Classic/Relevant treatments Flashcards
Rx - Acute gout attack
NSAIDS, Colchicine
Rx - Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Rx - Acute promyelocytic leukemia
All-trans retinoic acid
Rx - ADHD
Methylphenidate, amphetamines
Rx - Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al-Anon for family
Rx - Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Rx - Anorexia
SSRIs
Rx - Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Rx - Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)
Rx - B12 deficiency
Vit B12 supplementation (work up cause with Schilling test)
Rx - Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin (alpha-1a blocker), finasteride (5 alpha reductase inhibitor)
Rx - Bipolar disorder
Lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine (mood stabiliser)
Rx - Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)
Rx - Buerger’s disease
Smoking cessation
Rx - Bulimia
SSRIs
Rx - Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic) Nystatin (oral thrush, oesophagitis)
Rx - Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Rx - Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ceftriaxone for gonorrhoea coinfection)
Erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis for infants)
Rx - Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor)
Allopurinol (overproducer)
Rx - Chronic hepatitis
INF-alpha
Rx - Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
Rx - Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Rx - Clostridium difficile
Oral Metronidazole
If refractory, oral vancomycin
Rx - Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Rx - Crohn’s disease
Corticosteroids, infliximab
Rx - Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Rx - Cyclophosphamide-induced haemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna
Rx - Cystic fibrosis
N-acetylcystiene + antipseudmonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Rx - Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Rx - Depression
SSRIs - 1st line
Rx - Diabetes insipidis
Desmopressin (central)
Hydrochlorothiazide, indomethiacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)
Rx - Diabetes mellitis type 1
Dietary intervention (low sugar) \+ insulin replacement
Rx - T2DM
Dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics and insulin (possible)
Rx - Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids, insulin, K+
Rx - Enterococci
Vancomycin/Ampicillin + aminoglycoside