Classic/Relevant Treatments 4

Question 1

Osteomalacia/rickets?

Answer 1

Vit D supplementation

Question 2

Osteoporosis?

Answer 2

Bisphosphonate; Ca and vit D supplementation

Question 3

Patent ductus arteriosus?

Answer 3

Indomethacin

Question 4

Pheochromocytoma?

Answer 4

a-antagonists (e.g. phenoxybenzamine)

Question 5

Pneumocystis jirovecii?

Answer 5

TMP-SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS pts)

Question 6

Prolactinoma?

Answer 6

Bromocriptine (dopamine agonist)

Question 7

Prostate cancer/uterine fibrinoids?

Answer 7

Leuprolide, GnRH (continuous)

Question 8

Prostate carcinoma?

Answer 8

Flutamide

Question 9

Pseudomonas aeruginosa?

Answer 9

Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

Question 10

Pulmonary arterial HTN (idiopathic)?

Answer 10

Sildenafil, bosentan, epoprostenol

Question 11

Rickettsia rickettsii?

Answer 11

Doxycycline, chloramphenicol (esp in context of aplastic anemia)

Question 12

Ringworm infections?

Answer 12

Terbinafine, griseofulvin, imidazole

Question 13

Schizophrenia (negative sxs)?

Answer 13

5-HT2A antagonists (e.g. 2nd gen antipsychotics)

Question 14

Schizophrenia (positive sxs)?

Answer 14

D2 receptor antagonists (e.g. 1st and 2nd gen antipsychotics)

Question 15

SIADH?

Answer 15

Demeclocycline, lithium, vasopressin receptor antagonists

Question 16

Sickle cell anemia?

Answer 16

Hydroxyurea (high fetal Hb)