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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
SSRIs (first - line)
All - trans retinoic acid
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Demeclocycline - lithium

2. Multiple sclerosis
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Ganciclovir
Beta- interferon
Buspirone

3. Malignant hyperthermia
Smoking cessation
Ethosuximide
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Dantrolene

4. Acute gout attack
Aromatase inhibitor
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
NSAIDs - colchicine
Methicillin/naficillin

5. Clostridium difficile
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
5- ASA - infliximab
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Oral metronidazole

6. Absence seizures
Tamoxifen
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Ethosuximide
Ganciclovir

7. Anorexia
Buspirone
SSRIs
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Penicillin prophylaxis

8. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Mifepristone
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
SSRIs
D2 receptor antagonists

9. Medical abortion
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Oral metronidazole
Mifepristone

10. Cytomegalovirus
Beta- interferon
Ganciclovir
Penicillin
Vancomycin

11. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Imatinib
Folate
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

12. MRSA
Vancomycin
Sumatriptan
Dantrolene
Mifepristone

13. Neisseria meningitidis
SSRIs (first - line)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Erythromycin

14. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

15. Treponema pallidum
Smoking cessation
Penicillin
Protamine sulfate
Benzodiazepines

16. Rickettsia rickettsii
Demeclocycline - lithium
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Heparin
Aromatase inhibitor

17. Prolactinoma
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

18. Prostate carcinoma
Flutamide
Ethosuximide
5- ASA - infliximab
Sublingual nitroglycerin

19. Trichomonas vaginalis
Methicillin/naficillin
Heparin
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

20. Buerger's disease
Fibrate
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Smoking cessation
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

21. Hypercholesterolemia
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Statin (first - line)
Sildenafil

22. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Octreotide

23. Migraine
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Protamine sulfate
Sumatriptan
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

24. Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin/naficillin
Demeclocycline - lithium
Beta- interferon
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

25. Osteomalacia/rickets
Vitamin D supplementation
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Sildenafil

26. Streptococcus bovis
Demeclocycline - lithium
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Protamine sulfate

27. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Spironolactone
Heparin
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

28. Bulimia
SSRIs
IFN- a
Tamoxifen
Bosentan

29. Enterococci
Flutamide
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

30. Bipolar disorder
Penicillin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

31. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Amantadine/rimantadine
Penicillin prophylaxis
Aromatase inhibitor

32. Streptococcus pyogenes
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 prophylaxis
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

33. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Tamoxifen
Fibrate
Octreotide

34. Stable angina
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Indomethacin
Buspirone

35. Folate deficiency
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Folate
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

36. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Indomethacin
D2 receptor antagonists
Heparin
Penicillin

37. Warfarin toxicity
SSRIs
Mifepristone
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

38. Legionella pneumophila
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Erythromycin
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Mifepristone

39. Influenza
Folate
Tamoxifen
Amantadine/rimantadine
Heparin

40. Pulmonary hypertension
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)
Bosentan
Imatinib

41. UTI prophylaxis
TMP- SMX
Benzodiazepines
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

42. Chronic gout
Aromatase inhibitor
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Buspirone
Indomethacin

43. Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Dantrolene
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

44. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Aromatase inhibitor
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Trastuzumab
Folate

45. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
SSRIs
Protamine sulfate
D2 receptor antagonists

46. Hypertriglyceridemia
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Fibrate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Aromatase inhibitor

47. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Vancomycin
Oral KI
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

48. Tonic - clonic seizures
Ganciclovir
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Dantrolene
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

49. Toxoplasma gondii
Sildenafil
Aromatase inhibitor
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

50. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Oral KI