Classic/Relevant Treatments Flashcards
Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Acute gout attack
NSAIDs, colchicine
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All-trans retinoic acid
ADHD
Methylphenidate, amphetamines
Tx for Alcohol use disorder
AA + disulfiram, naltrexone, or acamprosate for patient; Al-Anon for patient’s family
Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Anorexia
Nutrition, psychotherapy
Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Tx for 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 post-menopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor (anastrazole)
Buerger disease
Smoking cessation
Tx for Bulimia nervosa
SSRI
Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic), nystatin (oral thrush), azoles (vaginitis)
Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Tx for Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea co-infection), erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor), allopurinol (overproduction), febuxostat
Chronic hepatitis
IFN-alpha
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Costridium difficile
Oral metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin
Tx for Clostridium tetany
Anti-toxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Tx for CMV
Ganciclovir
Crohn disease
Corticosteroids, infliximab, methotrexate, azathioprine
Treatment for Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in aids patients)
Tx for Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna (antioxidant)
Depression
SSRIs (first-line)
Tx for Diabetes insipidus
DDAVP (central); HCTZ, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)
Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement
Diabetes mellitus type 2
Diet, oral hypoglycemics, and insulin (if refractory)
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids, insulin, K+
Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Tx for Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil, vardenafil (PDE inhibitors)