Classic Treatments Flashcards
tx for absence seizures
ethosuximide
tx for acute gout attack
NSAIDs, colchicine
tx for acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All-trans retinoic acid
tx for ADHD
methylphenidate, amphetamines
tx for alcohol use disorder
AA + disulfiram, naltrexone or acamprosate for the patient
Al-Anon for the patient’s family
tx for alcohol withdrawal
benzodiazepines
tx for anorexia
nutrition, psychotherapy
anticoagulation during pregnancy
heparin
tx for arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)
tx for B12 deficiency
vitamin B12 supplementation
workup cause with Schilling test
tx for benign prostatic hyperplasia
tamsulosin, finasteride
tx for bipolar disorder
lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine (mood stabilizers)
tx for breast cancer in postmenopausal women
aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)
tx for buerger disease
smoking cessation
tx for bulimia nervosa
SSRIs
tx for candidia albicans
amphotericin B (systemic), nystatin (oral thrush), azoles (vaginitis)
tx for carcinoid syndrome
octreotide
tx for chlamydia trachomatis
doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection)
erythromycin eye drops (ppx in infant)
tx for chronic gout
probenecid (underexcreter)
allopurinol (overproducer)
febuxostat
tx for chronic hepatitis
IFN-a
tx for chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
tx for clostridium botulinum
antitoxin
tx for clostridium difficile
oral metronidazole
oral vancomycin if refractory
tx for clostridium tetani
antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
tx for CMV
ganciclovir
tx for crohn disease
corticosteroids, infliximab, methotrexate, azathoiprine
tx for cryptococcus neofomans
Fluconazole (ppx in AIDS pts)
tx for cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna
tx for depression
SSRIs first line
tx for diabetes insipidus
central: DDAVP
nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride
tx for DM 1
dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement
tx for DM 2
dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics and insulin if refractory
tx for diabetic ketoacidosis
fluids, insulin, K+
tx for enterococci
vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
tx for erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil, verdenafil
tx for ER+ breast cancer
tamoxifen