Test your basic knowledge |

First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments

Subjects : health-sciences, first-aid

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Toxoplasma gondii
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Folate
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Vancomycin

2. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Imatinib

3. Chlamydia trachomatis
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Buspirone
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)

4. Chronic hepatitis
Flutamide
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
IFN- a
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

5. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Imatinib
Tamoxifen

6. Long - term anticoagulation
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Corticosteroids - infliximab
NSAIDs - colchicine
Warfarin

7. Anxiety
Antitoxin
Buspirone
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Fluids - insulin - K+

8. Multiple sclerosis
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Beta- interferon
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

9. Buerger's disease
Tamoxifen
Smoking cessation
Protamine sulfate
High - dose steroids

10. Sporothrix schenckii
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Oral KI
Penicillin prophylaxis

11. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
SSRIs
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

12. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Imatinib
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

13. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Warfarin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Dantrolene

14. Absence seizures
Mifepristone
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Flutamide
Ethosuximide

15. Ringworm infections
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
5- ASA - infliximab
Penicillin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole

16. Diabetes insipidus
Antitoxin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Vancomycin

17. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Methicillin/naficillin
D2 receptor antagonists
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride

18. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Erythromycin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Aromatase inhibitor
5- ASA - infliximab

19. Streptococcus bovis
Demeclocycline - lithium
Penicillin prophylaxis
Heparin
Warfarin

20. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin prophylaxis
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Tamoxifen

21. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
TMP- SMX
Oral KI
Vancomycin

22. Temporal arteritis
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
High - dose steroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
D2 receptor antagonists

23. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Dantrolene
Vitamin D supplementation

24. Cryptococcus neoformans
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Protamine sulfate

25. Cystic fibrosis
Smoking cessation
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)

26. Osteomalacia/rickets
Flutamide
High - dose steroids
Vitamin D supplementation
Fibrate

27. Candida albicans
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)

28. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
SSRIs (first - line)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
D2 receptor antagonists

29. Ulcerative colitis
Tamoxifen
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
5- ASA - infliximab
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)

30. Malignant hyperthermia
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Octreotide
Dantrolene

31. Trichomonas vaginalis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Folate

32. Legionella pneumophila
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Erythromycin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)

33. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

34. B12 deficiency
B12
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Ganciclovir
NSAIDs - colchicine

35. Crohn's disease
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Beta- interferon
High - dose steroids

36. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Octreotide
Penicillin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

37. MRSA
Imatinib
Vancomycin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Ethosuximide

38. Tonic - clonic seizures
Octreotide
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Spironolactone
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

39. Warfarin toxicity
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Benzodiazepines

40. Chronic gout
Buspirone
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Smoking cessation
Fibrate

41. Stable angina
Trastuzumab
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
SSRIs
Sublingual nitroglycerin

42. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)

43. UTI prophylaxis
Ganciclovir
B12
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
TMP- SMX

44. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Erythromycin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Methicillin/naficillin

45. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Oral KI

46. Cytomegalovirus
Spironolactone
Ganciclovir
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

47. Clostridium difficile
Oral metronidazole
Mifepristone
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
5- ASA - infliximab

48. Folate deficiency
Fluids - insulin - K+
Vancomycin
Folate
Spironolactone

49. Malaria
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Dantrolene
Methylphenidate - amphetamines

50. Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Erythromycin
Folate
Bosentan