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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. Tonic - clonic seizures
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Imatinib

2. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Methicillin/naficillin
IFN- a

3. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
All - trans retinoic acid
Folate
Indomethacin

4. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Demeclocycline - lithium
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Indomethacin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

5. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Fibrate
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
NSAIDs - colchicine

6. Trichomonas vaginalis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Indomethacin
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

7. Infertility
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
5- ASA - infliximab
All - trans retinoic acid

8. B12 deficiency
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Dantrolene
B12
Sildenafil

9. Toxoplasma gondii
Heparin
Bosentan
Penicillin prophylaxis
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine

10. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Smoking cessation
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Tamoxifen

11. ADHD
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Smoking cessation

12. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Smoking cessation
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fluids - insulin - K+

13. Legionella pneumophila
Octreotide
Ganciclovir
Erythromycin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

14. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Trastuzumab
Mifepristone
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

15. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Fluids - insulin - K+

16. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Heparin
Vitamin D supplementation
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

17. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Amantadine/rimantadine
Tamoxifen
Fibrate
Methicillin/naficillin

18. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Fibrate
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

19. Buerger's disease
Smoking cessation
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

20. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Folate
Flutamide
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement

21. Warfarin toxicity
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Spironolactone
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

22. Anxiety
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
D2 receptor antagonists
Bosentan
Buspirone

23. MRSA
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Vancomycin

24. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Folate
High - dose steroids
Amantadine/rimantadine

25. Cryptococcus neoformans
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
SSRIs
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Folate

26. Bipolar disorder
Vitamin D supplementation
Oral metronidazole
Indomethacin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

27. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Statin (first - line)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Oral KI

28. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Ganciclovir

29. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Imatinib
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

30. Bulimia
Erythromycin
SSRIs
Statin (first - line)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

31. Neural tube defect prevention
Trastuzumab
Folate
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

32. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
D2 receptor antagonists
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Heparin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

33. Pulmonary hypertension
Bosentan
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Spironolactone
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids

34. Depression
Ethosuximide
SSRIs (first - line)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

35. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

36. Wegener's granulomatosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Heparin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Beta- interferon

37. Sporothrix schenckii
Oral KI
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Trastuzumab

38. Treponema pallidum
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Penicillin

39. Carcinoid syndrome
Ethosuximide
Octreotide
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Tamoxifen

40. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Tamsulosin - finasteride

41. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Vancomycin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

42. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Protamine sulfate
D2 receptor antagonists
Mifepristone

43. Pheochromocytoma
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Corticosteroids - infliximab
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

44. Medical abortion
Bosentan
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Mifepristone

45. Migraine
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Sumatriptan

46. Multiple sclerosis
Sumatriptan
Oral metronidazole
Beta- interferon
Folate

47. Long - term anticoagulation
Smoking cessation
B12
Warfarin
All - trans retinoic acid

48. Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin/naficillin
Buspirone
Spironolactone
D2 receptor antagonists

49. UTI prophylaxis
Benzodiazepines
Oral metronidazole
TMP- SMX
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)

50. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
All - trans retinoic acid
Tamoxifen
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Aromatase inhibitor