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