Classic/Relevant treatment (First Aid Rapid Review)

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 abuse

Answer 5

AA+ disulfiram for patient and Al-Anon for family

Question 6

Alcohol withdrawal

Answer 6

Benzodiazepines

Question 7

Anorexia

Answer 7

SSRIs

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 woman

Answer 13

Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)

Question 14

Buerger’s disease

Answer 14

Smoking cessation

Question 15

Bulimia

Answer 15

SSRIs

Question 16

Candida albicans

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Carcinoid syndrome

Answer 17

Octreotide

Question 18

Chlamydia trachomatis

Answer 18

Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfxn),

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

Crohn's disease

Answer 25

Corticosteroids, | infliximab

Question 26

Cryptococcus neoformans

Answer 26

Fluconazole | prophylaxis in AIDS patients

Question 27

Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis

Answer 27

Mesna

Question 28

Depression

Answer 28

SSRIs (1st line)

Question 29

Diabetes insipidus

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Diabetes mellitus type 1

Answer 30

Dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement

Question 31

Diabetes mellitus type 2

Answer 31

Dietary intervention, Oral hypoglycemics, Insulin (possible)

Question 32

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Answer 32

Fluids, insulin, K+

Question 33

Enterococci

Answer 33

Vancomycin/ampicillin + Aminoglycoside

Question 34

Erectile dysfunction

Answer 34

Sildenafil, | Vardenafil

Question 35

ER (+) breast Cancer

Answer 35

Tamoxifen

Question 36

Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication

Answer 36

Fomepizole | alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor

Question 37

Haemophilus influenzae (B)

Answer 37

Rifampin | prophylaxis

Question 38

Generalized anxiety disorder

Answer 38

Buspirone

Question 39

Heparin toxicity (acute)

Answer 39

Protamine sulfate

Question 40

HER2/neu (+) breast cancer

Answer 40

Trastuzumab

Question 41

Hyperaldosteronism

Answer 41

Spironolactone

Question 42

Hypercholesterolemia

Answer 42

Statin | 1st line

Question 43

Hypertriglyceridemia

Answer 43

Fibrate

Question 44

Immediate anticoagulation

Answer 44

Heparin

Question 45

Infertility

Answer 45

Leuprolide, | GnRH (pulsatile)

Question 46

Influenza

Answer 46

Rimantadine, oseltamivir

Question 47

Legionella pneumophila

Answer 47

Erythromycin

Question 48

long term anticoagulation

Answer 48

Warfarin

Question 49

Malaria

Answer 49

Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont), | Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

Question 50

Malignant hyperthermia

Answer 50

Dantrolene

Question 51

Medical abortion

Answer 51

Mifepristone

Question 52

Migraine

Answer 52

Sumatriptan

Question 53

MRSA

Answer 53

Vancomycin

Question 54

Multiple sclerosis

Answer 54

ß-interferon, Immunosuppression, Natalizumab

Question 55

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Answer 55

RIPE | rifampin, INH, pyrazinamide, ethambutol

Question 56

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Answer 56

Ceftriaxone | add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia

Question 57

Neisseria meningitidis

Answer 57

Penicillin/ceftriaxone | Rifampin (prophylaxis)

Question 58

Neural tube defect prevention

Answer 58

Prenatal folic acid

Question 59

Osteomalacia/rickets

Answer 59

Vitamin D supplementation

Question 60

Osteoporosis

Answer 60

Bisphosphonates | Calcium and vitamin D supplementation

Question 61

Patent ductus arteriosus

Answer 61

Indomethacin

Question 62

Pheochromocytoma

Answer 62

alpha-antagonists | e.g. phenoxybenzamine

Question 63

Pneumocystis jirovecii

Answer 63

TMP-SMX | Prophylaxis in AIDS patient

Question 64

Prolactinoma

Answer 64

Bromocriptine | Dopamine agonists

Question 65

Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids

Answer 65

Leuprolide | GnRH (continuous)

Question 66

Prostate carcinoma

Answer 66

Flutamide

Question 67

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Answer 67

Antipseudomonal penicillin + Aminoglycoside

Question 68

Pulmonary arterial HTN (Idiopathic)

Answer 68

Sildenafil Bosentan Epoprostenol

Question 69

Rickettsia rickettsii

Answer 69

Doxycycline | Chloramphenicol (esp. in context of aplastic anemia)

Question 70

Ringworm infections

Answer 70

Terbinafine Griseofulvin Imidazole

Question 71

Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)

Answer 71

5-HT(2A) antagonists | e.g. second generation antipsychotics

Question 72

Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)

Answer 72

D2 receptor antagonists | First and second generation antipsychotics

Question 73

SIADH

Answer 73

Demeclocycline Lithium Vasopressin receptor antagonists

Question 74

Sickle cell anemia

Answer 74

Hydroxyurea | Increased fetal hemoglobin

Question 75

Sporothrix schenckii

Answer 75

Oral potassium chloride

Question 76

Stable angina

Answer 76

Sublingual nitroglycerin

Question 77

Staphlococcus aureus

Answer 77

MSSA: nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin (anti-staphylococcal penicillins) MRSA: vancomycin

Question 78

Streptococcus bovis

Answer 78

Penicillin prophylaxis | Evaluation

Question 79

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Answer 79

Penicillin/cephalosporin (Systemic infection, pneumonia) | Vancomycin (Meningitis)

Question 80

Streptococcus pyogenes

Answer 80

Penicillin prophylaxis

Question 81

Temporal arteritis

Answer 81

High-dose steroids

Question 82

Tonic-clonic seizures

Answer 82

Phenytoin Valproate Carbamazepine

Question 83

Toxoplasma gondii

Answer 83

Sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine

Question 84

Treponema pallidum

Answer 84

Penicillin

Question 85

Trichomonas vaginalis

Answer 85

Metronidazole | Patient AND partner

Question 86

Ulcerative colitis

Answer 86

5-ASA | Infliximab

Question 87

UTI prophylaxis

Answer 87

TMP-SMX

Question 88

Warfarin toxicity

Answer 88

``` Fresh frozen plasma (acute) Vitamin K (chronic) ```

Question 89

Wegener's granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Answer 89

Cyclophosphamide | Corticosteroids