2014 Classic Treatments Flashcards
Tx absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Tx acute gout attack
NSAIDs, colchicine
Tx acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All-trans retinoic acid
Tx ADHD
Methylphenidate, amphetamines
Tx alcohol use disorder
AA + disulfiram, naltrexone, or acamproxate
Tx alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Tx anorexia
Nutrition, psychotherapy
Tx anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Tx arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmics (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)
Tx B12 deficiency
Vitamin B12 supplementation (workup cause with Schilling)
Tx BPH
tamsulosin, ginasteride
Tx bipolar disorder
Lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine
Tx breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)
Tx Buerger dz
smoking cessation
Tx bulimia nervosa
SSRIs
Tx Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic), nystatin (oral thrush), azoles (vaginitis)
Tx carcinoid syndroem
Octreotide
Tx Chylamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ceftriaxone for gonorrhea confection), erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in fangs)
Tx chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor), allopurinol (overproducer), febuxostat
Tx chronic hepatitis
IFN-alpha
Tx CML
Imatinib
Tx Clostridium botulinum
antitoxin
Tx c diff
oral metronidazole; if refractory, oral vanco
Tx c tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Tx CMV
Ganciclovir
Tx Crohn disease
Corticosteroids, infliximab, methotrexate, azathioprine
Tx Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDs patients)
Tx cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna
Tx depression
SSRIs (first-line)
Tx diabetes insipidus
DDAVP (central); hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)
Tx DM type 1
Dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement
Tx DM type 2
Dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics, insulin (if refractory)
Tx DKA
Fluids, insulin, K+
Tx enteroccoi
Vanco/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Tx erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil, vardenafil
Tx ER + breast cancer
tamoxifen