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First Aid Classic/Relevant Treatments
First Aid 2012 (pp. 589-591)
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12/24/2012
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Term
absence seizures
 Definition
ethosuximide
Term
acute gout attack
 Definition
NSAIDs, colchicine
Term
acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
 Definition
all-trans retinoic acid
Term
ADHD
 Definition
methylphenidate, amphetamines
Term
alcohol abuse
 Definition
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al-Anon for family
Term
alcohol withdrawal
 Definition
benzodiazepines
Term
anorexia
 Definition
SSRIs
Term
anticoagulation during pregnancy
 Definition
heparin
Term
anxiety
 Definition
buspirone
Term
arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
 Definition
class IB anti-arrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)
Term
B12 deficiency
 Definition
B12
Term
benign prostatic hyperplasia
 Definition
tamsulosin, finasteride
Term
bipolar disorder
 Definition
lithium, valproate, carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Term
breast cancer in post-menopausal woman
 Definition
aromatase inhibitor
Term
Buerger's disease
 Definition
smoking cessation
Term
bulimia
 Definition
SSRIs
Term
Candida albicans
 Definition
amphotericin B (systemic), nystatin (oral thrush, esophagitis)
Term
carcinoid syndrome
 Definition
octerotide
Term
Chlamydia trachomatis
 Definition
doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection), erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Term
chronic gout
 Definition
probenecid (underexcretor), allopurinol (overproducer)
Term
chronic hepatitis
 Definition
IFN-alpha
Term
chronic myelogenous leukemia
 Definition
imitinib
Term
Clostridium botulinum
 Definition
anti-toxin
Term
Clostridium difficile
 Definition
oral metronidazole
Term
Clostridium tetani
 Definition
anti-toxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Term
Crohn's disease
 Definition
corticosteroids, infliximab
Term
Cryptococcus neoformans
 Definition
fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Term
cystic fibrosis
 Definition
N-acetylcysteine + anti-pseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Term
cytomegalovirus
 Definition
ganciclovir
Term
depression
 Definition
SSRIs (first-line)
Term
diabetes insipidus
 Definition
desmopressin (central); hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)
Term
diabetes mellitus type I
 Definition
dietary intervention (low-sugar) + insulin replacement
Term
diabetes mellitus type 2
 Definition
dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemic, and insulin (possible)
Term
diabetic keotacidosis
 Definition
fluids, insulin, K+
Term
entercocci
 Definition
vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Term
erectile dysfunction
 Definition
sildenafil
Term
ER-positive breast cancer
 Definition
tamoxifen
Term
ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
 Definition
fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Term
folate deficiency
 Definition
folate
Term
Haemophilus influenzae (B)
 Definition
rifampin (prophylaxis)
Term
hemorrhagic cystitis
 Definition
mesna
Term
heparin toxicity (acute)
 Definition
protamine sulfate
Term
HER2/neu-positive breast cancer
 Definition
trastuzumab
Term
hyperaldosteronism
 Definition
spironolactone
Term
hypercholesterolemia
 Definition
statin (first-line)
Term
hypertriglyceridemia
 Definition
fibrate
Term
immediate anticoagulation
 Definition
heparim
Term
immediate anticoagulation
 Definition
heparin
Term
infertility
 Definition
leuprolide, GnRH (pulsatile)
Term
influenza
 Definition
oseltamivir
Term
Legionella pneumophila
 Definition
erythromycin
Term
long-term anticoagulation
 Definition
warfarin
Term
malaria
 Definition
choloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont), primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Term
malignant hyperthermia
 Definition
dantrolene
Term
medical abortion
 Definition
mifepristone
Term
migraine
 Definition
sumatriptan
Term
MRSA
 Definition
vancomycin
Term
multiple sclerosis
 Definition
beta-interferon
Term
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
 Definition
RIPESA (rifampin, INH, pyrazinamide, ethambutol, streptomycin)
Term
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
 Definition
ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Term
neural tube defect prevention
 Definition
folate
Term
osteomalacia/rickets
 Definition
vitamin D supplementation
Term
patent ductus arteriosus
 Definition
indomethacin
Term
pheochromocytoma
 Definition
alpha-antagonists
Term
Pneumocystis jiroveci
 Definition
TMP-SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Term
prolactinoma
 Definition
bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Term
prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
 Definition
leuprolide, GnRH (continuous)
Term
prostate carcinoma
 Definition
flutamide
Term
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
 Definition
antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Term
pulmonary hypertension
 Definition
bosentan
Term
Rickettsia rickettsii
 Definition
doxycycline, chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Term
ringworm infections
 Definition
terbinfine, griseofulvin, imidazole
Term
schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
 Definition
5-HT2A antagonists (i.e. olanzapine)
Term
schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
 Definition
D2 receptor antagonists
Term
SIADH
 Definition
demeclocycline, lithium
Term
sickle cell anemia
 Definition
hydroxyurea (increase HbF)
Term
Sporothrix schenckii
 Definition
oral KI
Term
stable angina
 Definition
sublingual nitroglycerin
Term
Staphylococcus aureus
 Definition
methicillin/naficillin
Term
Streptococcus bovis
 Definition
penicillin prophylaxis
Term
Streptococcus pneumoniae
 Definition
penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection, pneumonia), vancomycin (meningitis)
Term
Streptococcus pyogenes
 Definition
penicillin prophylaxis
Term
temporal arteritis
 Definition
high-dose steroids
Term
tonic-clonic seizures
 Definition
phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine
Term
toxoplasma gondii
 Definition
sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine
Term
Treponema pallidum
 Definition
penicillin
Term
Trichomonas vaginalis
 Definition
metronidazole (patient and partner)
Term
ulcerative colitis
 Definition
5-ASA, infliximab
Term
UTI prophylaxis
 Definition
TMP-SMX
Term
warfarin toxicity
 Definition
fresh frozen plasma (acute), vitamin K (chronic)
Term
Wegener's granulomatosis
 Definition
cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids
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