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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Acute gout attack
NSAIDs - colchicine
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Fluids - insulin - K+
Tamoxifen
2. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
Statin (first - line)
Heparin
High - dose steroids
3. Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Erythromycin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Imatinib
4. MRSA
Vancomycin
Fibrate
Corticosteroids - infliximab
IFN- a
5. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
High - dose steroids
Dantrolene
6. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Penicillin prophylaxis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
7. ADHD
Bosentan
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Folate
High - dose steroids
8. Cystic fibrosis
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
9. Crohn's disease
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Sildenafil
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
10. Enterococci
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Folate
Bosentan
11. Temporal arteritis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Heparin
Bosentan
High - dose steroids
12. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Trastuzumab
Imatinib
SSRIs
Sumatriptan
13. Ulcerative colitis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Vancomycin
5- ASA - infliximab
Tamoxifen
14. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Mifepristone
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
15. Chlamydia trachomatis
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Penicillin prophylaxis
TMP- SMX
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
16. Multiple sclerosis
Vancomycin
Beta- interferon
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
17. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Spironolactone
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
All - trans retinoic acid
18. Medical abortion
Mifepristone
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Indomethacin
19. Sickle cell anemia
Heparin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Smoking cessation
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
20. Warfarin toxicity
Amantadine/rimantadine
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
IFN- a
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
21. Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin/naficillin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Penicillin prophylaxis
Bosentan
22. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Sildenafil
Indomethacin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
23. Cryptococcus neoformans
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Sildenafil
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
24. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Buspirone
Ganciclovir
25. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Amantadine/rimantadine
26. Streptococcus bovis
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Penicillin prophylaxis
NSAIDs - colchicine
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
27. Candida albicans
Penicillin prophylaxis
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
SSRIs
28. Migraine
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Sumatriptan
SSRIs
Trastuzumab
29. Anorexia
Imatinib
Vitamin D supplementation
Oral metronidazole
SSRIs
30. Malaria
Heparin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Smoking cessation
31. Hypertriglyceridemia
Warfarin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Fibrate
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
32. Diabetes insipidus
IFN- a
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
NSAIDs - colchicine
Vitamin D supplementation
33. Neisseria meningitidis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
5- ASA - infliximab
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
34. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Sumatriptan
Warfarin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
35. Prostate carcinoma
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Buspirone
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Flutamide
36. Clostridium difficile
Oral metronidazole
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Flutamide
Spironolactone
37. SIADH
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Octreotide
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Demeclocycline - lithium
38. Long - term anticoagulation
Methicillin/naficillin
SSRIs
Warfarin
Oral KI
39. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Indomethacin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Penicillin prophylaxis
40. Buerger's disease
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Smoking cessation
5- ASA - infliximab
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
41. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
SSRIs (first - line)
IFN- a
D2 receptor antagonists
42. Clostridium botulinum
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Antitoxin
Trastuzumab
Flutamide
43. Cytomegalovirus
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
High - dose steroids
Ganciclovir
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
44. Bipolar disorder
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
45. Depression
Oral KI
Heparin
Oral metronidazole
SSRIs (first - line)
46. Neural tube defect prevention
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
NSAIDs - colchicine
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Folate
47. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Penicillin prophylaxis
Methicillin/naficillin
High - dose steroids
48. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Methicillin/naficillin
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
49. Chronic hepatitis
Protamine sulfate
IFN- a
Sumatriptan
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
50. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Oral metronidazole