Classic Treatments Flashcards
Absence seizures
Ethosuxamide
Acute gout attack
NSAIDs, colchicine
acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
ATRA (all trans retinoic acid)
ADHD
Methylphenidate, amphetamines
Alcohol abuse
AA+disulfiram for pt and Al-Anon for family
Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Anorexia
SSRIs
Anticoagulation given during pregnancy
Heparin
Anxiety
Buspirone
Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)
B12 deficiency
B12
BPH
Tamsulosin, finasteride
Bipolar disorder
Li, valproate, carbamazepine
Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
Buerger’s disease
smoking cessation
bulimia
SSRIs
Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic), Nystatin (oral/throat)
Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ceftriaxone if gonorrhea too)
Erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Chronic gout
Probenecid (for underexcretors)
Allopurinol (for overproducers)
Chronic hepatitis
IFN-a
CML
Imatinib
Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin (not antibiotics!)
C diff
oral metronidazole
Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine boost + diazepam
Crohn’s disease
CXS, infliximab
Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS)
Cystic Fibrosis
N-acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobra/azithromycin)
CMV
ganciclovir
Depression
SSRIs
Diabetes insipidus
Desmopressin (central)
Hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)
DM type I
Diet + insulin
DM type II
diet + exercise (insulin if not working)
DKA
Fluids, K, insulin
Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin+aminoglycoside
ED
sildenafil