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Classic/Relevant Treatments Flashcards

1
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Absence seizures

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Ethosuxamide

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Acute gout attack

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NSAIDs, colchicine, glucocorticoids (NOT allopurinol)

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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)

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All-trans retinoic acid

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ADHD

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Methylphenidate, CBT, atomoxetine

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Alcoholism

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Disulfiram, acamprosate, naltrexone, supportive care

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ETOH withdrawal

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Benzos

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Anorexia

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Nutrition, psychotherapy, mirtazepine

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Anticoagulation during pregnancy

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Heparin (higher water solubility)

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Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

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Class IB anti-arrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine)

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B12 deficiency

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Vitamin B12 supplementation (work-up cause wiwth Schilling test)

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BPH

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alpha-1 antagonists, 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, PDE-5 inhibitors

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Bipolar disorder

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Mood stabilizers (lithium, VPA, carbamazepine), atypical antipsychotics

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Breast cancer in post menopausal women

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Aromatase inhibitors (anastrozole)

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14
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Buerger disease

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Smoking cessation

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Bulimia nervosa

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SSRIs

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Candida albicans

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Topical azoles (vaginitis); nystatin, fluconazole, caspofungin (oral/esophageal); fluconazole, caspofungin, amphotericin B (systemic)

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Carcinoid syndrome

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Octreotide

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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Doxycyclin/azithromycin (+ ceftriazone for gonorrhea coinfection), erythromycin eye drops (PPx for infants)

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Chronic gout

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XO inhibitors (e.g. allopurinol, febuxostat)

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Chronic hepatitis B/C

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IFN-alpha (HBV and HCV); ribavirin, simeprevir, sofosbuvir (HCV)

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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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C. difficile

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Oral metronidazole; if refractor, oral vancomycin

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24
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C. tetani

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Antitoxin

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CMV

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Ganicyclovir, foscarnet, cidofovir

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Crohn disease

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Corticosteroids, infliximab, azathioprine

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27
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Cryptococus neoformans

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Fluconazole (in AIDS patients)

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28
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Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis

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Mesna

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29
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Depression

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SSRIs (first-line), SNRIs, atypicals, TCAs, MAOIs

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30
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Diabetes insipidus

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Desmopression (central); HCTZ, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)

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DM type 1

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Dietary intervention (low carbohydrate) + insulin replacement

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DM type 2

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Dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics, and insulin (if refractory)

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DKA

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Fluis, insulin, K+

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34
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Enterococci

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Vancomycin, aminopenicillins, cephalosporins

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35
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Erectile dysfunction

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SIldenafil, taldalafil, vardenafil

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36
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ER+ breast cancer

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Tamoxifen

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37
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Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication

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Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

38
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Haemophilus influenzae (B)

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Rifampin (prophylazis)

39
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Generalized anxiety disorder

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SSRIs, SNRIs (first-line), buspirone (second line)

40
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Granulomatosis wiht polyangiitis (Wegener)

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Cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids

41
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Heparin reversal

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Protamine sulfate

42
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HER2/neu+ breast cancer

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Herceptin (Trastuzumab)

43
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Hyperaldosterone

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Spironolactone

44
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Hypercholesterolemia

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Statins (first-line)

45
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Hypertriglyceridemia

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Fibrate

46
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Immediate anticoagulation

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Heparin

47
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Infertility

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Leuprolide, GnRH (pulsatile), clomiphene

48
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Influenza

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Oseltamivir, zanamivir

49
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Kawasaki disease

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IVIG, high-dose ASA

50
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LEgionella pneumophila

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Macrolides (e.g. azithromycin)

51
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Long-term anticoagulation

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Warfarin, dabigatran (thrombin inhibitor), rivaroxaban (Xa inhibitor), apixaban (Xa inhibitor)

52
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Malaria

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Chloroquine, mefloquine, atovaquone/proguanil (for blood schizont), primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

53
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Malignant hyperthermia

A

Dantrolene

54
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Medical abortion

A

Mifepristone

55
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Migraine

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Abortive therapies (e.g. sumitriptan, NSAIDs); prophylaxis (e.g. propranolol, topiramate, CCBs, amitryptaline)

56
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Multiple sclerosis

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Disease-modifying therapies (e.g. beta-IFN, natalizumab); for acute flares, use IV steroids

57
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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RIPE (rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)

58
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Ceftriazone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent C. trachomatis)

59
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Neisseria meningitidis

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PCN/ceftriaxone, rifampin (PPx)

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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Calcium/vitamin D supplementation (PPx); bisphosphonates, PTH analogues, SERMs, calcitonin, denosumab (treatment)

63
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Patent ductus arteriosus

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Close with indomethacin, open/maintain with PGE analogues

64
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Pheochromocytoma

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Alpha antagonists (e.g. phenoxybenzamine)

65
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PCP

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TMP-SMX (PPx in AIDS patients)

66
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Prolactinoma

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Cabergoline/bromocriptine (DA agonists)

67
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Prostate adenocarcinoma/uterine fibroids

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Leuprolide, GnRH (continuous)

68
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Prostate adenocarcinoma

A

Flutamide

69
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Antipseudomonal PCNs, aminoglycosides, carbapenems

70
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (idiopathic

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Sildenafil, bosentan, epoprostenol

71
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Rickettsia rickettsii

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Doxycycline, chloramphenicol

72
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Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)

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Atypical antipsychotics

73
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Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)

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Typical and atypical antipsychotics

74
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SIADH

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Fluid restriction, IV hypertonic saline, conivaptan/tolvaptan, demeclocycline

75
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Sickle cell disease

A

Hydroxyurea (increases HgbF)

76
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Sporothrix schenckii

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Itraconazole, oral potassium iodide

77
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Stable angina

A

Sublingual nitrogen

78
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Staphlococcus aureus

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MSSA: nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin (antistaphlococcal PCNs); MRSA: vancomycin, daptomycin, linezoline, ceftaroline

79
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Streptococcus bovis

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PCN ppx, evaluation for colon cancer if linked to endocarditis

80
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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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

81
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Streptococcus pyogenes

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PCN ppx

82
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Temporal arteritis

A

High dose steroids

83
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Tonic-clonic seizures

A

Levetiracetam, phenytoin, VPA, carbamazepine

84
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Toxoplasma gondii

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Sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine

85
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Treponema pallidum

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PCN G

86
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Trichomonas vaginalis

A

Metronidazole (Pt and partner)

87
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Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)

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Carbamazepine

88
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Ulcerative colitis

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5-ASA preparations (e.g. mesalamine), 6-mercaptopurine, infliximab, colectomy

89
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UTI ppx

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TMP-SMX

90
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Warfarin reversal

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FFP (acute), vitamin K (chronic)

91
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Prevention of post-surgical infection

A

Cefazolin (ancef)

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