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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. Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
NSAIDs - colchicine
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
2. Streptococcus pyogenes
Imatinib
Folate
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone - rifampin (prophylaxis)
3. Streptococcus bovis
Fibrate
Penicillin prophylaxis
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
4. Pneumocystis jiroveci
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Penicillin
5. Legionella pneumophila
Penicillin
Methicillin/naficillin
Erythromycin
Dantrolene
6. Neural tube defect prevention
Protamine sulfate
Folate
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Heparin
7. B12 deficiency
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
B12
Folate
Ganciclovir
8. Absence seizures
Penicillin prophylaxis
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Ethosuximide
Sildenafil
9. Acute gout attack
Dantrolene
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Smoking cessation
NSAIDs - colchicine
10. Candida albicans
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Fibrate
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
Demeclocycline - lithium
11. Hemorrhagic cystitis
Trastuzumab
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Mifepristone
12. Clostridium difficile
Oral metronidazole
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Oral KI
13. Heparin toxicity (acute)
Protamine sulfate
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
A - antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Sumatriptan
14. Osteomalacia/rickets
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Vitamin D supplementation
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
15. Diabetes mellitus type 2
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Ganciclovir
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
16. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Vitamin D supplementation
Dantrolene
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
17. Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Sumatriptan
Flutamide
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Bosentan
18. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
Folate
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
All - trans retinoic acid
19. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Mesna (Mesna is used therapeutically to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis and hematuria when a patient receives ifosfamide or cyclophosphamide for cancer chemotherapy)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
20. Anticoagulation during pregnancy
SSRIs
Mifepristone
Sumatriptan
Heparin
21. Tonic - clonic seizures
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Flutamide
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection - pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
22. Ringworm infections
High - dose steroids
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
SSRIs
23. Trichomonas vaginalis
Statin (first - line)
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
Mifepristone
24. HER2/neu - positive breast cancer
Heparin
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
All - trans retinoic acid
Trastuzumab
25. Immediate anticoagulation
Mifepristone
Heparin
Trastuzumab
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
26. Temporal arteritis
High - dose steroids
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Penicillin
27. Migraine
B12
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Sumatriptan
Bosentan
28. Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
5- ASA - infliximab
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Aromatase inhibitor
29. Infertility
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
30. Alcohol abuse
5- ASA - infliximab
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al - Anon for family
Benzodiazepines
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
31. Toxoplasma gondii
Tamoxifen
Sulfonamide + pyrimethamine
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)
32. Anxiety
Warfarin
Cyclophosphamide - corticosteroids
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Buspirone
33. Clostridium botulinum
Lithium - valproate - carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Fibrate
Antitoxin
34. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Buspirone
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Heparin
RIPES - rifampin - isoniazid - pyrazinamide - ethambutol - streptomycin
35. Hypertriglyceridemia
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Fibrate
Penicillin
Amphotericin B (systemic) - nystatin (oral thrush - esophagitis)
36. Sickle cell anemia
Dantrolene
Methicillin/naficillin
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Probenecid (underexcretor) - allopurinol (overproducer)
37. Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Demeclocycline - lithium
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
38. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin - finasteride
Erythromycin
D2 receptor antagonists
TMP- SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
39. Multiple sclerosis
Warfarin
Dietary intervention - oral hypoglycemic - and insulin (possible)
Beta- interferon
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
40. Pulmonary hypertension
Bosentan
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
Demeclocycline - lithium
41. Patent ductus arteriosus
Beta- interferon
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
Indomethacin
42. Malignant hyperthermia
Phenytoin - valproate - carbamazepine
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Dantrolene
Dietary intervention (low - sugar) + insulin replacement
43. Diabetic ketoacidosis
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine - mexiletine - tocainide)
Fluids - insulin - K+
Terbinafine - griseofulvin - imidazole
Sublingual nitroglycerin
44. Rickettsia rickettsii
Smoking cessation
Tamoxifen
Corticosteroids - infliximab
Tetracycline - chloramphenicol (especially in context of aplastic anemia)
45. Chlamydia trachomatis
Oral KI
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) - erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Sublingual nitroglycerin
46. Medical abortion
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Erythromycin
Mifepristone
47. Diabetes insipidus
Smoking cessation
Leuprolide - GnRH (pulsatile)
Central: desmopressin Nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide - indomethacin - amiloride
Vancomycin
48. Chronic hepatitis
Heparin
IFN- a
5- HT2A antagonists (e.g. - olanzapine)
Demeclocycline - lithium
49. Staphylococcus aureus
Ganciclovir
Octreotide
Methicillin/naficillin
Penicillin
50. Cystic fibrosis
High - dose steroids
Hydroxyurea (? HbF)
SSRIs (first - line)
N- acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)