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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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Methylphenidate
CBT
Atomoxetine
Guanfacine
Clonidine
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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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Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

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Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine)

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia

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α1-antagonists
5 α-reductase inhibitors
PDE-5 inhibitors

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Bipolar disorder

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Mood stabilizers (eg. lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine), atypical antipsychotics

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Breast cancer in postmenopausal women

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Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)

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Buerger disease

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Smoking cessation

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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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Carcinoid syndrome

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Octreotide

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection)

Erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

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Chronic gout

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Xanthine oxidase inhibitors (eg. allopurinol, febuxostat); pegloticase; probenecid

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Chronic hepatitis B or C

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IFN-α (HBV and HCV)

Ribavirin, simeprevir, sofosbuvir (HCV)

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Chronic myelogenous leukemia

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Imatinib

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Clostridium botulinum

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Antitoxin

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Clostridium difficile

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Oral metronidazole

If refractory, vancomycin

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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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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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Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis

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Mesna

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Depression

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SSRIs (first line)

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Diabetes insipidus

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Desmopressin (central)

HCTZ, indomethacin, amiloride nephrogenic)

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Diabetes mellitus type 1

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Dietary intervention (low carbohydrate) + insulin replacement

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Diabetes mellitus type 2

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

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Diabetic ketoacidosis

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Fluids, insulin, K+

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Drug of choice for anticoagulation during pregnancy

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Heparin

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Enterococci

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Vancomycin, Aminopenicillins/cephalosporins

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Erectile dysfunction

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Sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil

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ER ⊕ breast cancer

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Tamoxifen

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Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication

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Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

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Haemophilus influenzae B

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Rifampin (prophylaxis)

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Classic/Relevant Treatments

Generalized anxiety disorder

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SSRIs, SNRIs (first line)

Buspirone (second line)

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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener)

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Cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids

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Heparin reversal

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Protamine sulfate

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HER2/neu ⊕ breast cancer

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Trastuzamab

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Hyperaldosteronism

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Spironolactone

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Hypercholesterolemia

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Statin (first line)

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Classic/Relevant Treatments

Hypertriglyceridemia

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Classic/Relevant Treatments

Immediate anticoagulation

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Infertility

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Leuprolide, GnRH (pulsatile), clomiphene

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Influenza

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Oseltamivir, zanamivir

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Kawasaki disease

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IVIG, high-dose aspirin

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Legionella pneumophila

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Macrolides (eg. azithromycin)

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Classic/Relevant Treatments

Long-term anticoagulation

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Warfarin, dapigatran, rivaroxaban, and apixaban

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Malaria

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Chlorquin, mefloquine, atovaquone/proguanil (for blood schizont), primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

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Malignant hyperthermia

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Dantrolene

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Medical abortion

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Mifepristone

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Migraine

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Abortive therapies (eg. sumatriptan, NSAIDs); prphylaxis (eg. propanolol, topiramate, CCBs, amitriptyline)

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Multiple sclerosis

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Disease-modifying therapies (eg. β-interferon, natalizumab)

For acute flares, use IV steroids

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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RIPE (rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)

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Nesseria gonorrhoeae

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Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent C trachomatis)

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Neissieria meningitidis

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Penicillin/ceftriaxone, rifampin (prophylaxis)

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Neural tube defect prevention

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Prenatal folic acid

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Classic/Relevant Treatments

Osteomalacia/rickets

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Vitamin D supplementation

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Patent ductus arteriosus

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Close with indomethacin

Keep open with PGE analogs

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Pheochromocytoma

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α-antagonists (eg. phenoxybenzamine)

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Pneumocystis jirovecii

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TMP-SMX (prophylaxis and treatment in immunosuppressed patients)

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Prolactinoma

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Cabergoline/bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

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Prostate adenocarcinoma/uterine fibroids

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Leuprolide, GnRH (continuous)

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Prostate adenocarcinoma

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Classic/Relevant Treatments

Psuedomonas aeruginosa

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Antipseudomonal penicillins, aminoglycosides, carbapenems

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (idiopathic)

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Sildenafil, bosentan, epoprostenol

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Rickettsia rickettsii

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Doxycycline, chlromaphenicol

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Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)

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Atypical antipsychotics

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Schizophrenia (positive symptoms(

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Typical and atypical antipsychotics

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SIADH

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

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Sickle cell disease

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Hydroxyurea (↑ fetal hemoglobin)

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Sporothrix schenckii

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Itraconazole, oral potassium iodide

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Stable angina

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Sublingual nitroglycerin

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Staphylcoccus aureus

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

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Streptococcus bovis

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Penicillin prophylaxis, evaluation for colon cancer if linked to endocarditis

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection, pneumonia)

Vancomycin (meningitis)

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Streptococcus pyogenes

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Penicillin prophylaxis

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Temporal arteritis

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High-dose steroids

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Classic/Relevant Treatments

Tonic-clonic seizures

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Levetiracetam, phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine

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Toxoplasma gondii

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Sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine

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Classic/Relevant Treatments

Treponema pallidum

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Penicillin

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Classic/Relevant Treatments

Trichomonas vaginalis

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Metronidazole (patient and partner)

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Classic/Relevant Treatments

Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)

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Carbamazepine

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Ulcerative colitis

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

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UTI prophylaxis

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Classic/Relevant Treatments

Warfarin reversal

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Fresh frozen plasma (acute)
Vitamin K (non-acute)

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