USMLE Step 1 First Aid Rapid Review Practice
Q-Bank Questions with correct verified
detailed Answers latest updated version 2025
(A+ Guide Solution)
Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue tx --- correct precise answer ---
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine)
Benign prostatic hyperplasia tx --- correct precise answer ---Alpha-1
antagonists (terazosin, also good for HTN)
5alpha-reductase inhibitors (finasteride)
PDE-5 inhibitors (sildenafil)
Bipolar disorder tx --- correct precise answer ---Mood stabilizers
(e.g., lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine, atypical antipsychotics)
Breast cancer in premenopausal women tx --- correct precise answer
---Tamoxifen (SERM)
Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman tx --- correct precise answer
---Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)
,Buerger (thromboangiitis obliterans) disease tx --- correct precise
answer ---Smoking cessation
Bulimia nervosa tx --- correct precise answer ---SSRIs (bupropion can
precipate seizures)
Candida albicans tx --- correct precise answer ---Topical azoles
(vaginitis); nystatin, fluconazole, caspofungin (oral/esophageal):
fluconazole, caspofungin, amphotericin B (systemic)
Carcinoid syndrome tx --- correct precise answer ---Octreotide
(somatostatin analog)
Chlamydia trachomatis tx --- correct precise answer ---Doxycycline or
Azithromycin (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection), erythromycin
eye drops (conjunctivitis prophylaxis in infants)
Chronic gout tx --- correct precise answer ---Xanthine oxidase
inhibitors (e.g., allopurinol, febuxostat), probenecid (increases
excretion in urine)
,Chronic hepatitis B or C tx --- correct precise answer ---IFN-alpha
(HBV and HCV); ribavirin, simeprevir, sofosbuvir (HCV)
Chronic myelogenous leukemia tx --- correct precise answer ---
Imatinib (targets BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase)
Clostridium botulinum tx --- correct precise answer ---Antitoxin
Clostridium difficle tx --- correct precise answer ---Oral
metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin
Clostridium tetani tx --- correct precise answer ---Antitoxin
CMV tx --- correct precise answer ---Ganciclovir, foscarnet, cidofovir
Crohn disesae tx --- correct precise answer ---Corticosteroids,
infliximab, azathoiprine
Cryptococcus neoformans tx --- correct precise answer ---Fluconazole
(in AIDs pts)
, Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis tx --- correct precise
answer ---Mesna
Depression tx --- correct precise answer ---SSRIs (first line)
Diabetes insipidus tx --- correct precise answer ---Desmopressin
(central); HCTZ, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)
DM type I treatment --- correct precise answer ---Dietary intervention
(low carb) + insulin replacement
DM type II treatment --- correct precise answer ---Dietary
intervention, oral hypoglycemics, and insulin (if refractory)
Diabetic ketoacidosis tx --- correct precise answer ---Fluids, insulin,
K+
Enterococci tx --- correct precise answer ---Vancomycin,
aminopenicillins/cephalosporins
Q-Bank Questions with correct verified
detailed Answers latest updated version 2025
(A+ Guide Solution)
Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue tx --- correct precise answer ---
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine)
Benign prostatic hyperplasia tx --- correct precise answer ---Alpha-1
antagonists (terazosin, also good for HTN)
5alpha-reductase inhibitors (finasteride)
PDE-5 inhibitors (sildenafil)
Bipolar disorder tx --- correct precise answer ---Mood stabilizers
(e.g., lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine, atypical antipsychotics)
Breast cancer in premenopausal women tx --- correct precise answer
---Tamoxifen (SERM)
Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman tx --- correct precise answer
---Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)
,Buerger (thromboangiitis obliterans) disease tx --- correct precise
answer ---Smoking cessation
Bulimia nervosa tx --- correct precise answer ---SSRIs (bupropion can
precipate seizures)
Candida albicans tx --- correct precise answer ---Topical azoles
(vaginitis); nystatin, fluconazole, caspofungin (oral/esophageal):
fluconazole, caspofungin, amphotericin B (systemic)
Carcinoid syndrome tx --- correct precise answer ---Octreotide
(somatostatin analog)
Chlamydia trachomatis tx --- correct precise answer ---Doxycycline or
Azithromycin (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection), erythromycin
eye drops (conjunctivitis prophylaxis in infants)
Chronic gout tx --- correct precise answer ---Xanthine oxidase
inhibitors (e.g., allopurinol, febuxostat), probenecid (increases
excretion in urine)
,Chronic hepatitis B or C tx --- correct precise answer ---IFN-alpha
(HBV and HCV); ribavirin, simeprevir, sofosbuvir (HCV)
Chronic myelogenous leukemia tx --- correct precise answer ---
Imatinib (targets BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase)
Clostridium botulinum tx --- correct precise answer ---Antitoxin
Clostridium difficle tx --- correct precise answer ---Oral
metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin
Clostridium tetani tx --- correct precise answer ---Antitoxin
CMV tx --- correct precise answer ---Ganciclovir, foscarnet, cidofovir
Crohn disesae tx --- correct precise answer ---Corticosteroids,
infliximab, azathoiprine
Cryptococcus neoformans tx --- correct precise answer ---Fluconazole
(in AIDs pts)
, Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis tx --- correct precise
answer ---Mesna
Depression tx --- correct precise answer ---SSRIs (first line)
Diabetes insipidus tx --- correct precise answer ---Desmopressin
(central); HCTZ, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)
DM type I treatment --- correct precise answer ---Dietary intervention
(low carb) + insulin replacement
DM type II treatment --- correct precise answer ---Dietary
intervention, oral hypoglycemics, and insulin (if refractory)
Diabetic ketoacidosis tx --- correct precise answer ---Fluids, insulin,
K+
Enterococci tx --- correct precise answer ---Vancomycin,
aminopenicillins/cephalosporins
