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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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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. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Vancomycin
Ethosuximide
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Trastuzumab
2. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Amantadine/rimantadine
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
3. Long - term anticoagulation
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Warfarin
Heparin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
4. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Spironolactone
Heparin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
5. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Beta- interferon
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
6. Malaria
Amantadine/rimantadine
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Indomethacin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
7. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Sildenafil
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Warfarin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
8. Sickle cell anemia
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Sildenafil
9. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Mifepristone
Heparin
10. Clostridium tetani
SSRIs (first - line)
Flutamide
Demeclocycline - lithium
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
11. Temporal arteritis
Methicillin/naficillin
High - dose steroids
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Tamsulosin - finasteride
12. Candida albicans
Demeclocycline - lithium
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
IFN- a
13. Diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
14. Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Folate
Vitamin D supplementation
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
15. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Buspirone
Fibrate
Ethosuximide
16. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
17. ADHD
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
18. Bipolar disorder
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Ganciclovir
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
19. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Folate
TMP- SMX
20. Chronic gout
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Heparin
High - dose steroids
21. Anxiety
Buspirone
Folate
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
SSRIs
22. Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin/naficillin
Demeclocycline - lithium
Heparin
Aromatase inhibitor
23. Trichomonas vaginalis
SSRIs
Statin (first - line)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
All - trans retinoic acid
24. Enterococci
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Methicillin/naficillin
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
25. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Benzodiazepines
Corticosteroids - infliximab
26. Warfarin toxicity
IFN- a
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Aromatase inhibitor
27. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Bosentan
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Imatinib
Warfarin
28. Pheochromocytoma
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Heparin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
29. Ringworm infections
Buspirone
Methicillin/naficillin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
30. B12 deficiency
Smoking cessation
B12
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
31. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Protamine sulfate
Bosentan
Oral KI
32. Neisseria meningitidis
NSAIDs - colchicine
Aromatase inhibitor
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
33. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
D2 receptor antagonists
SSRIs (first - line)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
34. Migraine
High - dose steroids
Statin (first - line)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Sumatriptan
35. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
D2 receptor antagonists
Ganciclovir
Fibrate
Heparin
36. Bulimia
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
IFN- a
Penicillin prophylaxis
SSRIs
37. MRSA
Oral KI
Vancomycin
Oral metronidazole
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
38. Stable angina
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
NSAIDs - colchicine
39. Legionella pneumophila
Ganciclovir
Dantrolene
Tamoxifen
Erythromycin
40. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Antitoxin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Vancomycin
41. Absence seizures
Statin (first - line)
Ethosuximide
Folate
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
42. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Tamoxifen
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Vancomycin
43. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Statin (first - line)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
44. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
45. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
All - trans retinoic acid
46. Hyperaldosteronism
Spironolactone
SSRIs (first - line)
Trastuzumab
High - dose steroids
47. Carcinoid syndrome
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Octreotide
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
48. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Buspirone
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Fluids - insulin - K+
49. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Buspirone
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
50. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Heparin
Benzodiazepines
Sildenafil