Rapid Review - Classic/Relevant Treatments (Part 1)

Question 1

Absence 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 use disorder

Answer 5

AA + disulfiram, naltrexone, or acamprosate for patient. Al-Anon for patient’s family.

Question 6

Alcohol withdrawal

Answer 6

Benzodiazepines

Question 7

Anorexia

Answer 7

Nutrition, psychotherapy

Question 8

Anticoagulation during pregnancy

Answer 8

Heparin

Question 9

Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

Answer 9

Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)

Question 10

B12 deficiency

Answer 10

Vitamin B12 supplementation (work up cause with Schilling test)

Question 11

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 11

Tamsulosin, finasteride

Question 12

Bipolar disorder

Answer 12

Lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine (mood stabilizers)

Question 13

Breast cancer in postmenopausal women

Answer 13

Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)

Question 14

Buerger disease

Answer 14

Smoking cessation

Question 15

Bulimia nervosa

Answer 15

SSRIs

Question 16

Candida albicans

Answer 16

Amphotericin B (systemic), nystatin (oral thrush), azoles (vaginitis)

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

Probenecid (underexcretor), allopurinol (overproducer), febuxostat

Question 20

Chronic hepatitis

Answer 20

IFN-alpha

Question 21

Chronic myelogenous leukemia

Answer 21

Imatinib

Question 22

Clostridium botulinum

Answer 22

Antitoxin

Question 23

Clostridium difficile

Answer 23

Oral metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin

Question 24

Clostridium tetani

Answer 24

Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

Question 25

CMV

Answer 25

Ganciclovir

Question 26

Crohn disease

Answer 26

Corticosteroids, infliximab, methotrexate, azathioprine

Question 27

Cryptococcus neoformans

Answer 27

Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

Question 28

Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis

Answer 28

Mesna

Question 29

Depression

Answer 29

SSRIs (first line)

Question 30

Diabetes insipidus

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Diabetes mellitus type 1

Answer 31

Dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement

Question 32

Diabetes mellitus type 2

Answer 32

Dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics, and insulin (if refractory)