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