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