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1
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Absence seizures

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Ethosuximide

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Acout gout attack

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NSAIDs, colchicine

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3
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Acute Promyelocytic leukemia

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All-trans retinoic acid

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ADHD

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methyphenidate, amphetamines

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Alcohol abuse

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AA and Disulfiram

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6
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Alcohol withdrawal

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Benzodiazepines

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7
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anorexia

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SSRIs

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anticoagulation during pregnancy

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heparin

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9
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arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

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Class IB anti arrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)

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10
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B12 deficiency

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Vit B12 supplementation

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11
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benign prostatic hyperplasia

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Tamsulosin and Finasteride

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12
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Bipolar disorder

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Lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine

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13
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breast cancer in post-menupausal women

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aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)

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14
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Buerger’s disease

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smoking cessation

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15
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bulimia

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SSRIs

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16
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Candida albicans

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Ampho B (systemic) nystatin (oral thrush, esophagitis)

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17
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Carcinoid syndrome

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Octretide

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18
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Chlamydia trachomatis

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doxycycline (+ ceftraixone for gonorrhea confection), erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

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19
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chronic gout

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probenecid (underexcretor) allopurinol (overproducer)

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20
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chronic hepatitis

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IFN-alpha

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21
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CML

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imatinib

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22
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Clostridium botulinum

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Antitoxin

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23
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clostridium difficile

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metronidazole, if refractory oral vancomycin

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24
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clostridium tetani

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antitoxin, vaccine booster, diazepam

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25
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crohn’s disease

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corticosteroids and infliximab

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26
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cryptococcus neoformans

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fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDs patients)

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27
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cyclophosphamide induced hemorrhagic cystitis

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MESNA

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28
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cystic fibrosis

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N-acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin and azithromycin)

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29
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CMV

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Ganciclovir

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30
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depression

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SSRIs (first line)

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31
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diabetes insipidus

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desmopressin (central), hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, and amiloride (if nephrogenic)

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32
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DM type I

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Dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement

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33
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DM type II

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dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics, and insulin (maybe)

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34
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DKA

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fluids, K+, insulin

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35
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enterococci

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vancomycin/ampicilllin + aminoglycoside

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36
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erectile dysfunction

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sildenafil, vardenafil

37
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ER + breast cancer

38
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Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication

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Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

39
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Haemophilus influenzae (B)

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Rifampin (prophylaxis)

40
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

41
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Heparin toxicity

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protamine sulfate

42
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HER2/neu-positive breast cancer

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trastuzumab

43
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hyperaldosteronism

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spironolactone

44
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hypercholesterolemia

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Statin (first line)

45
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hypertryglyceridemia

46
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immediate anticoagulation

47
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infertility

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leuprolide (GnRH pulsatile)

48
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influenza

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rimantadine, oseltamivir

49
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legionella pneumophilia

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erythromycin

50
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long-term anticoagulation

51
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malaria

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chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont), primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

52
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malignant hyperthermia

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dantrolene

53
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medical abortion

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mifepristone

54
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migraine

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sumatriptan

55
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MRSA

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vancomycin

56
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Multiple sclerosis

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B-interferon, immunosuppression, natalizumab

57
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mycobacterium tuberculosis

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RIPE (rifampin, INH, pyrazinamide, ethambutolol)

58
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neisseria gonorrhoeae

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ceftraixone (add doxycyline to cover likely concurrent chlamydia)

59
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neisseria menigitidis

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Peniclillin/ceftraixone, rifampin (prophylaxis)

60
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neural tube defect prevention

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prenatal folic acid

61
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osteomalacia/rickets

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vitamin D supplementation

62
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osteoporosis

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bisphosphonates, calcium, vitamin D supplementation

63
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patent ductus arteriosus

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Indomethacin

64
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prolactinoma

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bromocriptine (DA agonist)

65
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prostate cancer/uterine fibroids

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leuprolide (GnRH continuous treatment)

66
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prostate carcinoma

67
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pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Antipsuedomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

68
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pulmonary arterial hypertension

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epoprostenol, sildenafil, bosentan

69
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rickettsia rickettsii

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doxycycline, chloramphenicol, (especially in the context of aplastic anemia)

70
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ringworm infections

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terbinafine, griseofulvin, imidazole

71
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schizophrenia (negative symptoms)

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Second generation antipsychotic (5HT2 antagonist)

72
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Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)

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first and second generation antipsychotics (D2 receptor antagonists)

73
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SIADH

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demeclocycline, lithium, vasopressin receptor antagonists

74
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sickle cell anemia

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hydroxyurea (increase fetal Hb)

75
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sporothrix schenckii

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oral potassium chloride

76
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stable angina

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sublingual nitroglycerin

77
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staphylococcus aureus

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MSSA: nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin or MRSA: vancomycin

78
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streptococcus bovis

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penicillin prophylaxis, evaluation for colon cancer if linked to endocarditis

79
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streptococcus pneumoniae

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penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection, pneumonia), vancomycin (meningitis)

80
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streptococcus pyogenes

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penicillin prophylaxis

81
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temporal arteritis

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high dose steroids

82
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tonic clonic seizures

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phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine

83
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toxoplasma gondii

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sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine

84
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trichonoma vaginalis

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metronidazole (patient and partner)

85
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ulcerative colitis

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5-ASA, infliximab

86
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UTI prophylaxis

87
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warfarin toxicity

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Fresh frozen plamsa (acute), vitamin K (chronic)

88
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Wegner’s granulomatosis with polyangiiitis

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cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids

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