Classic/Relevant Treatments Flashcards
Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Acute gout attack
NSAIDs, colchicine, glucocorticoids
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All-trans retinoic acid
ADHD
Methylphenidate, CBT, atomoxetine, guanfacine, clonidine
Alcoholism
Disulfiram, acamprosate, naltrexone, supportive care
Alcohol withdrawal
Long-acting benzodiazepines
Anorexia
Nutrition, psychotherapy, mirtazapine
Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine)
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
alpha1-antagonists, 5alpha-reductase inhibitors, PDE-5 inhibitors
Bipolar disorder
Mood stabilizers (lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine), atypical antipsychotics
Breast cancer in postmenopausal women
Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)
Buerger Disease
Smoking cessation
Bulimia nervosa
SSRI
Candida albicans
Topical azoles for vaginitis
Nystatin, fluconazole, caspofungin for oral
Fluconazole, caspofungin, amphotericin B for systemic
Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonnorrhea coinfection), erythromycin drops eye drops for ppx in infants
Chronic gout
xanthine oxidase inhibitors (allopurinol, febuxostat) pegloticase (recombinant uricase), probenecid
Chronic Hep B / Hep C
IFN-alpha (HBV and HCV), Ribavirin, Simeprevir, Sofosbuvir (HCV)
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Imatinib
Clostridium botulinum
antitoxin
Clostridium difficile
Oral Metronidazole; if refractory then 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
Diabetes Insipidus
Desmopressin for Central
HCTZ, indomethacin, amiloride for Nephrogenic
T1DM
Insulin replacement
T2DM
Oral hypoglycemics
DKA
Fluids, Insulin, K+
Drug of choice for anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Enterococci
Vancomycin, Aminopenicillins, Cephalosporins
Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil, Tadalafil, Vardenafil
ER+ breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Ethylene glycol / methanol intoxication
Fomepizole
Haemophilus influenza type B
Rifampin ppx
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
SSRI, SNRI, Buspirone
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener)
Cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids
Heparin reversal
Protamine sulfate
Her2/neu+ breast cancer
Trastuxumab (Herceptin)
Hyperaldosteronism
Spironolactone
Hypercholesterolemia
Statin
Hypertryglyceridemia
Fibrate
Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
Infertility
Leuprolide, GnRH (pulsatile), clomiphene
Influenza
Oseltamivir, Zanamivir
Kawasaki disease
IVIG, lose-dose aspirin
Legionella pneumophila
Macrolides (azithromycin)
Malaria
Chloroquine, mefloquine, atovaquone/proguanil (for blood schizont), primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Malignant Hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Medical abortion
Mifepristone
Migrane
Sumatriptan NSAIDs (abortive) propranolol, topiramate, CCBs, amitriptyline (ppx)
Multiple sclerosis
IFN-beta, Natalizumab
IV steroids for acute flares
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Rifampin, INH, Pyrazinamide, ethambutol
Neisseria gonnorrhea
Ceftriaxone (+ doxycycline for concurrent chlamydia)
Neisseria meningitidis
Ceftriaxone/penicillin, rifampin (ppx)
Prolactinoma
Cabergoline/bromocriptine
Prostate adenocarcinoma/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide, GnRH (continuous)
Prostate adenocarcinoma
Flutamide
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
antipseudomonal penicillin, aminoglycosides, carbapenems
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Sildenafil, Bosetan, Epoprostenol
Rickettsia rickettssi
Doxycycline, chloramphenicol
Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Atypical antipsychotics
Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Typical and Atypical antipsychotics
SIADH
Fluid restriction, IV hypertonic saline, conivaptan, tolvaptan, demeclocycline
Sporothrix schenckii
Itraconazole, oral potassium iodide
Stable angina
sublingual nitroglycerine
Ulcerative colitis
5-ASA preparations (mesalamine), 6-mercaptopurine, infliximab, colectomy
UTI prophylaxis
TMP-SMX