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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. Cytomegalovirus
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Ganciclovir
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Methicillin/naficillin
2. Influenza
Amantadine/rimantadine
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Folate
Vitamin D supplementation
3. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Mifepristone
D2 receptor antagonists
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Indomethacin
4. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Sumatriptan
5. Immediate anticoagulation
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Heparin
All - trans retinoic acid
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
6. Clostridium botulinum
Fibrate
IFN- a
Indomethacin
Antitoxin
7. Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
8. Osteomalacia/rickets
Vitamin D supplementation
Amantadine/rimantadine
Warfarin
SSRIs
9. Temporal arteritis
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
High - dose steroids
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Mifepristone
10. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
All - trans retinoic acid
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Dantrolene
11. B12 deficiency
Buspirone
Heparin
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
B12
12. Alcohol withdrawal
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Penicillin
Benzodiazepines
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
13. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Fibrate
14. Neisseria meningitidis
Folate
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Penicillin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
15. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Penicillin prophylaxis
16. Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin/naficillin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
17. Prolactinoma
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
18. Hypertriglyceridemia
Indomethacin
Fibrate
Protamine sulfate
Imatinib
19. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
TMP- SMX
Aromatase inhibitor
Heparin
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
20. Candida albicans
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Fibrate
21. Absence seizures
Folate
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Ethosuximide
22. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
Heparin
SSRIs
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
23. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
High - dose steroids
Fibrate
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
24. Clostridium tetani
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Oral KI
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
25. Hypercholesterolemia
Warfarin
Fibrate
Statin (first - line)
Vitamin D supplementation
26. Anorexia
Vancomycin
SSRIs
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
27. Streptococcus bovis
Corticosteroids - infliximab
TMP- SMX
Penicillin prophylaxis
Indomethacin
28. MRSA
Vancomycin
Fibrate
Smoking cessation
All - trans retinoic acid
29. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Flutamide
Bosentan
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
30. Diabetes insipidus
Aromatase inhibitor
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Demeclocycline - lithium
31. Pulmonary hypertension
Fibrate
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
Bosentan
32. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Heparin
Tamoxifen
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Protamine sulfate
33. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Heparin
Tamoxifen
Trastuzumab
34. Treponema pallidum
Octreotide
Penicillin
Beta- interferon
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
35. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Antitoxin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
36. Hemorrhagic cystitis
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Antitoxin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
D2 receptor antagonists
37. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Sumatriptan
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Sildenafil
D2 receptor antagonists
38. ADHD
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Bosentan
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
39. Pheochromocytoma
Oral KI
Erythromycin
Sublingual nitroglycerin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
40. Wegener's granulomatosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Spironolactone
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
41. Buerger's disease
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Smoking cessation
Fluids - insulin - K+
D2 receptor antagonists
42. Diabetic ketoacidosis
B12
Fluids - insulin - K+
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
D2 receptor antagonists
43. Ulcerative colitis
5- ASA - infliximab
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Folate
Indomethacin
44. Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
45. Malaria
SSRIs
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Statin (first - line)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
46. Rickettsia rickettsii
Penicillin
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Ganciclovir
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
47. Acute gout attack
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
NSAIDs - colchicine
Mifepristone
Indomethacin
48. Streptococcus pyogenes
Smoking cessation
TMP- SMX
Heparin
Penicillin prophylaxis
49. Multiple sclerosis
Penicillin prophylaxis
Beta- interferon
Fibrate
All - trans retinoic acid
50. Chronic gout
NSAIDs - colchicine
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Corticosteroids - infliximab