Classic/Relevant Treatments Flashcards

1
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Absence seizures

A

Ethosuximide

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2
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Acute gout attack

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NSAIDs, colchicine

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3
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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (PML)

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All-trans retinoic acid

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4
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ADHD

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Methylphenidate, amphetamines, clonidine

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5
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Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

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Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)

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6
Q

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

A

Tamsulosin, finasteride

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7
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Bipolar disorder

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Lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine (mood stabilizers)

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8
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Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman

A

Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)

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9
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Candida albicans

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

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10
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Carcinoid syndrome

A

Octreotide

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11
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Chlamydia trachomatis

A

Doxycycline (7days) (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection) OR (Azithromycin x1 + ceftriaxone x1)

Erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

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12
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Chronic gout

A

Probenecid (underexcretor), allopurinol (overproducer)

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13
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Chronic hepatitis

A

IFN-alpha

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14
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia

A

Imatinib

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15
Q

Clostridium difficile

A

Oral metronidazole, then oral vanc

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16
Q

Clostridium tetani

A

Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

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17
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Crohn’s disease

A

Corticosteroids, infliximab

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18
Q

Cryptococcus neoformans

A

Flucytocine and Amphotericin first

followed by Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

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19
Q

Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhage cystitis

A

Mesna

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20
Q

Cystic fibrosis

A

N-acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

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21
Q

Cytomegalovirus

A

Ganciclovir

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22
Q

Diabetes insipidus

A

Desmopressin (central), hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)

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23
Q

Enterococci

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Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside (gentamycin, streptomycin, tobramycin)

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24
Q

Erectile dysfunction

A

Sildenafil, vardenafil

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25
Q

ER-positive breast cancer

A

Tamoxifen

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26
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Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication

A

Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

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27
Q

Haemophilus influenzae (B)

A

Rifampin (prophylaxis)

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28
Q

Generalized anxiety disorder

A

Buspirone

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29
Q

HER2/neu-positive breast cancer

A

Trastuzumab

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30
Q

Hyperaldosteronism

A

Spironolactone

31
Q

Hypercholesterolemia

A

Statin (first line) (simvastatin, atorvastatin etc)

32
Q

Hypertriglyceridemia

A

Fibrate (Gemfibrizol)

33
Q

Immediate anticoagulation

A

Heparin

34
Q

Infertility

A

Leuprolide, GnRH (pulsatile)

35
Q

Influenza

A

Rimantadine, oseltamivir

36
Q

Legionella pneumophila

A

Erythromycin

37
Q

Malaria

A

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

38
Q

Medical abortion

A

Mifepristone

39
Q

Migraine

A

Sumatriptan

40
Q

MRSA

A

Vancomycin

41
Q

Multiple sclerosis

A

Beta-interferon, immunosuppression, natalzumab

Beta treat Natalz’s MS
Better treat Natalie’s MS

42
Q

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A

RIPE (Rifampin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol)

43
Q

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

A

Ceftriazone ( +doxy for Chlamydia)

44
Q

Neisseria meningitides

A

Penicillin/ceftriaxone, rifampin (prophylaxis)

45
Q

Osteoporosis

A

Alendronate

Bisphosphonates; Calcium and vitamin D supplementation

46
Q

Patent ductus arteriosis

A

Indomethacin

47
Q

Pheochromocytoma

A

alpha-antagonist (e.g., phenoxybenzamine)

48
Q

Pneumocystis jirovecii

A

TMP-SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

49
Q

Prolactinoma

A

Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

50
Q

Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids

A

Leuprolide, GnRH (continuous)

51
Q

Prostate carcinoma

A

Flutamide

52
Q

Pseudamonas aeruginosa

A

Piperacillin/Tazobactam + Tobramycin or gentamycin

Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

SM says: fluoroquinolones also

53
Q

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (idiopathic)

A

Sildenafil, bosentan, epoprostenol

54
Q

Rickettsia reckettsii

A

Doxycycline, chloramphenicol

55
Q

Ringworm infections

A

Terbinafine, griseofulvin, imidazole

56
Q

Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)

A

5-HT2A antagonists
its atypical for Old closets to quietly risper from A to Z
Olanzapine, clozapine, quetiapine, risperidone, aripiprazole, ziprazidone

57
Q

Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)

A

D2 receptor antagonists
Try to Fly High
Cheating Thieves are Low

Trifluoperazine, Fluophenazine, Haloperidol (extrapyramidal SEs)
Chlorpromazine, Thioridazine (antichol/musc SEs)

58
Q

SIADH

A

Demeclocycline, lithium, vasopressin receptor antagonists

59
Q

Sickle cell anemia

A

Hydroxyurea (increases fetal hemoglobin)

60
Q

Sporothrix schenckii

A

Oral potassium chloride

61
Q

Streptococcus bovis

A

Penicillin prophylaxis; evaluation for colon cancer if linked to endocarditis

62
Q

Streptococcus pneumoniae

A

Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic, pneumonia)

Vancomycin (meningitis)

63
Q

Temporal arteritis

A

High dose steroids

64
Q

Tonic-clonic seizures

A

Phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine

65
Q

Toxoplasma gondii

A

Sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine

66
Q

Treponema pallidum

A

Penicillin

67
Q

Trichomonas vaginalis

A

Metronidazole (treat pt and partner)

68
Q

Ulcerative colitis

A

5-ASA, infliximab

69
Q

UTI prophylaxis

A

TMP-SMX

70
Q

Warfarin toxicity

A

Fresh frozen plasma (acute), Vitamin K (chronic)

71
Q

Wegener’s granulomatosis with polyangiitis

A

Cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids

72
Q

Giardiasis

A

Metronidazole

73
Q

Entamoebiasis

A

Metronidazole

74
Q

Ascaris, enterobius, strongyloides

A

Bendazoles

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