classic/relevant treatments 2 Flashcards
Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first-line)
Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
“Vibrates” lower VDLDs (TGs)
Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
Infertility
Leuprolide, GnRH (pulsatile), clomiphene
Influenza
Oseltamivir, zanamivir
Kawasaki disease
IVIG, high-dose aspirin
Legionella pneumophila
Macrolides (eg, azithromycin)
Long-term anticoagulation
Warfarin, dabigatran, rivaroxaban and apixaban
Malaria
Chloroquine, mefloquine, atovaquone/proguanil (for blood schizont), primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Medical abortion
Mifepristone
Migraine
Abortive therapies (eg, sumatriptan, NSAIDs); prophylaxis (eg, propranolol, topiramate, CCBs, amitriptyline)
Multiple sclerosis
Disease-modifying therapies (eg, β-interferon, natalizumab); for acute flares, use IV steroids
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPE (rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent C trachomatis)
Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone, rifampin (prophylaxis)
Neural tube defect prevention
Prenatal folic acid
Osteomalacia/rickets
Vitamin D supplementation