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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Chronic gout
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Statin (first - line)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Ganciclovir
2. Ringworm infections
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Penicillin prophylaxis
3. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Erythromycin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
4. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Beta- interferon
Sumatriptan
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fluids - insulin - K+
5. Rickettsia rickettsii
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Warfarin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
D2 receptor antagonists
6. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Aromatase inhibitor
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Warfarin
7. Toxoplasma gondii
Mifepristone
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
SSRIs
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
8. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Bosentan
Erythromycin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
9. Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Beta- interferon
10. Hyperaldosteronism
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Sublingual nitroglycerin
SSRIs
Spironolactone
11. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
Amantadine/rimantadine
Penicillin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
12. Crohn's disease
Sildenafil
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Methicillin/naficillin
13. Buerger's disease
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Smoking cessation
Demeclocycline - lithium
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
14. Malignant hyperthermia
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Dantrolene
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
15. Malaria
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
B12
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
16. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
17. Osteomalacia/rickets
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
TMP- SMX
Vitamin D supplementation
18. Temporal arteritis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Octreotide
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
High - dose steroids
19. Clostridium botulinum
Bosentan
Antitoxin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Benzodiazepines
20. Streptococcus bovis
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Penicillin prophylaxis
21. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
5- ASA - infliximab
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Statin (first - line)
Heparin
22. Ulcerative colitis
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Sublingual nitroglycerin
5- ASA - infliximab
Ganciclovir
23. B12 deficiency
SSRIs
Oral KI
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
B12
24. Absence seizures
Sumatriptan
5- ASA - infliximab
Ethosuximide
Oral metronidazole
25. Medical abortion
Mifepristone
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Methicillin/naficillin
26. Infertility
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Spironolactone
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
27. Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Smoking cessation
Ethosuximide
28. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Fluids - insulin - K+
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Imatinib
Octreotide
29. Hypercholesterolemia
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Statin (first - line)
Penicillin prophylaxis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
30. Anorexia
NSAIDs - colchicine
SSRIs
Smoking cessation
Sildenafil
31. Sickle cell anemia
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Demeclocycline - lithium
32. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Fibrate
Indomethacin
Tamsulosin - finasteride
33. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
All - trans retinoic acid
34. Cryptococcus neoformans
Imatinib
NSAIDs - colchicine
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
35. Cytomegalovirus
Tamoxifen
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Ganciclovir
36. Depression
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Penicillin
SSRIs (first - line)
37. Legionella pneumophila
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Sumatriptan
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Erythromycin
38. Pneumocystis jiroveci
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Folate
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
39. Carcinoid syndrome
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Octreotide
D2 receptor antagonists
Beta- interferon
40. Trichomonas vaginalis
Ethosuximide
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Heparin
41. Immediate anticoagulation
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Heparin
High - dose steroids
42. ADHD
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
D2 receptor antagonists
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
43. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Imatinib
Spironolactone
IFN- a
44. Clostridium tetani
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
High - dose steroids
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
45. Bulimia
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
SSRIs
Demeclocycline - lithium
Penicillin
46. MRSA
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Vancomycin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
47. Anxiety
Benzodiazepines
TMP- SMX
Antitoxin
Buspirone
48. Chronic hepatitis
Tamoxifen
TMP- SMX
Vancomycin
IFN- a
49. Erectile dysfunction
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Sildenafil
IFN- a
50. Cystic fibrosis
TMP- SMX
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)