Classic/relevant treatments Flashcards
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absence seizures
ethosuximide
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acute gout attack
NSAIDs, colchicine
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Acute promyelocytic leukemia
All-trans retinoic acid
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ADHD
methylphenidate, amphetamines
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alcohol abuse
AA+disulfram
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alcohol withdrawal
benzodiazepines
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anorexia
SSRIs
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anticoagulation during pregnancy
heparin
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arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)
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B12 deficiency
vitamin B12 supplementation (work up cause w/ Schilling test)
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benign prostatic hyperplasia
tamsulosin, finasteride
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bipolar disorder
lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamtrigine (mood stabilizers)
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breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
aromatose inhibitor (anastrozole)
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buerger’s disease
smoking cessation
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bulimia
SSRIs
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Candida albicans - systemic
Amphotericin B
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Candida albicans - oral thrush, esophagitis
nystatin
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Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
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Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection)
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Chlamydia trachomatis - prophylaxis in infants
erythromycin eye drops
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Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor), allopurinol (overproducer)
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chronic hepatitis
IFN alpha
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chronic myelogenous leukemia
imatinib
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Clostridium botulinum
antitoxin
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Clostridium difficile
oral metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin
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Clostridium tetani
antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
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Crohn’s disease
corticosteroids, infliximab
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Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
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Cyclophosphamide-inducedhemorrhagic cystitis
mesna
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cystic fibrosis
N-acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
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cytomegalovirus
ganciclovir
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depression
SSRIs (first line)
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diabetes insipidus - central
desmopressin
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diabetes insipidus - nephrogenic
hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride
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diabetes mellitus type 1
dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement
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diabetes mellitus type 2
dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics, insulin (possible)
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diabetic ketoacidosis
fluids, insulin, K+