Classic/Relevant Treatments 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
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 to determine if they have pernicious anemia)
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin, finasteride
Bipolar disorder
Lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine (mood stabilizers), Atypical antipsychotics
Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole/exemestane)
Buerger’s disease
Smoking cessation
Bulimia
SSRIs
Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic), nystatin (oral thrush, esophagitis)
Carcinoid syndrome
Somatostatin analog (Octreotide)
Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection), erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor), allopurinol (overproducer)
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 (proxphylaxis in AIDS patients)
Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna
Cystic fibrosis
N-acetylcysteine
+
antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Depression
SSRIs (first-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, and insulin (possible)
Diabetic ketoacidosis
IV Fluids, IV insulin, K+
Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
“V-amp-amino”
Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil, vardenafil