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