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