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1
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Absence seizures

A

Ethosuximide

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2
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Acute gout attack

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NSAIDs

Colchicine

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3
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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)

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All-trans retinoic acid

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4
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ADHD

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Methylphenidate

Amphetamines

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5
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Alcohol abuse

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AA+ disulfiram for patient and Al-Anon for family

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6
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Alcohol withdrawal

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Benzodiazepines

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7
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Anorexia

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SSRIs

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8
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Anticoagulation during pregnancy

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Heparin

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9
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Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

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Class IB antiarrhythmic

lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide

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10
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B12 deficiency

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Vitamin B12 supplementation

work up cause with Schilling Test

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11
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia

A

Tamsulosin

Finasteride

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12
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Bipolar disorder

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Lithium,
Valproate,
Carbamazepine,
Lamotrigine (mood stabilizers)

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13
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Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman

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Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)

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14
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Buerger’s disease

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Smoking cessation

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15
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Bulimia

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SSRIs

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16
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Candida albicans

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Amphotericin B (systemic), 
Nystatin (oral thrush, esophagitis)
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17
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Carcinoid syndrome

A

Octreotide

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18
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Chlamydia trachomatis

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Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfxn),

Erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

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19
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Chronic gout

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Probenecid (underexcretor),
Allopurinol (overproducer),
Febuxostat

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20
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Chronic hepatitis

A

IFN-alpha

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21
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia

A

Imatinib

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22
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Clostridium botulinum

A

Antitoxin

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23
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Clostridium difficile

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Oral metronidazole;

If refractory: oral vancomycin

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24
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Clostridium tetani

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Antitoxin + Vaccine booster + Diazepam

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25
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Crohn’s disease

A

Corticosteroids,

infliximab

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26
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Cryptococcus neoformans

A

Fluconazole

prophylaxis in AIDS patients

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27
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Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis

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Mesna

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28
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Depression

A

SSRIs (1st line)

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29
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Diabetes insipidus

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Desmopressin (central);
Hydrochlorothiazide,
Indomethacin,
Amiloride (nephrogenic)

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30
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Diabetes mellitus type 1

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Dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement

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31
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Diabetes mellitus type 2

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Dietary intervention,
Oral hypoglycemics,
Insulin (possible)

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32
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Diabetic ketoacidosis

A

Fluids,
insulin,
K+

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33
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Enterococci

A

Vancomycin/ampicillin + Aminoglycoside

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34
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Erectile dysfunction

A

Sildenafil,

Vardenafil

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35
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ER (+) breast Cancer

A

Tamoxifen

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36
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Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication

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Fomepizole

alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor

37
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Haemophilus influenzae (B)

A

Rifampin

prophylaxis

38
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Generalized anxiety disorder

39
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Heparin toxicity (acute)

A

Protamine sulfate

40
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HER2/neu (+) breast cancer

A

Trastuzumab

41
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Hyperaldosteronism

A

Spironolactone

42
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Hypercholesterolemia

A

Statin

1st line

43
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Hypertriglyceridemia

44
Q

Immediate anticoagulation

45
Q

Infertility

A

Leuprolide,

GnRH (pulsatile)

46
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Influenza

A

Rimantadine, oseltamivir

47
Q

Legionella pneumophila

A

Erythromycin

48
Q

long term anticoagulation

49
Q

Malaria

A

Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont),

Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

50
Q

Malignant hyperthermia

A

Dantrolene

51
Q

Medical abortion

A

Mifepristone

52
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Migraine

A

Sumatriptan

53
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MRSA

A

Vancomycin

54
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Multiple sclerosis

A

ß-interferon,
Immunosuppression,
Natalizumab

55
Q

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A

RIPE

rifampin, INH, pyrazinamide, ethambutol

56
Q

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

A

Ceftriaxone

add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia

57
Q

Neisseria meningitidis

A

Penicillin/ceftriaxone

Rifampin (prophylaxis)

58
Q

Neural tube defect prevention

A

Prenatal folic acid

59
Q

Osteomalacia/rickets

A

Vitamin D supplementation

60
Q

Osteoporosis

A

Bisphosphonates

Calcium and vitamin D supplementation

61
Q

Patent ductus arteriosus

A

Indomethacin

62
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Pheochromocytoma

A

alpha-antagonists

e.g. phenoxybenzamine

63
Q

Pneumocystis jirovecii

A

TMP-SMX

Prophylaxis in AIDS patient

64
Q

Prolactinoma

A

Bromocriptine

Dopamine agonists

65
Q

Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids

A

Leuprolide

GnRH (continuous)

66
Q

Prostate carcinoma

67
Q

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A

Antipseudomonal penicillin + Aminoglycoside

68
Q

Pulmonary arterial HTN (Idiopathic)

A

Sildenafil
Bosentan
Epoprostenol

69
Q

Rickettsia rickettsii

A

Doxycycline

Chloramphenicol (esp. in context of aplastic anemia)

70
Q

Ringworm infections

A

Terbinafine
Griseofulvin
Imidazole

71
Q

Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)

A

5-HT(2A) antagonists

e.g. second generation antipsychotics

72
Q

Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)

A

D2 receptor antagonists

First and second generation antipsychotics

73
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SIADH

A

Demeclocycline
Lithium
Vasopressin receptor antagonists

74
Q

Sickle cell anemia

A

Hydroxyurea

Increased fetal hemoglobin

75
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Sporothrix schenckii

A

Oral potassium chloride

76
Q

Stable angina

A

Sublingual nitroglycerin

77
Q

Staphlococcus aureus

A

MSSA: nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin (anti-staphylococcal penicillins)

MRSA: vancomycin

78
Q

Streptococcus bovis

A

Penicillin prophylaxis

Evaluation

79
Q

Streptococcus pneumoniae

A

Penicillin/cephalosporin (Systemic infection, pneumonia)

Vancomycin (Meningitis)

80
Q

Streptococcus pyogenes

A

Penicillin prophylaxis

81
Q

Temporal arteritis

A

High-dose steroids

82
Q

Tonic-clonic seizures

A

Phenytoin
Valproate
Carbamazepine

83
Q

Toxoplasma gondii

A

Sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine

84
Q

Treponema pallidum

A

Penicillin

85
Q

Trichomonas vaginalis

A

Metronidazole

Patient AND partner

86
Q

Ulcerative colitis

A

5-ASA

Infliximab

87
Q

UTI prophylaxis

88
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Warfarin toxicity

A 
Fresh frozen plasma (acute)
Vitamin K (chronic)
89
Q

Wegener’s granulomatosis with polyangiitis

A

Cyclophosphamide

Corticosteroids

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