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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. Prostate carcinoma
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Flutamide
Benzodiazepines
2. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Fluids - insulin - K+
Amantadine/rimantadine
Oral metronidazole
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
3. Cytomegalovirus
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Ganciclovir
Penicillin
4. B12 deficiency
Octreotide
Heparin
B12
Ethosuximide
5. Anxiety
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Buspirone
Heparin
Sildenafil
6. Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first - line)
Spironolactone
Octreotide
Sildenafil
7. Streptococcus bovis
Bosentan
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin prophylaxis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
8. Tonic - clonic seizures
Oral KI
Folate
Tamoxifen
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
9. Legionella pneumophila
Antitoxin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Erythromycin
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
10. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
TMP- SMX
Methicillin/naficillin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Trastuzumab
11. Pulmonary hypertension
All - trans retinoic acid
Bosentan
Heparin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
12. Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Warfarin
Ganciclovir
13. Rickettsia rickettsii
Mifepristone
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
High - dose steroids
14. Warfarin toxicity
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
15. Diabetes insipidus
Folate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Spironolactone
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
16. Enterococci
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Oral KI
Vitamin D supplementation
17. Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Vancomycin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
B12
18. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Statin (first - line)
Folate
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
19. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
All - trans retinoic acid
Tamoxifen
Fluids - insulin - K+
20. Pheochromocytoma
Ethosuximide
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
21. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Dantrolene
Aromatase inhibitor
22. Ulcerative colitis
Fibrate
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Demeclocycline - lithium
5- ASA - infliximab
23. 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)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
IFN- a
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
24. Ringworm infections
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Aromatase inhibitor
25. Treponema pallidum
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
NSAIDs - colchicine
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Penicillin
26. Bulimia
SSRIs
Folate
SSRIs (first - line)
Imatinib
27. Chronic hepatitis
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
IFN- a
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Spironolactone
28. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Fluids - insulin - K+
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
29. Acute gout attack
Indomethacin
SSRIs
NSAIDs - colchicine
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
30. Medical abortion
Mifepristone
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
31. Patent ductus arteriosus
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Indomethacin
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Fluids - insulin - K+
32. Migraine
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Sumatriptan
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
33. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Heparin
Tamsulosin - finasteride
34. Clostridium difficile
Fibrate
Oral metronidazole
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
35. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Heparin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Imatinib
36. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All - trans retinoic acid
Bosentan
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
37. Wegener's granulomatosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
SSRIs
Vancomycin
Flutamide
38. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Dantrolene
39. Neural tube defect prevention
NSAIDs - colchicine
Heparin
Folate
Sublingual nitroglycerin
40. SIADH
Benzodiazepines
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Ethosuximide
Demeclocycline - lithium
41. Cryptococcus neoformans
Penicillin
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Antitoxin
42. Chlamydia trachomatis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
43. Alcohol withdrawal
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Benzodiazepines
Penicillin prophylaxis
44. Absence seizures
Octreotide
Oral KI
Ethosuximide
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
45. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
SSRIs
Mifepristone
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
46. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Tamsulosin - finasteride
47. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Indomethacin
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Warfarin
48. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Ganciclovir
Penicillin prophylaxis
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
49. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
Mifepristone
B12
Corticosteroids - infliximab
50. Osteomalacia/rickets
Bosentan
Vitamin D supplementation
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Fibrate