Classic/Relevant Treatments Flashcards
Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Acute gout attack
NSAIDs, colchicine
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (PML)
All-trans retinoic acid
ADHD
Methylphenidate, amphetamines, clonidine
Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin, finasteride
Bipolar disorder
Lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine (mood stabilizers)
Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)
Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic), nystatin (oral thrush, esophagitis)
Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (7days) (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) OR (Azithromycin x1 + ceftriaxone x1)
Erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor), allopurinol (overproducer)
Chronic hepatitis
IFN-alpha
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
Clostridium difficile
Oral metronidazole, then oral vanc
Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Crohn’s disease
Corticosteroids, infliximab
Cryptococcus neoformans
Flucytocine and Amphotericin first
followed by Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhage cystitis
Mesna
Cystic fibrosis
N-acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Diabetes insipidus
Desmopressin (central), hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)
Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside (gentamycin, streptomycin, tobramycin)
Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil, vardenafil
ER-positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
Generalized anxiety disorder
Buspirone
HER2/neu-positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab