Classic/Relevant Treatments Flashcards
Absence seizures
Ethoosuximide
Acute gout attack
NSAIDs, colchicine
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All-trans retinoic acid
ADHD
Methylphenidate, amphetamines
Alcohol use disorder
AA + disulfiram, naltrexone, or acamprosate for patient. Al-Anon for patient’s family
Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Anorexia
Nutrition, psychotherapy
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)
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin, finasteride
Bipolar disorder
Lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine (mood stabilizers)
Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)
Buerger disease
Smoking cessation
Bulimia nervosa
SSRIs
Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic), nystatin (oral thrush), azoles (vaginitis)
Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection), erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor), allopurinol (overproducer), febuxostat
Chronic hepatitis
IFN-a
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
imatinib
Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
C. diff
oral metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin
C. tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
CMV
ganciclovir
Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna
Crohn disease
Corticosteroids, infiliximab, methotrexate, azathioprine
depression
SSRIs (first line)}
diabetes insipidus
DDAVP (central; hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)
DM type 1
Dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement
DM type 2
Dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics, and insulin (if refractory)
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids, insulin, K+
enterococci
Vancomycin/ampillillin + aminoglycoside
Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil, vardenafil