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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. Sickle cell anemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Warfarin
Sumatriptan

2. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

3. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Trastuzumab
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

4. B12 deficiency
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
B12
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

5. Long - term anticoagulation
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Warfarin
Benzodiazepines

6. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Amantadine/rimantadine
Imatinib
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

7. Osteomalacia/rickets
Vitamin D supplementation
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Heparin
Ganciclovir

8. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
SSRIs (first - line)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

9. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Fibrate
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

10. Malaria
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Folate
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Antitoxin

11. SIADH
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Demeclocycline - lithium

12. Neural tube defect prevention
Mifepristone
NSAIDs - colchicine
Buspirone
Folate

13. Immediate anticoagulation
Erythromycin
Vitamin D supplementation
Heparin
SSRIs

14. Migraine
Indomethacin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Heparin
Sumatriptan

15. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Smoking cessation
Sumatriptan
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

16. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Warfarin
Vitamin D supplementation
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

17. Bulimia
Methicillin/naficillin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
SSRIs

18. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Dantrolene

19. Hyperaldosteronism
Spironolactone
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Indomethacin
Trastuzumab

20. Medical abortion
High - dose steroids
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Mifepristone
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

21. Crohn's disease
Heparin
Buspirone
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

22. MRSA
Sumatriptan
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Vancomycin
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

23. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Beta- interferon
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Ethosuximide

24. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Statin (first - line)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Heparin
Tamsulosin - finasteride

25. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Aromatase inhibitor
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

26. Hypercholesterolemia
SSRIs
Statin (first - line)
Beta- interferon
Penicillin

27. Warfarin toxicity
Buspirone
Bosentan
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

28. Toxoplasma gondii
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
B12
Ganciclovir
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

29. Rickettsia rickettsii
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
5- ASA - infliximab
Penicillin prophylaxis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

30. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Folate
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
5- ASA - infliximab

31. Diabetes insipidus
Beta- interferon
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
D2 receptor antagonists
Bosentan

32. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Antitoxin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tamoxifen
Sublingual nitroglycerin

33. Malignant hyperthermia
Statin (first - line)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Dantrolene
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

34. Bipolar disorder
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
High - dose steroids
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

35. Treponema pallidum
Benzodiazepines
Heparin
Penicillin
Beta- interferon

36. Wegener's granulomatosis
5- ASA - infliximab
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Aromatase inhibitor
Protamine sulfate

37. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Smoking cessation
SSRIs
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

38. Clostridium difficile
Oral metronidazole
Smoking cessation
All - trans retinoic acid
Antitoxin

39. Cryptococcus neoformans
NSAIDs - colchicine
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

40. Cystic fibrosis
Mifepristone
Demeclocycline - lithium
Spironolactone
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

41. Candida albicans
Penicillin prophylaxis
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Flutamide

42. Buerger's disease
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Smoking cessation
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
IFN- a

43. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Spironolactone
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Tamsulosin - finasteride

44. Acute gout attack
Buspirone
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
NSAIDs - colchicine
Ganciclovir

45. Anxiety
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Buspirone
Statin (first - line)

46. Ulcerative colitis
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
5- ASA - infliximab

47. Influenza
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Trastuzumab
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Amantadine/rimantadine

48. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Erythromycin
Imatinib
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

49. Hypertriglyceridemia
D2 receptor antagonists
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Fibrate
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

50. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
Octreotide
Statin (first - line)
D2 receptor antagonists