Classic Treatments Flashcards
Abscence seizures
Ethosuximide
Acute gout attack
NSAIDs, colchicine
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All-trans retinoic acid
ADHD
Methylphenidate, amphetamines
Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram
Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Anorexia
SSRIs
Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Arrhythmia (damaged tissue)
Class IB antiarrhythmic
(lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)
B12 deficiency
Vit B12 supplement
+
Shilling test
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin, finasteride
Bipolar disorder
Mood stabilizers
(lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine)
Breast cancer (post-menopausal)
Aromatase inhibitor
(anastrozole)
Buerger’s disease
Smoking cessation
Bulimia
SSRIs
Candida albicans (systemic)
Amphotericin B
Candida albicans (oral, esophageal)
Nystatin
Carcinoid syndrome
Ocreotide
(somatostatin analog)
Chlamydia trachomatis
(adults, infants)
Doxycycline
(+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection)
Erythromycin eye drops (infant prophylaxis)
Chronic gout
Probenecid (underexcretor)
Allopurinol (overproducer)
Chronic hepatitis
IFN-alpha
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib
Clostridium botulinum
Botulin antitoxin
Clostridium difficile
Metronidazole (acute)
Vancomycin (refractory)
(+ fecal transplant)
Clostridium tetani
tetanus antitoxin
+
vaccine booster
+
diazepam
Crohn’s disease
Corticosteroids, infliximab
Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole
Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna
Cystic fibrosis
N-acetylcysteine
+
antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin, azithromycin)
Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
Depression
SSRIs
Diabetes insipidus
Desmopressin (central)
hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)
Diabetes mellitus type I
Dietary intervention (low-sugar)
+
insulin replacement
Diabetes mellitus type II
Dietary intervention
+
oral hypoglycemics
+
insulin (possible)
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids, insulin, K+
Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin
+
aminoglycoside
Erectile dysfunction
sildenafil, vardenafil
Estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole
(alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
Haemophilus influenzae B
(prophylaxis)
Rifampin
(throat carriage prophylaxis)
Generalized anxiety disorder
Buspirone
Heparin toxicity (acute)
Protamine sulfate
HER2/neu-positive breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Hyperaldosteronism
Spironolactone
Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first-line)
Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
Long-term anticoagulation
Warfarin
Malaria
Chloroquine/mefloquine
(blood schizont)
Primaquine
(liver hypnozoite)
Infertility
Leuprolide
+
GnRH (pulsatile)
Influenza
Rimantadine, oseltamivir
Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Medical abortion
Mifepristone
Migraine
Sumatriptan
MRSA
Vancomycin
Multiple Sclerosis
beta-interferon, immunosuppression, natalizumab
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPE
(rifampin, INH, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)
Neisseria gonorrheae
Ceftriaxone
(+ doxycycline for concurrent Chlamydia)
Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone
rifampin (prophylaxis)
Neural tube defect
(prevention)
Prenatal folic acid
Osteomalacia/rickets
Vit D supplementation
Osteoporosis
Bisphosphonates
+
Ca2+, Vit D supplementation
Patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Pheochromocytoma
Alpha-antagonists
(i.e. phenoxybenzamine)
Pneumocystis jirovecii
TMP-SMX
Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine
(DA agonist)
Prostate cancer
Uterine fibroids
Leuprolide
+
GnRH (continuous)
Prostate carcinoma
Flutamide
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin
+
aminoglycoside
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Sildenafil, bosentan, epoprostenol
Rickettsia rickettsii
Doxycycline
Chloramphenicol (if aplastic anemia)
Ringworm infection
Terbinafine, griseofulvin, imidazole
Schizophrenia
(negative symptoms)
5-HT2A antagonist
(2nd gen antipsychotic)
Schizophrenia
(positive symptoms)
D2 receptor antagonist
(1st and 2nd gen antipsychotic)
SIADH
demeclocycline
lithium
vasopressin receptor antagonists
Sickle cell anemia
Hydroxyurea
(increase fetal Hb)
Sporothrix schenckii
Oral potassium chloride
Stable angina
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Staphylococcus aureus
MSSA:
Nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin
MRSA:
Vancomycin
Streptococcus bovis
Penicillin (prophylaxis)
+
Screen for rectal carcinoma (if endocarditis)
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin
(systemic, pneumonia)
Vancomycin
(meningitis)
Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin (prophylaxis)
Temporal arteritis
High-dose steroids
Tonic-clonic seizures
Phenytoin
Valproate
Carbamazepine
Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfadiazine
+
Pyrimethamine
Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole
(patient and partner)
Ulcerative colitis
5-ASA
infliximab
UTI (prophylaxis)
TMP-SMX
Warfarin toxicity
(acute, chronic)
Fresh frozen plasma (acute)
Vitamin K (chronic)
Wegener’s granulomatosis
w/polyangiitis
Cyclophosphamide
Corticosteroids