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1
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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 (AML M3)

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All-trans retinoic acid

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4
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ADHD

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Methylphenidate, amphetamines

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Alcohol abuse

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AA + disulfram for pt and Al-Anon for family

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6
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Alcohol Withdrawal

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Benzodiazepines

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Anorexia

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SSRI

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Anticoagulation during pregnancy

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Heparin

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9
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Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

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Call 1B antiarrythmic- lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainaide

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10
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B12 deficiency

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vitamin B12 supplement + work up cause with Schilling test

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BPH

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Tamsulosin, Finasteride

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Bipolar Disorder

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Lithium, Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine (mood stabilizers)

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13
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Breast cancer in postmenopausal women

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aromatase inhibitors- anastrazole

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14
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Buerger’s disease

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smoking cessation

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15
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Bulimia

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SSRIs

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16
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Candida Albicans

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systemic- Amphoteracin B

oral thrush, esophagitis- nystatin

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17
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carcinoid syndrome

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octreotride

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18
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Chlamydia trachomatis

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Doxycycline
Cetriaxtone- concomitant gonorrhea
erythromycin eye drops- infant

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19
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chronic gout

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Underexcretor- probenecid

overproducer- allupurinol

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20
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Chronic hepatitis

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IFN gamma

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21
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Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

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Imatinib

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22
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Clostridium botulinum

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Antitoxin

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Clostridium difficele

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Oral metronidazole if refractory to oral vancomycin

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24
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Clostridium tetani

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Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

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25
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Crohn’s disease

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corticosteroids, infliximab

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26
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Cryptococcus neoformans

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fluconazole- prophylaxis in AIDS pts

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27
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Cyclophsphamide induced hemorrhagic cystitis

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Mesna

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28
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Cystic fibrosis

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N acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin, azithromycin)

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29
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CMV

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Ganciclovir

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30
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Depression

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SSRIs

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31
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Diabetes Insipidus

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Central- Desmopressin

Nephrogenic- HCTZ, Indomethacin, amiloride

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32
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DMT1

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Dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin

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33
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DMT2

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dietary intervention + oral hypoglycemic + insulin if necessary

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34
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Diabetic ketoacidosis

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fluids, insulin, K

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35
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Enterococci

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Vancomycin/ampicillin + amino glycoside

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36
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Erectile Dysfunction

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Sildenafil, Vardenafil

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37
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ER- positive breast cancer

38
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Ethylene glycol/ methanol intoxication

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Fomepizole- Alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor

39
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H. flu Type B

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Rifampin- prophylaxis

40
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GAD

41
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Acute Heparin Toxicity

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Protamine Sulfate

42
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HER2/neu positive breast cancer

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Trastuzamab

43
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Hyperaldosteronism

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Spironolactone

44
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Hypercholesteremia

45
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Hypertriglyceridemia

46
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Immediate Anticoagulation

47
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Infertility

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Leuprolide, GnRH- pulsatile

48
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Influenza

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Rimantadine, Oseltamivir

49
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Legionella Pneumophila

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Erythromycin

50
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Long Term Anticoagularion

51
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Malaria

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Chrloroquine/ Mefloquine (blood Schiznot)

Primaquine- liver hypnozoite

52
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Malignant Hyperthermia

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Dantrolene

53
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Medical Abortion

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Mifepristone

54
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Migraine

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Sumatriptan

55
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MRSA

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Vancomycin

56
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MS

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beta IFN, immunosupression, natalizumab

57
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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

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RIPE- rifampin, INF, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol

58
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Nisseria Gonorrhoeae

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Ceftraixone

Doxycyline- Chlamydia

59
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Nisseria Meningitidis

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Penicillin/Ceftriaxone, Rifampin (prophylaxis)

60
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NTD prevention

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prenatal folic acid

61
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osteomalacia/ rickets

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Vitamin D supplementation

62
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Osteoperosis

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Bisphophanates, Calcium and Vitamin D supplementation

63
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Patent Ductus Arteriosis

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Indomethacin

64
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Pheochromocytoma

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alpha antagonist- Phenoxybenzamine

65
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PCP

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TMP-SMX in AIDS pts

66
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Prolactinoma

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Bromocriptiine (DA Agonist)

67
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Prostate Cancer/ uterine Fibroids

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Leuprolide, GnRH- continuous

68
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Prostate Carcinoma

69
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P. Aeurginosa

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Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

70
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Pulmonary arterial Hypertension (idiopathic)

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sildenafil, bosentan, epoprostenol

71
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Rickettisa Rickettsii

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Doxycycline, chloramphenicol (esp w/ aplastic anemia)

72
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Ring worm

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Terbinafine, grisefluvin, Imidazole

73
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Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)

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5HT2A antagonists- second gen antipsychotics

74
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Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)

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D2 receptor antagonist- first AND second generation antipsychotics

75
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SIADH

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demeclocycline, lithium, vasopressin receptor antagonists

76
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Sickle cell anemia

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Hydroxyurea- increases HbF

77
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Sporothirx Schenckii

78
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Stable Angina

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Sublingual Nitroglycerin

79
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S. Aureus

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MSSA: Nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin
MRSA: vancomycin

80
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Streptococcus bovis

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penicillin prophylaxis

evaluate for colon cancer if linked to endocarditis

81
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Streptococcus Pneumoniae

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Pneumonia or systemic- Penicillin/ Cephalosporin

Meningitis- Vancomycin

82
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Stretococcus pyogenes

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Penicillin prophylaxis

83
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Temporal arteritis

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High dose steroids

84
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Tonic Colonic seizures

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Phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine

85
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Toxoplasma Gondii

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Sulfadiazine + Pyrimethamine

86
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Treponema Pallidum

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Penicillin

87
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Trichomonas Vaginallis

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Metronidazole for pt and partner

88
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Ulcerative Colitis

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5- ASA, infliximab

89
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UTI prophylaxis

90
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Warfarin Toxicity

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Acute- fresh frozen plasma

Chronic- Vit K

91
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Wegners Granulomatosis with polyangitis

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Cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids

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