Classic/Relevant Treatments I

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 retinoic acid

Question 4

ADHD

Answer 4

Methylphenidate, CBT, atomoxetine

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

Anticoagulation during pregnancy

Answer 8

Heparin

Question 9

Arrythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

Answer 9

Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexilitine)

Question 10

B12 deficiency

Answer 10

Vitamin B12 supplementation (work up cause with schilling test)

Question 11

BPH

Answer 11

Alpha1 antagonists, 5 alpha reductase inhibitors, PDE5 inhibitors

Question 12

Bipolar disorder

Answer 12

Mood stabilizers (e.g. lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine)
Atypical antipsychotics

Question 13

Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman

Answer 13

Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)

Question 14

Bulimia nervosa

Answer 14

SSRI’s

Question 15

Buerger disease

Answer 15

Smoking cessation

Question 16

Candida albicans

Answer 16

Topica azoles (vaginits)
Nystatin, fluconazolecaspofungin (oral/esophageal)
Fluconazole, caspofungin, amphoteracin B (systemic)

Question 17

Carcinoid syndrome

Answer 17

Octreotide

Question 18

Chlamydia trachomatis

Answer 18

Doxycycline (+ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection)

Erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

Question 19

Chronic gout

Answer 19

Xanthine oxidase inhibitors (e.g. allopurinol febuxostat)

Question 20

Chronic hepatitis B or C

Answer 20

IFN-alpha (HBV and HCV)

Ribavirin, simeprevir, sofosbuvir (HCV)

Question 21

Chronic myelogenous leukemia

Answer 21

Imatinib

Question 22

Clostridium difficile

Answer 22

Oral metronidazole; if refractory oral vancomycin

Question 23

Clostridium botulinum

Answer 23

Antitoxin

Question 24

Clostridium tetani

Answer 24

Antitoxin

Question 25

CMV

Answer 25

Ganciclovir, foscarnet, cidofovir

Question 26

Cryptococcus neoformans

Answer 26

Fluconazole (in AIDS patients)

Question 27

Crohn disease

Answer 27

Corticosteroids, infliximab, azathioprine