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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. Chronic hepatitis
Sublingual nitroglycerin
IFN- a
Amantadine/rimantadine
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

2. Alcohol withdrawal
Buspirone
Benzodiazepines
Methicillin/naficillin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

3. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Fibrate
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Imatinib
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

4. Crohn's disease
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Ganciclovir
Erythromycin

5. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
SSRIs
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Heparin

6. Warfarin toxicity
Oral metronidazole
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Sumatriptan
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

7. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Erythromycin
5- ASA - infliximab
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Protamine sulfate

8. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Fluids - insulin - K+
TMP- SMX
Heparin

9. Anxiety
Buspirone
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Vancomycin

10. Neisseria meningitidis
Benzodiazepines
Heparin
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/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

11. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Tamoxifen
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

12. Staphylococcus aureus
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Methicillin/naficillin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

13. Tonic - clonic seizures
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Penicillin prophylaxis
Folate
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

14. Migraine
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Sumatriptan

15. Hypercholesterolemia
Penicillin
Statin (first - line)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Vitamin D supplementation

16. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Fibrate
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
5- ASA - infliximab

17. Trichomonas vaginalis
Dantrolene
5- ASA - infliximab
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Erythromycin

18. Clostridium tetani
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Penicillin prophylaxis

19. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Aromatase inhibitor
Tamoxifen
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

20. Streptococcus bovis
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Buspirone
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin prophylaxis

21. Folate deficiency
Folate
Fibrate
Penicillin prophylaxis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

22. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Oral KI
Imatinib

23. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Antitoxin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

24. Diabetes insipidus
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

25. Buerger's disease
Smoking cessation
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

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

27. Pneumocystis jiroveci
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

28. Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Warfarin
All - trans retinoic acid

29. Chlamydia trachomatis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
IFN- a
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

30. Malaria
Statin (first - line)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Beta- interferon
Penicillin prophylaxis

31. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Tamoxifen
Flutamide
Tamsulosin - finasteride

32. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Statin (first - line)
Smoking cessation

33. ADHD
Penicillin prophylaxis
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Indomethacin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

34. Rickettsia rickettsii
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Imatinib

35. Wegener's granulomatosis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Spironolactone
Sildenafil
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

36. Long - term anticoagulation
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Warfarin
Ganciclovir
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

37. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Protamine sulfate
Statin (first - line)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
SSRIs

38. Enterococci
Trastuzumab
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Folate
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

39. Pulmonary hypertension
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Bosentan
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

40. Candida albicans
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Mifepristone
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

41. Ringworm infections
Octreotide
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
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

42. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Indomethacin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
All - trans retinoic acid
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

43. Cytomegalovirus
Statin (first - line)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Ganciclovir
SSRIs (first - line)

44. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Sublingual nitroglycerin
5- ASA - infliximab

45. Ulcerative colitis
5- ASA - infliximab
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Protamine sulfate
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

46. Erectile dysfunction
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Sildenafil
Amantadine/rimantadine
Erythromycin

47. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
D2 receptor antagonists
IFN- a
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family

48. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Protamine sulfate
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Dantrolene

49. Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
Warfarin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Imatinib

50. Sickle cell anemia
Warfarin
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)