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
Tx Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Tx HiB
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Tx generalized anxiety disorder
Buspirone
Tx granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s)
Tx cyclophophamide, corticosteroids
Tx heparin toxicity (acute)
protamine sulfate
Tx HER2/neu + breast cancer
Trastuzamub
Tx hyperaldosteronism
Spironolactone
Tx hypercholesterolemia
statin (first-line)
Tx hypertriglyceridemia
fibrate
Tx immediate anticoagulation
heparin
Tx infertility
leuprolide, GnRH (pulsatile), clomiphene
Tx influenza
Rimantadine, oseltamivir
Tx Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Tx long-term anticoagulation
warfarin
Tx malaria
chlorquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont), primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Tx malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Tx medical abortion
Mifepristone
Tx migraine
sumatriptan
Tx MRSA
vancomycin
Tx MS
beta-interferon, immunosuppression, natalizumab
Tx mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPE (rifampin, INH, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)
Tx Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)
Tx Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone, rifampin (prophylaxis)
Tx neural tube defect prevention
Prenatal folic acid
Tx osteomalacia/rickets
Vitamin D supplementation
Tx osteoporosis
Bisphosphonates; calcium and vit D supplementation
Tx PDA
Indomethacin
Tx pheochromocytoma
alpha-antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
Tx pneumocystis jirovecii
TMP-SMX (prophylaxis in AIDs patient)
Tx prolactinoma
bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
Tx prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide, GnRH (continuous)
Tx prostate carcinoma
Flutamide
Tx pseudomonas aeruginosa
antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
Tx pulmonary arterial hypertension (idiopathic)
Sildenafil, bosentan, epoprostenol
Tx Rickettsia rickettsii
Doxycycline, chloramphenicol (associated with aplastic anemia)
Tx ringworm infections
Terbinafine, griseofulvin, imidazole
Tx schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
5-HT2A antagonists (e.g. 2nd generation antipsychotics)
Tx schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
D2 receptor antagonists (e.g. 1st- and 2nd-generation antipsychotics)
Tx SIADH
demeclocylcine, lithium, vasopressin receptor antagonists
Tx sickle cell anemia
hydroxyurea (inc fetal hemoglobin)
Tx sporothrix schenckii
oral potassium iodide
Tx stable angina
sublingual nitroglycerin
Tx MSSA
nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin (antistaphylococcal PCNs)
Tx MRSA
vanco
Tx Strep bovis
PCN prophylaxis; eval for colon cancer if linked to endocarditis
Tx strep pneumo
penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection, pneumonia), vanco (meningitis)
Tx strep pyogenes
penicillin prophylaxis
Tx temporal arteritis
high-dose steroids
Tx tonic clonic seizures
phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine
Tx toxoplama gondii
sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine
Tx Treponema pallidum
PCN
Tx Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (pt and partner)
Tx trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)
carbamazepine
Tx ulcerative colitis
5-ASA, infliximab, colectomy
Tx UTI prophylaxis
TMP-SMX
Tx warfarin toxicity
fresh frozen plasma (acute), vitamin K (chronic)