Rapid Review - Set 08 - Sheet1

Question 1

Absence seizures Tx:

Answer 1

Ethosuximide

Question 2

Acute gout attack Tx:

Answer 2

NSAIDs, Colchicine

Question 3

Acute Promylocytic Leukemia (M3) Tx:

Answer 3

All-trans Retinoic Acid (ATRA)

Question 4

ADHD Tx:

Answer 4

Methylphenidate, Amphetamines

Question 5

Alcohol abuse Tx:

Answer 5

AA + disulfiram for pt. and Al-anon for family

Question 6

Alcohol withdrawal Tx:

Answer 6

Benzodiazepines

Question 7

Anorexia Tx:

Answer 7

SSRIs

Question 8

Anticoagulation during pregnancy Tx:

Answer 8

Heparin

Question 9

Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue Tx:

Answer 9

Class IB antiarrhythmic (Lidocaine, Mexiletine, Tocainide)

Question 10

B12 deficiency Tx:

Answer 10

Vitamin B12 supplementation (work up cause with Schilling test)

Question 11

Benign prostatic hyperplasia Tx:

Answer 11

Tamsulosin, Finasteride

Question 12

Bipolar disorder Tx:

Answer 12

Lithium, Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine (mood stabilizers)

Question 13

Breast ca. in postmenopausal women Tx:

Answer 13

Aromatase inhibitor (Anastrozole)

Question 14

Buerger’s disease Tx:

Answer 14

Smoking cessation

Question 15

Bulimia Tx:

Answer 15

SSRIs

Question 16

Candida albicans Tx:

Answer 16

Amphotericin B (systemic); Nystatin (oral thrush, esophagitis)

Question 17

Carcinoid Syndrome Tx:

Answer 17

Octreotide

Question 18

Chlamydia trachomatis Tx:

Answer 18

Doxycycline (+ Ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection); Erythromycin Eye drops (infant prophylaxis)

Question 19

Chronic gout Tx:

Answer 19

Probenecid (underexcretor); Allopurinol (overproducer)

Question 20

Chronic hepatitis Tx:

Answer 20

IFN-alpha

Question 21

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) Tx:

Answer 21

Imatinib

Question 22

Clostridium botulinum Tx:

Answer 22

Antitoxin

Question 23

Clostridium difficile Tx:

Answer 23

Metronidazole PO; If refractory, Vancomycin PO

Question 24

Clostridium tetani Tx:

Answer 24

Antitoxin + Vaccine booster + Diazepam

Question 25

Crohn's Disease Tx:

Answer 25

Corticosteroids, Infliximab

Question 26

Cryptococcus Neoformans

Answer 26

Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS pts)

Question 27

Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis Tx:

Answer 27

Mesna

Question 28

Cystic fibrosis Tx:

Answer 28

N-acetylcysteine + Antipseudomonal prophylaxis (Tobramycin/Azithromycin)

Question 29

Cytomegalovirus Tx:

Answer 29

Ganciclovir

Question 30

Depression Tx:

Answer 30

SSRIs (1st line)

Question 31

Diabetes Insipidus Tx:

Answer 31

Desmopressin (central); Hydrochlorothiazide, Indomethacin, Amiloride (nephrogenic)

Question 32

Diabetes Mellitus type 1 Tx:

Answer 32

Dietary Intervention (low sugar) + Insulin replacement

Question 33

Diabetes Mellitus type 2 Tx:

Answer 33

Dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics, and insulin (possible)

Question 34

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Answer 34

Fluids, insulin, K+