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