classic/relevant treatments 1

Question 1

Absence seizures

Answer 1

Ethosuximide

Question 2

Acute gout attack

Answer 2

NSAIDs, colchicine, glucocorticoids

Question 3

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)

Answer 3

All-trans retinoid acid (vitamin A)

Question 4

ADHD

Answer 4

Methylphenidate, CBT, atomoxetine, guanfacine, clonidine

Question 5

Alcoholism

Answer 5

Disulfiram, acamprosate, naltrexone, supportive care

Question 6

Alcohol withdrawal

Answer 6

Long-acting benzodiazepines

Question 7

Anorexia

Answer 7

Nutrition, psychotherapy, mirtazapine

Question 8

Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

Answer 8

Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine)

Question 9

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 9

α1-antagonists, 5α-reductase inhibitors, PDE-5 inhibitors

Question 10

Bipolar disorder

Answer 10

Mood stabilizers (eg, lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine), atypical antipsychotics

Question 11

Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman

Answer 11

Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)

Question 12

Buerger disease

Answer 12

Smoking cessation

Question 13

Bulimia nervosa

Answer 13

SSRIs

Question 14

Candida albicans

Answer 14

Topical azoles (vaginitis); nystatin, fluconazole, caspofungin (oral/esophageal); fluconazole, caspofungin, amphotericin B (systemic)

Question 15

Carcinoid syndrome

Answer 15

Octreotide

Question 16

Chlamydia trachomatis

Answer 16

Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection), erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

Question 17

Chronic gout

Answer 17

Xanthine oxidase inhibitors (eg, allopurinol, febuxostat); pegloticase; probenecid

Question 18

Chronic hepatitis B or C

Answer 18

IFN-α (HBV and HCV); ribavirin, simeprevir, sofosbuvir (HCV)

Question 19

Chronic myelogenous leukemia

Answer 19

Imatinib

Question 20

Clostridium botulinum

Answer 20

Antitoxin

Question 21

Clostridium difficile

Answer 21

Oral metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin

Question 22

Clostridium tetani

Answer 22

Antitoxin

Question 23

CMV

Answer 23

Ganciclovir, foscarnet, cidofovir

Question 24

Crohn disease

Answer 24

Corticosteroids, infliximab, azathioprine

Question 25

Cryptococcus neoformans

Answer 25

Fluconazole (in AIDS patients)

Question 26

Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis

Answer 26

Mesna

Question 27

Depression

Answer 27

SSRIs (first-line)

Question 28

Diabetes insipidus

Answer 28

Desmopressin (central); hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)

Question 29

Diabetes mellitus type 1

Answer 29

Dietary intervention (low carbohydrate) + insulin replacement

Question 30

Diabetes mellitus type 2

Answer 30

Dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics, and insulin (if refractory)

Question 31

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Answer 31

Fluids, insulin, K+

Question 32

Drug of choice for anticoagulation during pregnancy

Answer 32

Heparin

Question 33

Enterococci

Answer 33

Vancomycin, aminopenicillins/cephalosporins

Question 34

Erectile dysfunction

Answer 34

Sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil

Question 35

ER ⊕ breast cancer

Answer 35

Tamoxifen

Question 36

Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication

Answer 36

Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

Question 37

Haemophilus influenzae (B)

Answer 37

Rifampin (prophylaxis)

Question 38

Generalized anxiety disorder

Answer 38

SSRIs, SNRIs (first line); buspirone (second line)

Question 39

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener)

Answer 39

Cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids

Question 40

Heparin reversal

Answer 40

Protamine sulfate

Question 41

HER2/neu ⊕ breast cancer

Answer 41

Trastuzumab

Question 42

Hyperaldosteronism

Answer 42

Spironolactone