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Incorrect This patient doesn’t have hypoglycemia  +
Incorrect Diuretics are not indicated in the treatment of hyponatremia.  +
Incorrect Intravenous diuretics is not indicated in the management of hyponatremia.  +
There are no indications to use Potassium in the treatment of Tricyclic antidepressant poisoning . Potassium doesn't have any cardioprotective functions.  +
Ganciclovir is the drug of choice for treatment of CMV retinitis . Since steroids increase the risk of CMV retinitis they are not indicated here. As a result ganciclovir with steroids is not the correct answer.  +
There is no role of steroids in the maintenance therapy of CMV retinitis  +
Bright light (including sunlight) may trigger cluster attacks . Hence , it may not be used as a measure to prevent cluster headache.  +
Hypertension will present with features like headache, blurry vision, dyspnea, tinnitus, fatigue and drowsiness. The symptoms wont be lasting for a few seconds .  +
The Barlow maneuver is a physical examination performed on infants to screen for developmental dysplasia of the hip. It is named for T. G. Barlow, an English pediatrician, who devised this test; it was clinically tested during 1957–1962 at Hope Hospital Salford, Manchester.  +
MRI brain is a time consuming procedure and takes more time than stroke to show subtle changes . It may be done later to confirm as it has high sensitivity and the high predictive value of MRI to ischemia help to avoid unnecessary and potentially dangerous therapeutic interventions and ensure that effective therapies will not be withheld for those who are suitable for these therapies.  +
Fatigue will not cause an initial improvement and then worsening  +
Though alcoholics present with B12 and folate deficiency there is no history of alcohol in the question.  +
Mannitol may be used to treat cerebral edema but in this case it is not the next best step .  +
Antibiotics are not routinely used in allergic rhinitis. They might be used only to prevent secondary bacterial infections in non responding cases.  +
There are no indications to start oral decongestants for allergic rhinitis.  +
Incorrect IV glucagon does not stabilize the myocardium from the effects of hyperkalemia.  +
Aspirin (NSAIDs) are not recommended during pregnancy, particularly during the third trimester. While NSAIDs as a class are not direct teratogens, they may cause premature closure of the fetal ductus arteriosus and renal ADRs in the fetus. Additionally, they are linked with premature birth and miscarriage.  +
'''Incorrect''': Aminoglycoside have proved to be ineffective in patients of sinusitis.  +
'''Correct''': The best next step in the management of fever and seizures is doing a lumbar puncture to rule out meningitis from encephalitis.  +
Neurocysticercosis also presents with similar complaints and CSF picture. It is the wrong answer because CT scan is negative for any abnormalities. CT scan is very sensitive for neurocysticercosis and cysts will be seen on the CT scan.  +