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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

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1. Tonic - clonic seizures
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
All - trans retinoic acid
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Beta- interferon

2. Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first - line)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Ganciclovir

3. Long - term anticoagulation
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Warfarin
SSRIs
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

4. Toxoplasma gondii
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Bosentan
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Aromatase inhibitor

5. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Spironolactone
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Statin (first - line)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)

6. Clostridium difficile
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Oral metronidazole

7. Immediate anticoagulation
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Heparin
B12
Ganciclovir

8. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
TMP- SMX
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

9. Legionella pneumophila
Dantrolene
Erythromycin
Ganciclovir
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

10. Ulcerative colitis
Warfarin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
5- ASA - infliximab
Demeclocycline - lithium

11. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
IFN- a
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

12. Clostridium botulinum
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Antitoxin

13. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
Folate
Benzodiazepines
Penicillin prophylaxis

14. ADHD
Demeclocycline - lithium
Penicillin prophylaxis
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

15. Sporothrix schenckii
Oral KI
Fibrate
Erythromycin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)

16. B12 deficiency
B12
Heparin
Penicillin prophylaxis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

17. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Penicillin

18. Folate deficiency
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
SSRIs
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Folate

19. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Penicillin prophylaxis
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Imatinib
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

20. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
SSRIs (first - line)
5- ASA - infliximab
D2 receptor antagonists
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

21. Treponema pallidum
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Penicillin
All - trans retinoic acid

22. Carcinoid syndrome
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Beta- interferon
Octreotide
Heparin

23. Streptococcus pyogenes
High - dose steroids
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin prophylaxis
SSRIs (first - line)

24. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Beta- interferon
Fluids - insulin - K+

25. Rickettsia rickettsii
Sildenafil
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Heparin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

26. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
Imatinib
Penicillin prophylaxis
SSRIs

27. Cystic fibrosis
Heparin
Mifepristone
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

28. Sickle cell anemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Warfarin
SSRIs (first - line)
SSRIs

29. Prostate carcinoma
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Flutamide
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin

30. Temporal arteritis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
High - dose steroids
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

31. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Ethosuximide
Penicillin
High - dose steroids

32. Alcohol withdrawal
Methicillin/naficillin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Benzodiazepines
Folate

33. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Spironolactone
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Tamoxifen

34. Patent ductus arteriosus
D2 receptor antagonists
Indomethacin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

35. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
TMP- SMX
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)

36. Neural tube defect prevention
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Folate

37. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Benzodiazepines

38. Warfarin toxicity
Heparin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Antitoxin

39. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Mifepristone
Aromatase inhibitor
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Penicillin

40. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Ganciclovir
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)

41. Candida albicans
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Sildenafil
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Indomethacin

42. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
High - dose steroids
Trastuzumab
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

43. Crohn's disease
Flutamide
Indomethacin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Corticosteroids - infliximab

44. Prolactinoma
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Sumatriptan
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)

45. Medical abortion
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Mifepristone
Statin (first - line)
Heparin

46. Pulmonary hypertension
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Bosentan
5- ASA - infliximab
Warfarin

47. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

48. Acute gout attack
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Spironolactone
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
NSAIDs - colchicine

49. Buerger's disease
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
TMP- SMX
Smoking cessation
Benzodiazepines

50. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Trastuzumab
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole