Classic/Relevant Treatments Flashcards
absence seizures
Ethosuximide
acute gout attack
NSAID, colchicine, gucocorticoids
acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
ALL-trans retinoic acid
ADHD
methylphenidate, CBT, atomoxetine
alcoholism
Disulfiram, acamprosate, naltrexone, supportive care
anorexia
nutrition, psychotherapy, mirtazapine
anti-coagulation during pregnancy
heparin
arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
class IB anti-arrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine)
B12 deficiency
vitamin B12 supplementation (work up cause with Schilling test)
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
alpha1-antagonists, 5alpha-reductase inhibitors, PDE-5 inhibitors
bipolar disorder
mood stabilizers (lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine), atypical antipsychotics
breast cancer in post-menopausal women
aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)
Buerger disease
smoking cessation
bulimia nervosa
SSRIs (fluoxetine)
Candida albicans
vaginitis: topical azoles
oral/esophageal: nystatin, flucanazole, caspofungin
systemic: flucanazole, caspofungin, amphothericin B
carcinoid syndrome
octreotide
chlamydia trachomatis
doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea co-infection), erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
chronic gout
xanthine oxidase inhibitors (allopurinol, febuxostat)
chronic hepatitis B or C
HBV and HCV: IFN-alpha
HCV: ribavirin, simeprevir, sofosbuvir
chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
clostridium botulinum
antitoxin
clostridium difficile
oral metronidazole
If refractory: oral vancomycin
clostridium tetani
antitoxin
CMV
Ganciclovir, foscarnet, cidofovir
Crohn disease
corticosteroids, infliximab, azathioprine
cryptococcus neoformans
fluconazole (in AIDS patients)
cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna
depression
SSRIs (1st line)
diabetes insipidus
Central: desmopressin
Nephrogenis: hydrochlothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride
DM1
dietary intervention (low carbs) + insulin replacement
DM2
dietary intervention (low carbs) , oral hypoglycemics, and insulin (if refractory)
diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
fluids, insulin, K+
Enterococci
vancomycin, aminopenicillins/cephalosporins
erectile dysfunction
sidenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil