Classic/Relevant treatments Flashcards
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Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Acute gout attack (2)
NSAIDs > colchicine
Acute promyelocytic leukemia
All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)
ADHD (2)
Methylphenidate, amphetamines
Alcohol abuse (4)
AA + disulfram, naltrexone, or acamprosate for patient
Al-Anon for family
Alcohol withdrawl
Benzodiazepines
Anorexia (2)
Nutrition, psychotherapy
Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, tocainide, mexiletine)
B12 deficiency
Vitamin B12 supplementation
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (2)
Tamsulosin, finasteride
Bipolar disorder (4)
Lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine (mood stabilizers)
Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)
Buerger’s disease
Smoking cessation
Bulimia
SSRIs
Candida albicans (1 each for systemic, thrush, and vaginitis)
Amphotericin B (systemic)
Nystatin (oral thrush)
Azoles (vaginal)
Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Chlamydia trachomatis (2 for sex; 1 for eyes)
Doxycycline ( + cefatriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection), erythromycin in eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Chronic gout (3)
Probenecid (underexcretor),
allopurinol or febuxostat (overproducer)
Chronic hepatitis
IFN-alpha
CML
Imatinib
Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
Clostridium difficile (DOC and refractory)
Oral metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin
Clostridium tetani (3)
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Crohn’s disease (4)
Corticosteroids, infliximab, MTX, azathioprine
Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna
Cystic fibrosis
N-acetylcystine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Depression
SSRIs (first-line)
Diabetes insipidus
Desmopressin (central); HCTZ, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)
Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement
Diabetes mellitus type 2
Dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics, and insulin (possible)
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids, insulin, K+
Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil, vardenafil