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First Aid: Classic/relevant Treatments
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rickettsia rickettsii
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Vancomycin
Oral metronidazole
2. Treponema pallidum
Oral metronidazole
Penicillin
Penicillin prophylaxis
Aromatase inhibitor
3. Clostridium difficile
D2 receptor antagonists
Oral metronidazole
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Spironolactone
4. B12 deficiency
Corticosteroids - infliximab
B12
Octreotide
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
5. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Vitamin D supplementation
Bosentan
Folate
6. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Aromatase inhibitor
Heparin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
7. Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
IFN- a
8. Prostate carcinoma
Sublingual nitroglycerin
SSRIs
Flutamide
Bosentan
9. Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
10. Anxiety
SSRIs
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Buspirone
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
11. Malaria
Sublingual nitroglycerin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Sumatriptan
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
12. Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Buspirone
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
13. SIADH
Demeclocycline - lithium
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
14. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Fibrate
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Beta- interferon
15. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Indomethacin
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Imatinib
16. Multiple sclerosis
Beta- interferon
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Sildenafil
TMP- SMX
17. Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
B12
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
18. Medical abortion
TMP- SMX
Mifepristone
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
19. Legionella pneumophila
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Erythromycin
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
20. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Vancomycin
All - trans retinoic acid
Protamine sulfate
Demeclocycline - lithium
21. Buerger's disease
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Smoking cessation
Heparin
Sumatriptan
22. Sickle cell anemia
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
NSAIDs - colchicine
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
23. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Trastuzumab
Sumatriptan
Protamine sulfate
24. Pulmonary hypertension
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
Bosentan
Dantrolene
B12
25. Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
Indomethacin
High - dose steroids
Aromatase inhibitor
26. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Tamoxifen
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Penicillin
27. Osteomalacia/rickets
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
5- ASA - infliximab
Vitamin D supplementation
28. Depression
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Warfarin
SSRIs (first - line)
SSRIs
29. Cryptococcus neoformans
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Oral KI
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
30. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Trastuzumab
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Heparin
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
31. Pheochromocytoma
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
High - dose steroids
Buspirone
32. Streptococcus bovis
Erythromycin
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Penicillin prophylaxis
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
33. Ringworm infections
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Methicillin/naficillin
Flutamide
34. Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Bosentan
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Flutamide
SSRIs
35. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Aromatase inhibitor
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Mifepristone
36. Alcohol abuse
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
B12
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
37. Stable angina
IFN- a
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Folate
38. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
Flutamide
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
39. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
SSRIs (first - line)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
All - trans retinoic acid
Beta- interferon
40. Ulcerative colitis
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Octreotide
5- ASA - infliximab
Mifepristone
41. Diabetes mellitus type 1
Ethosuximide
B12
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
42. Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Mifepristone
All - trans retinoic acid
43. Chronic gout
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Buspirone
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
44. Bipolar disorder
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Amantadine/rimantadine
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
45. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Penicillin
Oral metronidazole
46. ADHD
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
Bosentan
Mifepristone
47. Hyperaldosteronism
Protamine sulfate
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Heparin
Spironolactone
48. Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Heparin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
D2 receptor antagonists
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
49. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids - insulin - K+
Penicillin
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Flutamide
50. Warfarin toxicity
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)