Question

Match List I (Clinical Condition) with List II (Drug Management) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Clinical Condition)	List II (Drug Management)
A. Delirium	1. Risperidone
B. Alzheimer's disease	2. Donepezil
C. Schizophrenia	3. Benzodiazepines
D. Acute extrapyramidal symptoms in a schizophrenic patient under treatment	4. Haloperidol

• A. A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
• B. A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
• C. A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

Hint:

Match Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia to their drugs first, then see what is left for the other two.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
Four clinical conditions in List I must each be matched to the drug used to manage them in List II, then the correct code selected.

Step 2: Key Concept or Approach:
Match each condition to its drug one at a time using standard psychiatric practice, then check which coded option reflects that full set of pairs.

Step 3: Working Through the Options:
Delirium with marked agitation is settled with a sedating benzodiazepine, giving A-3. Alzheimer's disease is managed with a cholinesterase inhibitor, and donepezil is the standard one, giving B-2. Schizophrenia is treated with an antipsychotic, and risperidone, an atypical agent, is the drug listed for it, giving C-1. Once benzodiazepines, donepezil, and risperidone are assigned to A, B, and C, haloperidol is left for D, acute extrapyramidal symptoms in a patient already on antipsychotic treatment, where a sedating agent is used to control the acute reaction while the offending drug is adjusted. Putting these together gives A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4, which is the first coded option. The second option swaps B and C, wrongly giving Alzheimer's disease risperidone and schizophrenia donepezil, and the third option additionally swaps A and D, so both fail to match the standard drug-to-condition pairing.

Step 4: Conclusion:
The correct answer is A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4.