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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Malaria
D2 receptor antagonists
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
2. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Heparin
Statin (first - line)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
3. Ulcerative colitis
Warfarin
Methicillin/naficillin
Mifepristone
5- ASA - infliximab
4. Neural tube defect prevention
SSRIs (first - line)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Folate
Flutamide
5. Medical abortion
NSAIDs - colchicine
Mifepristone
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
6. Diabetes insipidus
Smoking cessation
Imatinib
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
7. Osteomalacia/rickets
Imatinib
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Vitamin D supplementation
Antitoxin
8. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Amantadine/rimantadine
Tamoxifen
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
B12
9. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Vancomycin
Trastuzumab
Indomethacin
Imatinib
10. Warfarin toxicity
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Statin (first - line)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Flutamide
11. Staphylococcus aureus
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Methicillin/naficillin
Imatinib
12. Patent ductus arteriosus
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Indomethacin
Warfarin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
13. Anorexia
B12
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
SSRIs
14. Bulimia
Folate
IFN- a
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
SSRIs
15. Clostridium difficile
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Flutamide
Oral metronidazole
16. Hypercholesterolemia
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Statin (first - line)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
17. Chronic gout
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
18. Long - term anticoagulation
Fibrate
Dantrolene
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Warfarin
19. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Vitamin D supplementation
20. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Statin (first - line)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Octreotide
21. Hypertriglyceridemia
Heparin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Fibrate
22. Cryptococcus neoformans
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
23. Prolactinoma
Heparin
B12
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
24. Crohn's disease
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
SSRIs
Demeclocycline - lithium
25. Pulmonary hypertension
Fluids - insulin - K+
Tamsulosin - finasteride
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
26. Ringworm infections
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Warfarin
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
27. Bipolar disorder
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Aromatase inhibitor
Fibrate
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
28. B12 deficiency
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Ethosuximide
B12
IFN- a
29. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
High - dose steroids
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
30. Prostate carcinoma
5- ASA - infliximab
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Flutamide
31. Alcohol abuse
Heparin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
32. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Buspirone
33. Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Heparin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
34. Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Indomethacin
Protamine sulfate
35. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
5- ASA - infliximab
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Buspirone
36. Legionella pneumophila
Oral metronidazole
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Erythromycin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
37. Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Fibrate
5- ASA - infliximab
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
38. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Folate
SSRIs
39. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
40. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Antitoxin
SSRIs (first - line)
41. Streptococcus bovis
Beta- interferon
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
IFN- a
Penicillin prophylaxis
42. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Fibrate
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
43. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Tamoxifen
Ethosuximide
Protamine sulfate
44. Depression
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
SSRIs (first - line)
Methicillin/naficillin
45. Cystic fibrosis
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Heparin
Sumatriptan
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
46. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Heparin
Protamine sulfate
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
47. Trichomonas vaginalis
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Warfarin
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Sumatriptan
48. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Heparin
Folate
49. Sporothrix schenckii
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Oral KI
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
50. Pheochromocytoma
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Methicillin/naficillin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)