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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. Ulcerative colitis
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Erythromycin
5- ASA - infliximab

2. Immediate anticoagulation
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Heparin
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

3. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Sildenafil
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Protamine sulfate

4. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
All - trans retinoic acid
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

5. Prolactinoma
Sildenafil
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Erythromycin

6. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Vancomycin
Penicillin prophylaxis

7. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
5- ASA - infliximab
Folate

8. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Statin (first - line)

9. Neural tube defect prevention
Antitoxin
Folate
Smoking cessation
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

10. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Heparin

11. Multiple sclerosis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Methicillin/naficillin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Beta- interferon

12. Pheochromocytoma
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Statin (first - line)
Vancomycin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

13. Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Beta- interferon
Sildenafil
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)

14. Hypertriglyceridemia
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
B12
Fibrate
Fluids - insulin - K+

15. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Ethosuximide
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Heparin

16. Streptococcus bovis
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Beta- interferon
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Penicillin prophylaxis

17. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Heparin

18. B12 deficiency
Fibrate
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
B12

19. Diabetes mellitus type 2
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Heparin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

20. Folate deficiency
Warfarin
Sumatriptan
Folate
IFN- a

21. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Ethosuximide
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Benzodiazepines

22. Diabetes insipidus
Folate
TMP- SMX
Fluids - insulin - K+
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

23. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Ganciclovir
Protamine sulfate
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

24. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Bosentan
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

25. Chronic gout
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Smoking cessation
Penicillin
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

26. Bulimia
SSRIs
Benzodiazepines
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Mifepristone

27. Temporal arteritis
Tamoxifen
Demeclocycline - lithium
High - dose steroids
Trastuzumab

28. Candida albicans
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

29. Prostate carcinoma
Statin (first - line)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Flutamide
Octreotide

30. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Trastuzumab

31. Rickettsia rickettsii
Vitamin D supplementation
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Mifepristone
Ganciclovir

32. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Folate
Vancomycin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Amantadine/rimantadine

33. Osteomalacia/rickets
Sildenafil
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Fibrate
Vitamin D supplementation

34. Pulmonary hypertension
Bosentan
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Oral metronidazole
Folate

35. Malaria
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Penicillin
All - trans retinoic acid
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine

36. Trichomonas vaginalis
Sumatriptan
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
D2 receptor antagonists
SSRIs

37. Acute gout attack
IFN- a
SSRIs
NSAIDs - colchicine
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

38. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Antitoxin
Mifepristone

39. Influenza
TMP- SMX
Amantadine/rimantadine
B12
Penicillin prophylaxis

40. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
D2 receptor antagonists
SSRIs
Aromatase inhibitor

41. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Octreotide
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

42. Sporothrix schenckii
Oral KI
Trastuzumab
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
SSRIs

43. Infertility
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Benzodiazepines
High - dose steroids

44. Clostridium difficile
Folate
Beta- interferon
NSAIDs - colchicine
Oral metronidazole

45. Cryptococcus neoformans
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Fluids - insulin - K+
Dantrolene
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

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

47. Alcohol withdrawal
Smoking cessation
B12
Benzodiazepines
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

48. Bipolar disorder
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
SSRIs (first - line)
All - trans retinoic acid

49. Warfarin toxicity
TMP- SMX
NSAIDs - colchicine
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

50. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Imatinib
Dantrolene