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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Imatinib
Benzodiazepines
2. Depression
5- ASA - infliximab
SSRIs (first - line)
Flutamide
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
3. Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Methicillin/naficillin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Heparin
4. Ulcerative colitis
Dantrolene
Tamoxifen
5- ASA - infliximab
SSRIs (first - line)
5. Chronic hepatitis
IFN- a
Octreotide
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Methicillin/naficillin
6. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Benzodiazepines
7. Toxoplasma gondii
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Ganciclovir
8. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
High - dose steroids
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
9. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
Octreotide
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Oral metronidazole
10. Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Penicillin
11. Carcinoid syndrome
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Octreotide
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
12. Anorexia
SSRIs
Vitamin D supplementation
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
All - trans retinoic acid
13. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Sublingual nitroglycerin
14. Absence seizures
5- ASA - infliximab
Ethosuximide
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
15. Stable angina
Flutamide
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
16. Prostate carcinoma
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Smoking cessation
D2 receptor antagonists
Flutamide
17. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Oral metronidazole
Tamsulosin - finasteride
D2 receptor antagonists
Corticosteroids - infliximab
18. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Penicillin
Fluids - insulin - K+
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
19. SIADH
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
20. Cystic fibrosis
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Octreotide
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Penicillin prophylaxis
21. Staphylococcus aureus
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
IFN- a
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Methicillin/naficillin
22. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Ethosuximide
Fibrate
Vancomycin
All - trans retinoic acid
23. Erectile dysfunction
Spironolactone
Heparin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Sildenafil
24. Buerger's disease
Smoking cessation
Benzodiazepines
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Methicillin/naficillin
25. Malaria
High - dose steroids
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
TMP- SMX
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
26. Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Beta- interferon
Warfarin
Heparin
27. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
5- ASA - infliximab
28. Hyperaldosteronism
Aromatase inhibitor
B12
Spironolactone
All - trans retinoic acid
29. Streptococcus pyogenes
B12
Fibrate
Penicillin prophylaxis
Flutamide
30. Wegener's granulomatosis
Beta- interferon
IFN- a
Demeclocycline - lithium
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
31. Hypertriglyceridemia
Erythromycin
Fibrate
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Tamoxifen
32. Infertility
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Benzodiazepines
33. Streptococcus pneumoniae
Warfarin
Heparin
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
34. Hemorrhagic cystitis
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Beta- interferon
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
35. Chronic gout
Mifepristone
Fibrate
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
36. Anxiety
5- ASA - infliximab
Folate
Buspirone
All - trans retinoic acid
37. Neural tube defect prevention
Folate
Spironolactone
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
38. MRSA
Penicillin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Warfarin
Vancomycin
39. Rickettsia rickettsii
SSRIs
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
SSRIs
Fibrate
40. Temporal arteritis
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
High - dose steroids
41. Ringworm infections
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
SSRIs
42. Sickle cell anemia
Octreotide
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
43. Tonic - clonic seizures
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
SSRIs (first - line)
Warfarin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
44. Crohn's disease
Fluids - insulin - K+
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
45. Alcohol abuse
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Antitoxin
B12
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
46. Immediate anticoagulation
Smoking cessation
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Erythromycin
Heparin
47. Acute gout attack
Ethosuximide
NSAIDs - colchicine
Statin (first - line)
Heparin
48. Migraine
Sumatriptan
Flutamide
Fibrate
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
49. Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer
Fluids - insulin - K+
Tamoxifen
SSRIs
Vitamin D supplementation
50. Clostridium difficile
SSRIs
Oral metronidazole
Beta- interferon
Benzodiazepines