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Classic Treatments Flashcards

1
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tx for absence seizures

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ethosuximide

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tx for acute gout attack

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NSAIDs, colchicine

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3
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tx for acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)

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All-trans retinoic acid

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4
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tx for ADHD

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methylphenidate, amphetamines

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5
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tx for alcohol use disorder

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AA + disulfiram, naltrexone or acamprosate for the patient

Al-Anon for the patient’s family

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6
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tx for alcohol withdrawal

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benzodiazepines

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tx for anorexia

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nutrition, psychotherapy

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anticoagulation during pregnancy

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heparin

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9
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tx for arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

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Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)

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tx for B12 deficiency

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vitamin B12 supplementation

workup cause with Schilling test

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tx for benign prostatic hyperplasia

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tamsulosin, finasteride

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tx for bipolar disorder

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lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine (mood stabilizers)

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13
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tx for breast cancer in postmenopausal women

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aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)

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14
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tx for buerger disease

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smoking cessation

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15
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tx for bulimia nervosa

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SSRIs

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tx for candidia albicans

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amphotericin B (systemic), nystatin (oral thrush), azoles (vaginitis)

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17
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tx for carcinoid syndrome

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octreotide

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18
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tx for chlamydia trachomatis

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doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection)

erythromycin eye drops (ppx in infant)

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19
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tx for chronic gout

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probenecid (underexcreter)
allopurinol (overproducer)
febuxostat

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20
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tx for chronic hepatitis

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IFN-a

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21
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tx for chronic myelogenous leukemia

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Imatinib

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22
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tx for clostridium botulinum

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antitoxin

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23
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tx for clostridium difficile

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oral metronidazole

oral vancomycin if refractory

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24
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tx for clostridium tetani

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antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

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25
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tx for CMV

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ganciclovir

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26
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tx for crohn disease

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corticosteroids, infliximab, methotrexate, azathoiprine

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27
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tx for cryptococcus neofomans

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Fluconazole (ppx in AIDS pts)

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28
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tx for cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis

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Mesna

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29
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tx for depression

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SSRIs first line

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30
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tx for diabetes insipidus

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central: DDAVP
nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride

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31
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tx for DM 1

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dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement

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32
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tx for DM 2

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dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics and insulin if refractory

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33
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tx for diabetic ketoacidosis

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fluids, insulin, K+

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34
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tx for enterococci

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vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

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35
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tx for erectile dysfunction

A

Sildenafil, verdenafil

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36
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tx for ER+ breast cancer

A

tamoxifen

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37
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tx for ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication

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fomepizole - inhibits alcohol dehydrogenase

38
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ppx for haemophilus influenzae (B)

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rifampin prophylaxis in exposed individuals

39
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tx for generalized anxiety disorder

40
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tx for granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener)

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cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids

41
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tx for heparin toxicity (acute)

A

protamine sulfate

42
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tx for HER2/neu+ breast cancer

A

Trastuzumab

43
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tx for hyperaldosteronism

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spironolactone

44
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tx for hypercholesterolemia

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Statin (first-line)

45
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tx for hypertriglyceridemia

46
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immediate anticoagulation

47
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tx for infertility

A

leuprolide, pulsatile GnRH, clomiphene

48
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tx for influenza

A

rimantadine, oseltamivir

49
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tx for legionella pneumophila

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erythromycin

50
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long-term anticoagulation

51
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tx for malaria

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chloriquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont)

primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

52
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tx for malignant hyperthermia

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dantrolene

53
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medical abortion

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mifepristone

54
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tx for migraine

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sumatriptan

55
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tx for MRSA

A

vancomycin

56
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tx for multiple sclerosis

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B-interferon, immunosuppression, natalizumab

57
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tx for mycobacterium tuberculosis

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rifampin, INH, pyrazinamide, ethambutol (RIPE)

58
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tx for neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

59
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tx for neisseria meningitidis

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penicillin/ceftriaxone, rifampin for prophylaxis

60
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prevention of neural tube defects

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prenatal folic acid

61
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tx for osteomalacia/rickets

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vitamin D supplementation

62
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tx for osteoporosis

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bisphosphonates, calcium and vitamin D supplementation

63
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tx for patent ductus arteroisus

A

indomethacin

64
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tx for pheochromocytoma

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alpha antagonists (e.g. phenoxybenzamine)

65
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tx for prolactinoma

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bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

66
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tx for prostate cancer, uterine fibroids

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Leuprolide, continuous GnRH

67
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tx for prostate carcinoma

68
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tx for pseudomonas aeruginosa

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antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

69
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tx for primary pulmonary arterial hypertension (idiopathic)

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sildenafil, bosentan, epoprosternol

70
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tx for rickettsia rickettsii

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doxycycline
chloramphenicol (associated with aplastic anemia and gray baby syndrome)
71
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tx for ringworm infections

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terbinafine, griseofulvin, imidazole

72
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tx for schizophrenia (negative sx)

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5-HT2A antagonists (2nd generation antipsychotics)

73
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tx for schizophrenia (positive sx)

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D2 receptor antagonists (1st and 2nd generation antipsychotics)

74
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tx for SIADH

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demeclocycline, lithium, vasopressin receptor antagonists

75
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tx for sickle cell anemia

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hydroxyurea (increases HbF)

76
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tx for sporothrix schenckii

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oral potassium iodide

77
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tx for stable angina

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sublingual nitroglycerin PRN

78
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tx for staphylococcus aureus

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

79
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tx for streptococcus bovis

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penicillin prophylaxis

evaluate for colon cancer if linked to endocarditis

80
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tx for streptococcus pneumoniae

A

penicillin/cephalosphorin (systemic infection, pneumonia)

vancomycin (meningitis)

81
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tx for streptococcus pyogenes

A

penicillin

82
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tx for temporal arteritis

A

high-dose steroids

83
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tx for tonic-clonic seizures

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phenytoin, valproate, carbamaxepine

84
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tx for toxoplasma gondii

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sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine

85
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tx for treponema pallidum

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penicillin

86
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tx for trichomonas vaginalis

A

metronidazole (patient and partner)

87
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tx for trigemina neuralgia (tic douloureaux)

A

carbamazepine

88
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tx for ulcerative colitis

A

5-ASA, infliximab, colectomy

89
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UTI prophylaxis

90
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tx for warfarin toxicity

A

Chronic: vitamin K
Acute: fresh frozen plasma

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