Classic Relevant Treatments Flashcards
Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Acute gout attack
NSAIDs, colchicine
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All-trans retinoic acid
ADHD
Methylphenidate, amphetamines
Alcohol abuse
AA+ disulfiram for patient and Al-Anon for family
Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Anorexia
SSRIs
Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Anxiety
Buspirone
Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class 1B antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)
B12 deficiency
B12
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin, finasteride
Alpha blocker and 5- alpha reductase inhibitor
Bipolar disorder
Lithium, valproate, carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
anastrazole/exemestane
Beurger’s disease
Smoking cessation
Bulimia
SSRIs
Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic), nystatin (oral thrush, esophagitis)
Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection), erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor), allopurinol (overproducer)
Chronic hepatitis
IFN-alpha
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib (gleevec)
Inhibits tyrosine kinase of Philadelphia chromosome..
Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Clostridium difficile
Oral metronidazole
Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Crohn’s disease
Corticosteroids, infliximab
Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Cystic Fibrosis
N-acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Depression
SSRIs (First line)
Diabetes insipidus
Desmopressin (central); hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)
Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low-sugar) + insulin replacement
Diabetes mellitus type 2
Dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemic (metformin: a biguanide), and insulin (possible)
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids, insulin, K+
Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil ( PDE5 inhibitor— keeps cGMP around)