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1
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absence seizures

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Ethosuximide

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2
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acute gout attack

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NSAIDs, colchicine

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3
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acute promyelocytic leukemia (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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5
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alcohol abuse

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AA + disulfiram for patient 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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SSRIs

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8
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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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Class Ib antiarrhythmic (lidocain, mexiletine, tocainide)

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10
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B12 deficiency

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Vit B12 supplementation

work up cause w/ Schilling test

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11
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia

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Tamsulosin, finasteride

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12
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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 inhibitor (anastrozole)

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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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SSRI

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16
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candida albicans

A 
amphotericin B (systemic)
nystatin (oral thrush, esophagitis)
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17
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carcinoid syndrome

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octreotide

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18
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chlamydia trachomatis

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doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection);

erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

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19
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chronic gout

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probenecid (underexcretor);

allopurinol (overproducer)

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20
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chronic hepatitis

A

IFN-a

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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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23
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clostridium difficile

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oral metronidazole;

if refractory, 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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cyclophosphamide-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 (1st line)

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31
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diabetes insipidus

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desmopressin (central);

HCTZ, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)

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32
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DM type I

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dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement

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33
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DM type II

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dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics, and insulin (possible)

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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 + aminoglycoside

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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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Haemophilus influenzae (B)

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rifampin (prophylaxis)

40
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generalized anxiety disorder

41
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heparin toxicity (acute)

A

protamine sulfate

42
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HER2/neu positive breast cancer

A

trastuxumab

43
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hyperaldosteronism

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spironolactone

44
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hypercholesterolemia

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statin (1st line)

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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Legionella pneumophila

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erythromycine

49
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long term anticoagulation

50
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malaria

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chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont),

primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

51
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malignant hyperthermia

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dantrolene

52
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medical abortion

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mifepristone

53
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migraine

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sumatriptan

54
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MRSA

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vancomycin

55
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multiple sclerosis

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Beta-interferon, immunosuppression, natalizumab

56
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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RIPE (rifampin, INH, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)

57
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

A

Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

58
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Neisseria meningitidis

A

Penicillin / ceftriaxone, rifampin (prophylaxis)

59
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nerual tube defect prevention

A

prenatal folic acid

60
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osteomalacia / rickets

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vit D supplementation

61
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osteoporosis

A

bisphosphonates;

Ca+ and Vit D supplementation

62
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patent ductus arteriosus

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indomethacin

63
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pheochromocytoma

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alpha-antagonists (ie: phenoxybenzamine)

64
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Pneumocystis jirovecii

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TMP-SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS pts)

65
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prolactinoma

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Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

66
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prostate cancer / uterine fibroids

A

Leuprolide, GnRH (continuous)

67
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prostate carcinoma

68
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A

Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

69
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pulmonary arterial hypertension (idiopathic)

A

Sildenafil, bosentan, epoprostenol

70
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Rickettsia rickettsii

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doxyclycline, chloramphenicol (esp in context of aplastic anemia)

71
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ringworm infections

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Terbinafine, griseofulvin, imidazol

72
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schizophrenia (negative Sx)

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5-HT (2A) antagonists

eg, 2nd generation antipsychotics

73
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schizophrenia (positive Sx)

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D2 receptor antagonists

eg, 1st & 2nd generation antipsychotics

74
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SIADH

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demeclocycline, lithium, vasopressin receptor antagonists

75
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sickle cell anemia

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hydroxyurea (increased fetal hemoglobin)

76
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sporothrix schenckii

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oral potassium chloride

77
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stable angina

A

sublingual nitroglycerin

78
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staphylococcus aureus

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MSSA: nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin (antistaphylococcal penicillins);
MRSA: vancomycin

79
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Streptococcus bovis

A

Penicillin prophylaxis;

evaluation for colon cancer if linked to endoccarditis

80
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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Penicillin / cephalosporin (systemic infection, pneumonia);

vancomycin (meningitis)

81
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Streptococcus pyogenes

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penicillin prophylaxis

82
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temporal arteritis

A

high dose steroids

83
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tonic-clonic seizures

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phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine

84
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toxoplasma gondii

A

sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine

85
Q

treponema pallidum

A

penicillin

86
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trichomonas vaginalis

A

metronidazole (pt and partner)

87
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ulcerative colitis

A

5-ASA, infliximab

88
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UTI prophylaxis

89
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warfarin toxicity

A 
fresh frozen plasma (acute);
vit K (chronic)
90
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Wegener’s granulomatosis w/ polyangiitis

A

cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids

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