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treatments

absence seizures

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ethosuximide

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acute gout attack

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NSAIDs, colchicine

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Acute promyelocytic leukemia

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All-trans retinoic acid

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ADHD

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methylphenidate, amphetamines

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alcohol abuse

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AA+disulfram

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alcohol withdrawal

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benzodiazepines

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anorexia

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SSRIs

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anticoagulation during pregnancy

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heparin

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arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

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class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)

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B12 deficiency

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vitamin B12 supplementation (work up cause w/ Schilling test)

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benign prostatic hyperplasia

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tamsulosin, finasteride

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bipolar disorder

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lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamtrigine (mood stabilizers)

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breast cancer in postmenopausal woman

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aromatose inhibitor (anastrozole)

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buerger’s disease

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smoking cessation

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bulimia

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SSRIs

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Candida albicans - systemic

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Amphotericin B

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Candida albicans - oral thrush, esophagitis

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nystatin

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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)

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Chlamydia trachomatis - prophylaxis in infants

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erythromycin eye drops

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Chronic gout

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Probenecid (underexcretor), allopurinol (overproducer)

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chronic hepatitis

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IFN alpha

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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, oral vancomycin

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Clostridium tetani

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antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

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Crohn’s disease

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corticosteroids, infliximab

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

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Cyclophosphamide-inducedhemorrhagic cystitis

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mesna

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cystic fibrosis

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N-acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

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cytomegalovirus

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ganciclovir

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depression

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SSRIs (first line)

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diabetes insipidus - central

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desmopressin

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diabetes insipidus - nephrogenic

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hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride

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diabetes mellitus type 1

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dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement

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diabetes mellitus type 2

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dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics, insulin (possible)

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diabetic ketoacidosis

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fluids, insulin, K+

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enterococci

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vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

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erectile dysfxn

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sildenafil, vardenafil

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ER+ breast cancer

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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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Generalized anxiety disorder

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heparin toxicity (acute)

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protamine sulfate

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HER2/neu+ breast cancer

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trastuzumab

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hyperaldosteronism

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spironolactone

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hypercholestrerolemia

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statin (first line)

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hypertriglyceridemia

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immediate anticoagulation

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infertility

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leuprolide, GnRH (pulsatile)

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influenza

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rimantadine, oseltamivir

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Legionella pneumophila

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erythromycin

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Long term anticoagulation

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malaria

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chloroquine/mefloquine (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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sumatriptan

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MRSA

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vancomycin

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multiple sclerosis

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beta-interferon, immunosuppression, natalizumab

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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rifampin, INH, pyrazinamide, ethambutol

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamyida)

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Neisseria 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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osteomalacia/rickets

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vitamin D supplementation

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Osteoporosis

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bisphosphonates; Ca2+ & vit D supplementation

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patent ductus arteriosus

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indomethacin

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pheochromocytoma

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alpha antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

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Pneumocystis jirovecii

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TMP-SMC (prophylaxis in AIDS pt)

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Prolactinoma

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bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

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prostate cancer/uterine fibroids

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leuprolide, GnRH (continuous)

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prostate carcinoma

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

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Pulmonary arterial HTN (idiopathic)

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sildenafil, bosentan, epoprostenol

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Rickettsia rickettsii

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Doxycycline, chloramphenicol (esp. in context of aplastic anemia)

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Ringworm infections

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Terbinafine, griseofulvin, imidazole

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Schizophrenia (neg symptoms)

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2nd gen. APs (5-HT2A antagonists)

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Schizophrenia (pos symptoms)

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D2 receptor antagonists

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SIADH

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demeclocycline, lithium, vasopressin receptor antagonists

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Sickle cell anemia

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Hydroxyurea (increase fetal Hb)

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Sporothrix schenckii

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oral potassium iodide

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Stable angina

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sublingual nitroglycerin

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Staph aureus

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MSSA: nafcillin, oxacillin, diacloxacillin; MRSA: vancomycin

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Strep bovis

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penicillin prophylaxis; eval for colon CA if linked to endocarditis

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Strep pneumoniae

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penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection, pneumonia), vancomycin (meningitis)

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Temporal arteritis

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high dose steroids

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tonic clonic seizures

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pheytoin, valporate, carbamazepine

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Toxoplasma gondii

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sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine

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Treponema pallidum

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penicillin

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Trichomonas vaginalis

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metronidazole (patient & partner)

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Ulcerative colitis

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5-ASA, infliximab

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UTI prophylaxis

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Warfarin toxicity

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fresh frozen plasma (acute), vitamin K (chronic)

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Wegener’s granulomatosis w/ polyangiitis

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cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids

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