classic/relevant treatments

Question 1

absence seizures

Answer 1

ethosuximide

Question 2

acute gout attack

Answer 2

NSAIDs, colchicine, glucocorticoids

Question 3

acute promyelocyotic leukemia (M3)

Answer 3

all-trans retinoid acid

Question 4

ADHD

Answer 4

methylphenidate, amphetamines, 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 antiarrythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine)

Question 9

benign prostate hyperplasia

Answer 9

alpha-antagonists, 5alpha-reductase inhibitors, PDE-5inhibitors

Question 10

bipolar disorders

Answer 10

mood stabilizers (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

carcinoid syndrome

Answer 14

octreotide

Question 15

chronic gout

Answer 15

xanthine oxidase inhibitors (allopurinol, febuxostat); pegloticase; probenecid

Question 16

chronic myelogenous leukemia

Answer 16

imatinib

Question 17

clostridium difficile

Answer 17

oral metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin

Question 18

CMV

Answer 18

ganciclovir, foscarnet, cidofovir

Question 19

crohn disease

Answer 19

corticosteroids, infliximab, azathioprine

Question 20

cryptococcus neoformans

Answer 20

fluconazole

Question 21

cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis

Answer 21

meson

Question 22

depression

Answer 22

SSRIs (first line)

Question 23

diabetes insipidus

Answer 23

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

Question 24

drug of choice for anticoagulation during pregnancy

Answer 24

heparin

Question 25

erectile dysfunction

Answer 25

sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil

Question 26

ER positive breast cancer

Answer 26

tamoxifen

Question 27

ethylene glycol/ methanol intoxication

Answer 27

fomepizole

Question 28

haemophilus influenza B

Answer 28

rifampin

Question 29

heparin reversal

Answer 29

protamine sulfate

Question 30

HER2/neu positive breast cancer

Answer 30

trastuzumab

Question 31

hyperaldosteronism

Answer 31

spironolactone

Question 32

hypercholesterolemia

Answer 32

statin (first line)

Question 33

hypertriglyceridemia

Answer 33

fibrate

Question 34

legionella pneumophila

Answer 34

macrocodes

Question 35

malignant hyperthermia

Answer 35

dantrolene

Question 36

medical abortion

Answer 36

mifepristone

Question 37

pheochromocytoma

Answer 37

alpha antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

Question 38

prolactinoma

Answer 38

cabergoline/bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

Question 39

prostate adenocarcinoma

Answer 39

flutamide

Question 40

sickle cell disease

Answer 40

hydroxyurea

Question 41

sprothrix schenckii

Answer 41

itraconazole, oral potassium iodide

Question 42

stable angina

Answer 42

sublingual nitroglycerin

Question 43

streptococcus pyogenes

Answer 43

penicillin prophylaxis

Question 44

temporal arteritis

Answer 44

high dose steroids

Question 45

tonic clonic seizures

Answer 45

levetiracetam, phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine

Question 46

toxoplasma gondii

Answer 46

sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine

Question 47

treponema pallidum

Answer 47

penicillin

Question 48

trichomonad vaginalis

Answer 48

metronidazole (patient and partner)

Question 49

trigeminal neuralgia

Answer 49

carbamazepine

Question 50

UTI prophylaxis

Answer 50

TMP-SMX

Question 51

warfarin reversal

Answer 51

fresh frozen plasma (acute), vitamin K (non-acute)