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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. SIADH
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Flutamide

2. Streptococcus bovis
Dantrolene
Vitamin D supplementation
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

3. Diabetes insipidus
Statin (first - line)
Octreotide
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

4. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Heparin
Fibrate

5. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Sumatriptan
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
All - trans retinoic acid
Spironolactone

6. Enterococci
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

7. Candida albicans
Statin (first - line)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Sildenafil
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

8. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Benzodiazepines
Smoking cessation
Aromatase inhibitor
Flutamide

9. Clostridium difficile
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Ganciclovir
Oral metronidazole
Bosentan

10. Bipolar disorder
Benzodiazepines
Erythromycin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

11. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Penicillin prophylaxis
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

12. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Statin (first - line)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Tamoxifen

13. Hypercholesterolemia
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Statin (first - line)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Warfarin

14. Chlamydia trachomatis
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Penicillin
Demeclocycline - lithium
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

15. Sickle cell anemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

16. Cystic fibrosis
Demeclocycline - lithium
Smoking cessation
Corticosteroids - infliximab
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

17. Buerger's disease
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Smoking cessation
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Trastuzumab

18. Trichomonas vaginalis
Fibrate
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Octreotide
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

19. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
D2 receptor antagonists
B12

20. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Ganciclovir
Aromatase inhibitor
SSRIs (first - line)

21. Influenza
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
B12
Amantadine/rimantadine
Spironolactone

22. Acute gout attack
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Heparin

23. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
High - dose steroids

24. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Ganciclovir
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

25. Hyperaldosteronism
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Protamine sulfate
Oral KI
Spironolactone

26. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Statin (first - line)
Warfarin
Imatinib

27. Temporal arteritis
TMP- SMX
High - dose steroids
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Smoking cessation

28. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Penicillin prophylaxis
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Demeclocycline - lithium

29. Pheochromocytoma
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Buspirone

30. Alcohol abuse
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tamoxifen
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Demeclocycline - lithium

31. Osteomalacia/rickets
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Vitamin D supplementation
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Methicillin/naficillin

32. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Trastuzumab
Imatinib
Penicillin prophylaxis

33. Immediate anticoagulation
Mifepristone
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Heparin
Aromatase inhibitor

34. Migraine
Sumatriptan
5- ASA - infliximab
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Folate

35. Wegener's granulomatosis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Amantadine/rimantadine
SSRIs

36. Warfarin toxicity
Erythromycin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

37. Rickettsia rickettsii
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

38. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Sumatriptan
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

39. Ulcerative colitis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
5- ASA - infliximab
Tamoxifen
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

40. Malaria
Vitamin D supplementation
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Oral metronidazole
Fluids - insulin - K+

41. Cytomegalovirus
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Ganciclovir
Mifepristone
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

42. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Flutamide
Fibrate
All - trans retinoic acid
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

43. Legionella pneumophila
D2 receptor antagonists
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Bosentan
Erythromycin

44. Cryptococcus neoformans
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Tamoxifen
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)

45. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Antitoxin
Oral metronidazole
Penicillin prophylaxis

46. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
SSRIs
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

47. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Protamine sulfate
Bosentan
Buspirone
Penicillin prophylaxis

48. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
All - trans retinoic acid
Heparin
Mifepristone

49. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Heparin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

50. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Smoking cessation
Imatinib