Classic/Relevant Treatments

Question 1

Absence seizures

Answer 1

Ethosuximide

Question 2

Acute gout attack

Answer 2

NSAIDs, colchicine, glucocorticoids

Question 3

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)

Answer 3

All-trans retinoic acid

Question 4

ADHD

Answer 4

Methylphenidate, CBT, atomoxetine, guanfacine, clonidine

Question 5

Alcoholism

Answer 5

Disulfiram, acamprosate, naltrexone, supportive care

Question 6

Alcohol withdrawal

Answer 6

Long-acting benzodiazepines

Question 7

Anorexia

Answer 7

Nutrition, psychotherapy, mirtazapine

Question 8

Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

Answer 8

Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine)

Question 9

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 9

alpha1-antagonists, 5alpha-reductase inhibitors, PDE-5 inhibitors

Question 10

Bipolar disorder

Answer 10

Mood stabilizers (lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine), atypical antipsychotics

Question 11

Breast cancer in postmenopausal women

Answer 11

Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)

Question 12

Buerger Disease

Answer 12

Smoking cessation

Question 13

Bulimia nervosa

Answer 13

SSRI

Question 14

Candida albicans

Answer 14

Topical azoles for vaginitis
Nystatin, fluconazole, caspofungin for oral
Fluconazole, caspofungin, amphotericin B for systemic

Question 15

Carcinoid syndrome

Answer 15

Octreotide

Question 16

Chlamydia trachomatis

Answer 16

Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonnorrhea coinfection), erythromycin drops eye drops for ppx in infants

Question 17

Chronic gout

Answer 17

xanthine oxidase inhibitors (allopurinol, febuxostat) pegloticase (recombinant uricase), probenecid

Question 18

Chronic Hep B / Hep C

Answer 18

IFN-alpha (HBV and HCV), Ribavirin, Simeprevir, Sofosbuvir (HCV)

Question 19

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

Answer 19

Imatinib

Question 20

Clostridium botulinum

Answer 20

antitoxin

Question 21

Clostridium difficile

Answer 21

Oral Metronidazole; if refractory then oral Vancomycin

Question 22

Clostridium tetani

Answer 22

antitoxin

Question 23

CMV

Answer 23

Ganciclovir, foscarnet, cidofovir

Question 24

Crohn disease

Answer 24

Corticosteroids, infliximab, azathioprine

Question 25

Cryptococcus neoformans

Answer 25

Fluconazole (in AIDS patients)

Question 26

Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis

Answer 26

Mesna

Question 27

Depression

Answer 27

SSRIs

Question 28

Diabetes Insipidus

Answer 28

Desmopressin for Central | HCTZ, indomethacin, amiloride for Nephrogenic

Question 29

T1DM

Answer 29

Insulin replacement

Question 30

T2DM

Answer 30

Oral hypoglycemics

Question 31

DKA

Answer 31

Fluids, Insulin, K+

Question 32

Drug of choice for anticoagulation during pregnancy

Answer 32

Heparin

Question 33

Enterococci

Answer 33

Vancomycin, Aminopenicillins, Cephalosporins

Question 34

Erectile dysfunction

Answer 34

Sildenafil, Tadalafil, Vardenafil

Question 35

ER+ breast cancer

Answer 35

Tamoxifen

Question 36

Ethylene glycol / methanol intoxication

Answer 36

Fomepizole

Question 37

Haemophilus influenza type B

Answer 37

Rifampin ppx

Question 38

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Answer 38

SSRI, SNRI, Buspirone

Question 39

Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener)

Answer 39

Cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids

Question 40

Heparin reversal

Answer 40

Protamine sulfate

Question 41

Her2/neu+ breast cancer

Answer 41

Trastuxumab (Herceptin)

Question 42

Hyperaldosteronism

Answer 42

Spironolactone

Question 43

Hypercholesterolemia

Answer 43

Statin

Question 44

Hypertryglyceridemia

Answer 44

Fibrate

Question 45

Immediate anticoagulation

Answer 45

Heparin

Question 46

Infertility

Answer 46

Leuprolide, GnRH (pulsatile), clomiphene

Question 47

Influenza

Answer 47

Oseltamivir, Zanamivir

Question 48

Kawasaki disease

Answer 48

IVIG, lose-dose aspirin

Question 49

Legionella pneumophila

Answer 49

Macrolides (azithromycin)

Question 50

Malaria

Answer 50

Chloroquine, mefloquine, atovaquone/proguanil (for blood schizont), primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

Question 51

Malignant Hyperthermia

Answer 51

Dantrolene

Question 52

Medical abortion

Answer 52

Mifepristone

Question 53

Migrane

Answer 53

Sumatriptan NSAIDs (abortive) propranolol, topiramate, CCBs, amitriptyline (ppx)

Question 54

Multiple sclerosis

Answer 54

IFN-beta, Natalizumab | IV steroids for acute flares

Question 55

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Answer 55

Rifampin, INH, Pyrazinamide, ethambutol

Question 56

Neisseria gonnorrhea

Answer 56

Ceftriaxone (+ doxycycline for concurrent chlamydia)

Question 57

Neisseria meningitidis

Answer 57

Ceftriaxone/penicillin, rifampin (ppx)

Question 58

Prolactinoma

Answer 58

Cabergoline/bromocriptine

Question 59

Prostate adenocarcinoma/uterine fibroids

Answer 59

Leuprolide, GnRH (continuous)

Question 60

Prostate adenocarcinoma

Answer 60

Flutamide

Question 61

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Answer 61

antipseudomonal penicillin, aminoglycosides, carbapenems

Question 62

Pulmonary arterial hypertension

Answer 62

Sildenafil, Bosetan, Epoprostenol

Question 63

Rickettsia rickettssi

Answer 63

Doxycycline, chloramphenicol

Question 64

Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)

Answer 64

Atypical antipsychotics

Question 65

Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)

Answer 65

Typical and Atypical antipsychotics

Question 66

SIADH

Answer 66

Fluid restriction, IV hypertonic saline, conivaptan, tolvaptan, demeclocycline

Question 67

Sporothrix schenckii

Answer 67

Itraconazole, oral potassium iodide

Question 68

Stable angina

Answer 68

sublingual nitroglycerine

Question 69

Ulcerative colitis

Answer 69

5-ASA preparations (mesalamine), 6-mercaptopurine, infliximab, colectomy

Question 70

UTI prophylaxis

Answer 70

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