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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Antitoxin
2. Trichomonas vaginalis
Bosentan
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
3. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Trastuzumab
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
4. Tonic - clonic seizures
Tamsulosin - finasteride
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Imatinib
5. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Vitamin D supplementation
Dantrolene
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
6. UTI prophylaxis
Ganciclovir
TMP- SMX
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
7. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Warfarin
8. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
5- ASA - infliximab
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Folate
9. Chronic gout
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
10. Staphylococcus aureus
All - trans retinoic acid
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Antitoxin
Methicillin/naficillin
11. Alcohol abuse
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
D2 receptor antagonists
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
12. Long - term anticoagulation
Flutamide
Folate
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Warfarin
13. Streptococcus bovis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Heparin
Octreotide
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
14. Osteomalacia/rickets
Vitamin D supplementation
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
D2 receptor antagonists
Penicillin prophylaxis
15. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
SSRIs (first - line)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
16. Alcohol withdrawal
Bosentan
IFN- a
Sildenafil
Benzodiazepines
17. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Ganciclovir
Fluids - insulin - K+
18. Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first - line)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
SSRIs
19. Folate deficiency
Folate
Oral KI
Penicillin prophylaxis
Heparin
20. Ringworm infections
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Sildenafil
21. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Warfarin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Beta- interferon
22. Pulmonary hypertension
Penicillin prophylaxis
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Bosentan
NSAIDs - colchicine
23. Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
B12
24. Immediate anticoagulation
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Heparin
25. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Flutamide
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
TMP- SMX
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
26. Diabetes insipidus
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Warfarin
NSAIDs - colchicine
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
27. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Vitamin D supplementation
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
28. Pheochromocytoma
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
B12
Penicillin prophylaxis
Folate
29. Medical abortion
Tamoxifen
Mifepristone
Flutamide
Buspirone
30. Depression
SSRIs (first - line)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Octreotide
Dantrolene
31. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
SSRIs (first - line)
Aromatase inhibitor
32. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
All - trans retinoic acid
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Bosentan
33. Sporothrix schenckii
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Oral KI
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Buspirone
34. Rickettsia rickettsii
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
35. Prostate carcinoma
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Flutamide
D2 receptor antagonists
36. Treponema pallidum
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
SSRIs
Amantadine/rimantadine
Penicillin
37. Anorexia
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Penicillin
SSRIs
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
38. ADHD
Fibrate
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
SSRIs
39. Stable angina
Demeclocycline - lithium
Penicillin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
SSRIs
40. Anxiety
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Buspirone
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Dantrolene
41. Bipolar disorder
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
42. Clostridium tetani
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Flutamide
NSAIDs - colchicine
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
43. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Tamoxifen
Vancomycin
Tamsulosin - finasteride
44. Infertility
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Sumatriptan
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
45. Clostridium difficile
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Octreotide
D2 receptor antagonists
Oral metronidazole
46. Carcinoid syndrome
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Vitamin D supplementation
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Octreotide
47. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tamoxifen
TMP- SMX
Beta- interferon
48. Neural tube defect prevention
Folate
Antitoxin
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Ganciclovir
49. Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
High - dose steroids
Ganciclovir
50. Neisseria meningitidis
Erythromycin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
B12