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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. Absence seizures
5- ASA - infliximab
Ethosuximide
SSRIs
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

2. Legionella pneumophila
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Fibrate
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Erythromycin

3. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Folate
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Benzodiazepines

4. Chronic hepatitis
Statin (first - line)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
IFN- a

5. Folate deficiency
Tamoxifen
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
High - dose steroids
Folate

6. Pulmonary hypertension
SSRIs
Bosentan
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Indomethacin

7. Sporothrix schenckii
Oral KI
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Ganciclovir
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

8. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Sumatriptan
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Trastuzumab

9. Anorexia
NSAIDs - colchicine
SSRIs
Dantrolene
Flutamide

10. Cytomegalovirus
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Ganciclovir
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Oral KI

11. Neisseria meningitidis
Buspirone
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Bosentan
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

12. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Trastuzumab
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

13. Depression
TMP- SMX
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
SSRIs (first - line)

14. Medical abortion
Mifepristone
Vancomycin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Warfarin

15. Cystic fibrosis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Fibrate
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

16. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

17. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Statin (first - line)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

18. Multiple sclerosis
Benzodiazepines
Beta- interferon
Heparin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

19. Alcohol withdrawal
B12
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Benzodiazepines

20. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Folate
D2 receptor antagonists
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Imatinib

21. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Oral KI
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Sumatriptan

22. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Oral metronidazole
Penicillin prophylaxis
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

23. Toxoplasma gondii
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Tamoxifen
Penicillin prophylaxis

24. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
D2 receptor antagonists
Bosentan
Aromatase inhibitor
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

25. Streptococcus bovis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
High - dose steroids
Vancomycin
Penicillin prophylaxis

26. Hypertriglyceridemia
Octreotide
Statin (first - line)
Indomethacin
Fibrate

27. Alcohol abuse
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Folate
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

28. Acute gout attack
NSAIDs - colchicine
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
D2 receptor antagonists
Fibrate

29. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Tamoxifen
High - dose steroids
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Protamine sulfate

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

31. Tonic - clonic seizures
Octreotide
Oral KI
TMP- SMX
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

32. Ringworm infections
D2 receptor antagonists
IFN- a
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

33. Long - term anticoagulation
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Buspirone
D2 receptor antagonists
Warfarin

34. Diabetes insipidus
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
TMP- SMX
Tamoxifen

35. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
All - trans retinoic acid
TMP- SMX
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

36. Clostridium difficile
Penicillin prophylaxis
Ethosuximide
NSAIDs - colchicine
Oral metronidazole

37. Clostridium tetani
Statin (first - line)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Beta- interferon
Demeclocycline - lithium

38. Streptococcus pyogenes
Heparin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
TMP- SMX
Penicillin prophylaxis

39. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Methicillin/naficillin
Octreotide
Heparin

40. Carcinoid syndrome
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Octreotide
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

41. Chlamydia trachomatis
Beta- interferon
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

42. Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
5- ASA - infliximab

43. Wegener's granulomatosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Sumatriptan
Heparin

44. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Spironolactone
Erythromycin
Fluids - insulin - K+
Oral KI

45. Ulcerative colitis
IFN- a
Penicillin prophylaxis
5- ASA - infliximab
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

46. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

47. Buerger's disease
Sumatriptan
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Smoking cessation
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

48. Prolactinoma
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Erythromycin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
SSRIs (first - line)

49. Staphylococcus aureus
Statin (first - line)
Methicillin/naficillin
Bosentan
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

50. Temporal arteritis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
High - dose steroids
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids