Classic treatments

Question 1

Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

Answer 1

Class IB anti arrhythmic -> Lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainimide

Question 2

Bipolar disorder

Answer 2

1) Lithium
2) Valproate
3) Carbamazepine
4) Lamotrigine

Question 3

Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman

Answer 3

Aromatase inhibitor (Anastrozole)

Question 4

Chronic gout

Answer 4

Probenecid -> underexcretor

Allopurinol -> overproducer

Question 5

Chronic hepatitis

Answer 5

IFN-alpha

Question 6

C. tetani

Answer 6

1) Antitoxin
2) Vaccine booster
3) Diazepam

Question 7

Cryptococcus neoformans

Answer 7

Fluconazole

Question 8

CF

Answer 8

1) N-acetylcysteins

2) Tobramycin, azithromycin

Question 9

Enterococci

Answer 9

Vancomycin/ ampicillin + aminoglycoside

Question 10

H. flu

Answer 10

Rifampin (prophylaxis)

Question 11

Legionella pneumophilia

Answer 11

Erythromycin

Question 12

MS

Answer 12

Beta-interferon, natalizumab

Question 13

Neisseria meningitidis

Answer 13

Penecillin/ ceftriaxone

Question 14

Pseudomonas aerurinosa

Answer 14

1) Antipseudomonal penicillin

2) Aminoglycoside

Question 15

Pulmonary arterial HTN

Answer 15

1) Sildenafil
2) Bosantan
3) Epoprostenol

Question 16

Sporothrix schenckii

Answer 16

Oral potassium chloride

Question 17

Tonic-clonic seizures

Answer 17

1) Phenytoin
2) Valproate
3) Carbamazepine

Question 18

UC

Answer 18

1) 5-ASA

2) Infliximab