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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Dantrolene
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Imatinib
Heparin

2. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Statin (first - line)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Ethosuximide

3. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Heparin
Ethosuximide
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

4. Osteomalacia/rickets
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Amantadine/rimantadine
Heparin
Vitamin D supplementation

5. Cystic fibrosis
Spironolactone
Octreotide
Ganciclovir
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

6. UTI prophylaxis
Mifepristone
TMP- SMX
Vancomycin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

7. Patent ductus arteriosus
Methicillin/naficillin
Indomethacin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

8. Migraine
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Sumatriptan
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

9. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Imatinib
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Beta- interferon

10. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Antitoxin
D2 receptor antagonists
TMP- SMX

11. Streptococcus pneumoniae
IFN- a
NSAIDs - colchicine
Buspirone
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

12. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Protamine sulfate
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
All - trans retinoic acid

13. Stable angina
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Bosentan
Ganciclovir
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

14. Pheochromocytoma
TMP- SMX
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Heparin

15. Crohn's disease
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Ganciclovir
Oral KI
Penicillin

16. Buerger's disease
Heparin
Smoking cessation
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Tamoxifen

17. ADHD
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Oral KI
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

18. Streptococcus bovis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

19. Anorexia
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
SSRIs
Vancomycin

20. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
B12
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Aromatase inhibitor
Corticosteroids - infliximab

21. Rickettsia rickettsii
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Erythromycin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

22. Bipolar disorder
Penicillin prophylaxis
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

23. Absence seizures
Demeclocycline - lithium
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Ethosuximide

24. Bulimia
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Octreotide
SSRIs
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

25. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Bosentan
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Heparin
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

26. Cytomegalovirus
Oral KI
SSRIs
Dantrolene
Ganciclovir

27. Cryptococcus neoformans
Ethosuximide
D2 receptor antagonists
Bosentan
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

28. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
IFN- a
NSAIDs - colchicine
Protamine sulfate
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

29. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

30. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin prophylaxis
Benzodiazepines
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

31. MRSA
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Benzodiazepines
Vancomycin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

32. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Folate
Oral metronidazole

33. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Dantrolene
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

34. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Penicillin prophylaxis

35. SIADH
Tamoxifen
Demeclocycline - lithium
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Spironolactone

36. Erectile dysfunction
D2 receptor antagonists
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Sildenafil
Smoking cessation

37. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
TMP- SMX
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

38. Toxoplasma gondii
Indomethacin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

39. Neural tube defect prevention
Folate
Ganciclovir
5- ASA - infliximab
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

40. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
SSRIs
B12

41. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Sumatriptan
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

42. Hyperaldosteronism
Spironolactone
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

43. Pneumocystis jiroveci
High - dose steroids
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

44. Hypercholesterolemia
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Ganciclovir
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Statin (first - line)

45. B12 deficiency
B12
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Oral metronidazole
Flutamide

46. Wegener's granulomatosis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Warfarin
Flutamide
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

47. Multiple sclerosis
Demeclocycline - lithium
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Beta- interferon

48. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Fluids - insulin - K+
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

49. Influenza
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Methicillin/naficillin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

50. Tonic - clonic seizures
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Amantadine/rimantadine
Tamoxifen