasma gondii
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Flutamide

22. Pheochromocytoma
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Folate

23. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Octreotide

24. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
D2 receptor antagonists

25. Treponema pallidum
Protamine sulfate
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Penicillin
Fluids - insulin - K+

26. ADHD
High - dose steroids
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

27. Diabetic ketoacidosis
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Trastuzumab
Dantrolene

28. Temporal arteritis
D2 receptor antagonists
Antitoxin
High - dose steroids
Oral metronidazole

29. Multiple sclerosis
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Beta- interferon
Sumatriptan

30. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Mifepristone
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
Oral KI

31. Folate deficiency
Folate
IFN- a
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Aromatase inhibitor

32. Chlamydia trachomatis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Folate

33. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
SSRIs
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

34. Bipolar disorder
5- ASA - infliximab
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

35. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Statin (first - line)
Heparin
Indomethacin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

36. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Smoking cessation
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Folate

37. Anxiety
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
SSRIs
Buspirone
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

38. Immediate anticoagulation
Corticosteroids - infliximab
SSRIs
Spironolactone
Heparin

39. MRSA
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Vancomycin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Demeclocycline - lithium

40. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
D2 receptor antagonists
Tamoxifen
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Imatinib

41. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Antitoxin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

42. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

43. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

44. Stable angina
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
IFN- a

45. Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

46. Sporothrix schenckii
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Oral KI
Warfarin
Erythromycin

47. Anorexia
SSRIs
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

48. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
5- ASA - infliximab
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Demeclocycline - lithium

49. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Dantrolene
Fibrate
Buspirone

50. Clostridium difficile
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Oral KI
Folate
Oral metronidazole