Classic Treatments

Question 1

Abscence seizures

Answer 1

Ethosuximide

Question 2

Acute gout attack

Answer 2

NSAIDs, colchicine

Question 3

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)

Answer 3

All-trans retinoic acid

Question 4

ADHD

Answer 4

Methylphenidate, amphetamines

Question 5

Alcohol abuse

Answer 5

AA + disulfiram

Question 6

Alcohol withdrawal

Answer 6

Benzodiazepines

Question 7

Anorexia

Answer 7

SSRIs

Question 8

Anticoagulation during pregnancy

Answer 8

Heparin

Question 9

Arrhythmia (damaged tissue)

Answer 9

Class IB antiarrhythmic

(lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)

Question 10

B12 deficiency

Answer 10

Vit B12 supplement

+

Shilling test

Question 11

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 11

Tamsulosin, finasteride

Question 12

Bipolar disorder

Answer 12

Mood stabilizers

(lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine)

Question 13

Breast cancer (post-menopausal)

Answer 13

Aromatase inhibitor

(anastrozole)

Question 14

Buerger’s disease

Answer 14

Smoking cessation

Question 15

Bulimia

Answer 15

SSRIs

Question 16

Candida albicans (systemic)

Answer 16

Amphotericin B

Question 17

Candida albicans (oral, esophageal)

Answer 17

Nystatin

Question 18

Carcinoid syndrome

Answer 18

Ocreotide

(somatostatin analog)

Question 19

Chlamydia trachomatis

(adults, infants)

Answer 19

Doxycycline

(+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection)

Erythromycin eye drops (infant prophylaxis)

Question 20

Chronic gout

Answer 20

Probenecid (underexcretor)

Allopurinol (overproducer)

Question 21

Chronic hepatitis

Answer 21

IFN-alpha

Question 22

Chronic myelogenous leukemia

Answer 22

Imatinib

Question 23

Clostridium botulinum

Answer 23

Botulin antitoxin

Question 24

Clostridium difficile

Answer 24

Metronidazole (acute)

Vancomycin (refractory)

(+ fecal transplant)

Question 25

Clostridium tetani

Answer 25

tetanus antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

Question 26

Crohn's disease

Answer 26

Corticosteroids, infliximab

Question 27

Cryptococcus neoformans

Answer 27

Fluconazole

Question 28

Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis

Answer 28

Mesna

Question 29

Cystic fibrosis

Answer 29

N-acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin, azithromycin)

Question 30

Cytomegalovirus

Answer 30

Ganciclovir

Question 31

Depression

Answer 31

SSRIs

Question 32

Diabetes insipidus

Answer 32

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

Question 33

Diabetes mellitus type I

Answer 33

Dietary intervention (low-sugar) + insulin replacement

Question 34

Diabetes mellitus type II

Answer 34

Dietary intervention + oral hypoglycemics + insulin (possible)

Question 35

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Answer 35

Fluids, insulin, K+

Question 36

Enterococci

Answer 36

Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

Question 37

Erectile dysfunction

Answer 37

sildenafil, vardenafil

Question 38

Estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer

Answer 38

Tamoxifen

Question 39

Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication

Answer 39

Fomepizole | (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

Question 40

Haemophilus influenzae B | (prophylaxis)

Answer 40

Rifampin | (throat carriage prophylaxis)

Question 41

Generalized anxiety disorder

Answer 41

Buspirone

Question 42

Heparin toxicity (acute)

Answer 42

Protamine sulfate

Question 43

HER2/neu-positive breast cancer

Answer 43

Trastuzumab

Question 44

Hyperaldosteronism

Answer 44

Spironolactone

Question 45

Hypercholesterolemia

Answer 45

Statin (first-line)

Question 46

Hypertriglyceridemia

Answer 46

Fibrate

Question 47

_Immediate_ anticoagulation

Answer 47

Heparin

Question 48

_Long-term_ anticoagulation

Answer 48

Warfarin

Question 49

Malaria

Answer 49

Chloroquine/mefloquine (blood schizont) Primaquine (liver hypnozoite)

Question 50

Infertility

Answer 50

Leuprolide + GnRH (pulsatile)

Question 51

Influenza

Answer 51

Rimantadine, oseltamivir

Question 52

Legionella pneumophila

Answer 52

Erythromycin

Question 53

Malignant hyperthermia

Answer 53

Dantrolene

Question 54

Medical abortion

Answer 54

Mifepristone

Question 55

Migraine

Answer 55

Sumatriptan

Question 56

MRSA

Answer 56

Vancomycin

Question 57

Multiple Sclerosis

Answer 57

beta-interferon, immunosuppression, natalizumab

Question 58

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Answer 58

RIPE (rifampin, INH, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)

Question 59

Neisseria gonorrheae

Answer 59

Ceftriaxone (+ doxycycline for concurrent Chlamydia)

Question 60

Neisseria meningitidis

Answer 60

Penicillin/ceftriaxone rifampin (prophylaxis)

Question 61

Neural tube defect | (prevention)

Answer 61

Prenatal folic acid

Question 62

Osteomalacia/rickets

Answer 62

Vit D supplementation

Question 63

Osteoporosis

Answer 63

Bisphosphonates + Ca2+, Vit D supplementation

Question 64

Patent ductus arteriosus

Answer 64

Indomethacin

Question 65

Pheochromocytoma

Answer 65

Alpha-antagonists | (i.e. phenoxybenzamine)

Question 66

Pneumocystis jirovecii

Answer 66

TMP-SMX

Question 67

Prolactinoma

Answer 67

Bromocriptine | (DA agonist)

Question 68

Prostate cancer Uterine fibroids

Answer 68

Leuprolide + GnRH (continuous)

Question 69

Prostate carcinoma

Answer 69

Flutamide

Question 70

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Answer 70

Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

Question 71

Pulmonary arterial hypertension

Answer 71

Sildenafil, bosentan, epoprostenol

Question 72

Rickettsia rickettsii

Answer 72

Doxycycline Chloramphenicol (if aplastic anemia)

Question 73

Ringworm infection

Answer 73

Terbinafine, griseofulvin, imidazole

Question 74

Schizophrenia | (negative symptoms)

Answer 74

5-HT_2A antagonist | (2nd gen antipsychotic)

Question 75

Schizophrenia | (positive symptoms)

Answer 75

D2 receptor antagonist | (1st and 2nd gen antipsychotic)

Question 76

SIADH

Answer 76

demeclocycline lithium vasopressin receptor antagonists

Question 77

Sickle cell anemia

Answer 77

Hydroxyurea | (increase fetal Hb)

Question 78

Sporothrix schenckii

Answer 78

Oral potassium chloride

Question 79

Stable angina

Answer 79

Sublingual nitroglycerin

Question 80

Staphylococcus aureus

Answer 80

MSSA: Nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin MRSA: Vancomycin

Question 81

Streptococcus bovis

Answer 81

Penicillin (prophylaxis) + Screen for rectal carcinoma (if endocarditis)

Question 82

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Answer 82

Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic, pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)

Question 83

Streptococcus pyogenes

Answer 83

Penicillin (prophylaxis)

Question 84

Temporal arteritis

Answer 84

High-dose steroids

Question 85

Tonic-clonic seizures

Answer 85

Phenytoin Valproate Carbamazepine

Question 86

Toxoplasma gondii

Answer 86

Sulfadiazine + Pyrimethamine

Question 87

Treponema pallidum

Answer 87

Penicillin

Question 88

Trichomonas vaginalis

Answer 88

Metronidazole | (patient and partner)

Question 89

Ulcerative colitis

Answer 89

5-ASA infliximab

Question 90

UTI (prophylaxis)

Answer 90

TMP-SMX

Question 91

Warfarin toxicity | (acute, chronic)

Answer 91

Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic)

Question 92

Wegener's granulomatosis w/polyangiitis

Answer 92

Cyclophosphamide Corticosteroids