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1
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absence seizures

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ethosuximide

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acute gout attack

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NSAIDs, colchicine, glucocorticoids

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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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methylpehnidate, CBT, atomoxetine

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Alcoholism

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disulfiram, acamprosate, naltrexone, supportive care

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alcohol withdrawal

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long acting benzodiazepines

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anorexia

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nutrition, psychotherapy, mirtazapine

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anticoagulation during pregnancy

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heparin

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9
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arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

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class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine)

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B12 deficiency

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vitamin B12 supplementation (work up cause with schilling test)

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11
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benign prostatic hypertrophy

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a1-antagonists, 5a-reductase inhibitors, PDE-5 inhibitors

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bipolar disorder

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mood stabilizers (ex. lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine), atypical antipsychotics

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13
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breast cancer in postmenopausal women

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aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)

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14
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buerger disease

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smoking cessation

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15
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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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17
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carcinoid syndrome

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ocreotide

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chlamydia trachomatis

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doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection), erthromycin eye drops (prophylaxisin infants)

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19
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chronic gout

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xanthine oxidase inhibitors (ex. allopurinol, febuxostat)

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chronic hepatits B or C

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IFN-a (HBV and HCV); ribavirin, simeprevir, sofobuvir (HCV)

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21
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chronic myelogenous leukemia

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imatinib

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22
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clostridium botulism

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antitoxin

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23
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clostridium difficile

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antitoxin

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24
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clostridium tetani

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antitoxin

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CMV

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ganciclovir, foscarnet, cidofovir

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26
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Crohn disease

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corticosteroids, infliximab, azathioprine

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cryptococcus 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)

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30
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diabetes insipidus

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desmopressin (central); hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)

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DM type 1

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dietary intervention (low carbohydrates) + insulin replacement

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32
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DM type 2

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

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33
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diabetic ketoacidosis

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fluids, 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, tadalafil, vardenafil

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36
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ER + breast cancer

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tomxifen

37
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ethylene glycol/ methanol intoxication

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fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

38
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Haemophilus influenza (B)

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rifampin (prophylaxis)

39
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generalized anxiety disorider

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

40
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granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegner)

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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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Trastuzumab

43
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hyperaldosteronism

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spironolactone

44
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hypercholesterolemia

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statin (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 aspirin

50
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legionella pneumophila

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macrolides (ex. azithromycin)

51
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long term anticoagulation

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warfarin, dabigatran, rivaroxaban and apixaban

52
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malaria

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chloroquine, mefloquine, atovaquone/proguanil (for blood schizont), primaquine (forliver hypnozoite)

53
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medical abortion

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mifepristone

54
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migraine

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abortive therapies (ex. sumatriptan, NSAIDs); prophylaxis (ex. propanolol, topiramate, CCBs, amutriptyline)

55
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multiple sclerosis

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disease modifying therapies (ex. b-interferon,natalizumab); for acute flares, use IV steroids

56
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mycobacterium tuberculosis

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RIPE (rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)

57
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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ceftriaxone (add doxycylineto cover likely concurrent C. trachomatis)

58
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Neisseria meningitidis

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penicillin/ceftriaxone, rifampin (prophylaxis)

59
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neural tube defect prevention

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prenatal folic acid

60
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osteomalacia/rickets

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vitamin D supplementation

61
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osteoporosis

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calcium/vitamin D supplementation (prophylaxis); bisphosphanates, PTH analods, SERMs, calcitonin, denosumab (treatment)

62
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patent ductus arteriosus

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close with infomethacin; open or maintain with PGE analogs

63
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pheochromocytoma

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a-antagonists (ex. phenoxybenzamine)

64
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pneumocystis jirovecii

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TMP-SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

65
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prolactinoma

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cabergoline/bromocriptine (dopamine antagonists)

66
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prostate adenocarcinoma

A

flutamide

67
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pseudomonas aeruginosa

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antipseudomonal penicillins, aminoglycosides, carbapenems

68
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pulmonary arterial hypertension (idiopathic)

A

sildenafil, bosentan, epoprostenol

69
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rickettsia rickettsii

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doxycycline, chloramphenicol

70
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schizophrenia (negative symptoms)

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atypical antipsychotics

71
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schizophrenia (positive symptoms)

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typical and atypical antipsychotics

72
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SIADH

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

73
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sickle cell disease

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hydroxyurea (increase fetal hemoglobin)

74
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sporothrix schenckii

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itraconazole, oral potassium iodide

75
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stable angina

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sublingual nitroglycerin

76
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staphylcoccus aureus

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MSSA: nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin (antistaphylococcal penicillins); MRSA: vancomycin, daptomycin, linezolid, ceftaroline

77
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streptococcus bovis

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penicillin prophylaxis; evaluation for colon cancer if linked to endocarditis

78
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streptococcus pneumoniae

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

79
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streptococcus pyogenes

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penicillin prophylaxis

80
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temporal arteritis

A

high dose steroids

81
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tonic clonic seizures

A

leveiracetam, phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine

82
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toxoplasma gondii

A

sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine

83
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treponema pallidum

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penicillin

84
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trichomonas vaginalis

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metronidazole (patient and partner)

85
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trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)

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carbamazepine

86
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ulcerative colitis

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

87
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UTI prophylaxis

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TMP-SMX

88
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warfari reversal

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fresh frozen plasma (acute), vitamin K (chronic)

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