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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Penicillin
Demeclocycline - lithium
B12

2. Clostridium difficile
All - trans retinoic acid
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Oral metronidazole
Mifepristone

3. Hemorrhagic cystitis
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Heparin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

4. Anorexia
Amantadine/rimantadine
Fibrate
Smoking cessation
SSRIs

5. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

6. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Oral metronidazole
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

7. Sickle cell anemia
Buspirone
Spironolactone
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

8. Stable angina
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Spironolactone
Fluids - insulin - K+
Heparin

9. B12 deficiency
Antitoxin
B12
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
High - dose steroids

10. Toxoplasma gondii
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Mifepristone
Methicillin/naficillin

11. Chlamydia trachomatis
Statin (first - line)
Penicillin prophylaxis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

12. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Ethosuximide

13. Wegener's granulomatosis
B12
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Amantadine/rimantadine
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

14. Prolactinoma
Erythromycin
High - dose steroids
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

15. Buerger's disease
Oral metronidazole
Smoking cessation
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Heparin

16. Depression
All - trans retinoic acid
Spironolactone
Protamine sulfate
SSRIs (first - line)

17. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Penicillin
SSRIs
Fluids - insulin - K+
Sublingual nitroglycerin

18. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Oral KI
Vitamin D supplementation
Fluids - insulin - K+
Trastuzumab

19. Folate deficiency
SSRIs
Folate
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Amantadine/rimantadine

20. Cystic fibrosis
Indomethacin
Spironolactone
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
NSAIDs - colchicine

21. ADHD
B12
IFN- a
Tamoxifen
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

22. Infertility
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
TMP- SMX
Ethosuximide

23. Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Oral KI
Statin (first - line)

24. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Spironolactone
Aromatase inhibitor
Protamine sulfate
Corticosteroids - infliximab

25. Medical abortion
Dantrolene
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Mifepristone
Warfarin

26. Sporothrix schenckii
NSAIDs - colchicine
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Oral KI
Trastuzumab

27. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
IFN- a
Buspirone
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

28. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Amantadine/rimantadine
SSRIs (first - line)

29. Streptococcus pyogenes
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Penicillin prophylaxis
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

30. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Heparin
Folate
Imatinib

31. Hypertriglyceridemia
High - dose steroids
Fibrate
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Bosentan

32. Rickettsia rickettsii
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Trastuzumab
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

33. Ulcerative colitis
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
5- ASA - infliximab
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
NSAIDs - colchicine

34. Ringworm infections
Smoking cessation
Oral metronidazole
D2 receptor antagonists
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

35. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Oral KI
Vitamin D supplementation
Penicillin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

36. Cytomegalovirus
Vitamin D supplementation
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Ganciclovir
Erythromycin

37. Legionella pneumophila
Trastuzumab
Penicillin prophylaxis
Dantrolene
Erythromycin

38. Clostridium botulinum
Fluids - insulin - K+
Bosentan
Methicillin/naficillin
Antitoxin

39. Anxiety
5- ASA - infliximab
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Buspirone
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

40. Prostate carcinoma
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Flutamide
Buspirone
Tamoxifen

41. Neural tube defect prevention
Imatinib
Oral metronidazole
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Folate

42. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
D2 receptor antagonists
Flutamide
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

43. Chronic gout
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Spironolactone
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

44. Osteomalacia/rickets
SSRIs
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Octreotide
Vitamin D supplementation

45. Pulmonary hypertension
Vitamin D supplementation
Bosentan
Smoking cessation
Sublingual nitroglycerin

46. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Ethosuximide
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Penicillin

47. Diabetes mellitus type 2
SSRIs
Octreotide
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

48. Bipolar disorder
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Ganciclovir

49. Warfarin toxicity
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Flutamide

50. Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin prophylaxis
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Vancomycin