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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. Treponema pallidum
Buspirone
Penicillin
Vancomycin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
2. Bulimia
Ganciclovir
SSRIs
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Warfarin
3. Streptococcus bovis
Flutamide
Penicillin prophylaxis
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
4. Malaria
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
5. Pulmonary hypertension
Bosentan
Penicillin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
6. Alcohol abuse
Penicillin prophylaxis
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
7. Wegener's granulomatosis
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Warfarin
Antitoxin
Amantadine/rimantadine
8. Hypertriglyceridemia
Indomethacin
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Fibrate
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
9. Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Aromatase inhibitor
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
10. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Fibrate
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
11. Temporal arteritis
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
Erythromycin
Tamoxifen
High - dose steroids
12. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Statin (first - line)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
13. Multiple sclerosis
Warfarin
Erythromycin
Spironolactone
Beta- interferon
14. Osteomalacia/rickets
Vitamin D supplementation
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
15. Folate deficiency
Folate
Penicillin
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
High - dose steroids
16. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Beta- interferon
B12
Fluids - insulin - K+
Heparin
17. Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Dantrolene
NSAIDs - colchicine
18. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Smoking cessation
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
All - trans retinoic acid
19. Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Trastuzumab
Warfarin
20. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Erythromycin
Sildenafil
Amantadine/rimantadine
21. Long - term anticoagulation
Warfarin
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
22. SIADH
Antitoxin
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Protamine sulfate
23. Patent ductus arteriosus
Penicillin prophylaxis
D2 receptor antagonists
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Indomethacin
24. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Tamoxifen
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Imatinib
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
25. Ulcerative colitis
Methicillin/naficillin
Leuprolide - GnRH (continuous)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
5- ASA - infliximab
26. Neisseria meningitidis
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Aromatase inhibitor
SSRIs
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
27. Hyperaldosteronism
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
SSRIs
5- ASA - infliximab
Spironolactone
28. Erectile dysfunction
5- ASA - infliximab
Sildenafil
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Amantadine/rimantadine
29. Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Bosentan
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
30. Malignant hyperthermia
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Buspirone
Dantrolene
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
31. Clostridium difficile
SSRIs
5- ASA - infliximab
Oral metronidazole
High - dose steroids
32. Clostridium tetani
High - dose steroids
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
33. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Dantrolene
Protamine sulfate
34. MRSA
Vancomycin
Penicillin prophylaxis
IFN- a
Demeclocycline - lithium
35. Sporothrix schenckii
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Statin (first - line)
Oral KI
D2 receptor antagonists
36. Candida albicans
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Protamine sulfate
Statin (first - line)
37. Staphylococcus aureus
Flutamide
Tamoxifen
Methicillin/naficillin
Ethosuximide
38. Sickle cell anemia
All - trans retinoic acid
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Beta- interferon
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
39. Chronic gout
NSAIDs - colchicine
Flutamide
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
TMP- SMX
40. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
Spironolactone
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
41. Infertility
Sublingual nitroglycerin
5- ASA - infliximab
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
42. Acute gout attack
Imatinib
Benzodiazepines
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
NSAIDs - colchicine
43. Anxiety
Erythromycin
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Octreotide
Buspirone
44. ADHD
Methylphenidate - amphetamines
High - dose steroids
Ganciclovir
Vancomycin
45. Chronic hepatitis
SSRIs
IFN- a
Amantadine/rimantadine
Indomethacin
46. Bipolar disorder
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Heparin
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
47. Immediate anticoagulation
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Heparin
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
48. Prostate carcinoma
Flutamide
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
IFN- a
49. UTI prophylaxis
Oral KI
TMP- SMX
IFN- a
Erythromycin
50. Alcohol withdrawal
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Benzodiazepines
Bosentan