Classic/Relevant treatment (First Aid Rapid Review) Flashcards
Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Acute gout attack
NSAIDs
Colchicine
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All-trans retinoic acid
ADHD
Methylphenidate
Amphetamines
Alcohol abuse
AA+ disulfiram for patient and Al-Anon for family
Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Anorexia
SSRIs
Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic
lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide
B12 deficiency
Vitamin B12 supplementation
work up cause with Schilling Test
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin
Finasteride
Bipolar disorder
Lithium,
Valproate,
Carbamazepine,
Lamotrigine (mood stabilizers)
Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)
Buerger’s disease
Smoking cessation
Bulimia
SSRIs
Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic), Nystatin (oral thrush, esophagitis)
Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfxn),
Erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor),
Allopurinol (overproducer),
Febuxostat
Chronic hepatitis
IFN-alpha
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Clostridium difficile
Oral metronidazole;
If refractory: oral vancomycin
Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + Vaccine booster + Diazepam
Crohn’s disease
Corticosteroids,
infliximab
Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole
prophylaxis in AIDS patients
Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna
Depression
SSRIs (1st line)
Diabetes insipidus
Desmopressin (central);
Hydrochlorothiazide,
Indomethacin,
Amiloride (nephrogenic)
Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement
Diabetes mellitus type 2
Dietary intervention,
Oral hypoglycemics,
Insulin (possible)
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids,
insulin,
K+
Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + Aminoglycoside
Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil,
Vardenafil
ER (+) breast Cancer
Tamoxifen