Classic/Relevant Treatments Flashcards
acute gout attack
NSAIDs, colchicine
Absence seizures
ethosuximide
acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
all-trans retinoic acid
ADHD
methylphenidate, amphetamines
alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for pt and Al-Anon for family
alcohol withdrawal
benzodiazepines
anorexia
SSRIs
anticoagulation during pregnancy
heparin
arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)
B12 deficiency
vitamin B12 supplementation (work up cause w/Schilling test)
benign prostatic hyperplasia
tamsulosin, finasteride
bipolar disorder
lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine (mood stabilizers)
breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)
buerger’s dz
smoking cessation
bulimia
SSRIs
Candida albicans
ampho B (systemic), nystatin (PO thrush, esophagitis)
Carcinoid syndrome
octreotide
chlamydia trachomatis
doxycycline (+ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection), erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
chronic gout
probenecid (underexcretor), allopurinol (overproducer)
chronic hepatitis
IFN-alpha
chronic myelogenous leukemia
imatinib
clostridium botulinum
antitoxin
clostridium difficile
oral metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin
clostridium tetani
antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
crohn’s dz
corticosteroids, infliximab
cryptococcus neoformans
fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS pts)
cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis
mesna
cystic fibrosis
N-acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
cytomegalovirus
ganciclovir
depression
SSRIs (first line)
diabetes inspidus
desmopressin (central); hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)
DM type I
dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement
DM type 2
dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics and insulin (possible)
DKA
fluids, insulin, K+
enterococci
vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
erectile dysfunction
sildenafil, vardenafil