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Classic Treatments Flashcards

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Absence seizure

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Ethosuximide

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Acute gout attack

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NSAIDs, Colchicine, glucocorticoids

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Acute Promyelolytic Leukemia

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All-trans retinoids acid

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ADHD

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Methylphenidate, CBT, atomoxetine

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Alcoholism

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Disulfiram, acamprosate, naltrexone, supportive care

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Alcohol withdrawal

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Long-acting benzodiazepines

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Anorexia

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Nutrition, psychotherapy, mirtazapine

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Anticoagualtion during pregnancy

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Heparin

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Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

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Class 1B anti arrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine)

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B12 deficiency

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Vitamin b12 supplementation (work up cause with schilling test)

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia

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Alpha-1 antagonists, 5alpha reductase inhibitors, PDE-5 inhibitors

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Bipolar disorder

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Mood stabilizers (lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine), atypical antipsychotics

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Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman

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Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)

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14
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Buerger disease

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Smoking cessation

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Bulimia Nervosa

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SSRI

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Candida Albicans

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Topical azoles (vaginitis); nystatin, fluconazole, caspofungin (oral/esophageal); fluconazole, caspofungin, amphotericin B (systemic)

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17
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Carcinoid syndrome

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Octreotide

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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Doxycycline (+ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection), erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

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Chronic gout

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XO inhibitors (allopurinol, febuxostat)

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Chronic Hepatitis B or C

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IFN-a (HBV, HBC); ribavarin, simeprevir, sofobuvir (HCV)

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Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

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Imatinib

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Clostridium botulinum

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Antitoxin

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C.difficile

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Oral metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin

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24
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C.tetani

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Antitoxin

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25
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CMV

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Ganciclovir, foscarnet, cidovir

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Crohn Disease

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Corticosteroids, infliximab, AZT

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27
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Crytococcus Neoformans

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Fluconazole

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28
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Cyclophosphamide induced hemorrhagic cystitis

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Mensa

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29
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Depression

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SSRI

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30
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Diabetes insipidus

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Desmopressin (central); hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)

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31
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Diabetes Mellitus Type 1

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Dietary intervention (low carbs) + insulin replacement

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32
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Diabetes Mellitus type 2

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Dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemic, and insulin (if refractory)

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33
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Diabetic ketoacidosis

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Fluids, insulin, potassium

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Enterococcus

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Vancomycin, aminopenicillins/cephalosporins

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35
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Erectile dysfunction

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Sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil

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36
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ER +ve breast cancer

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Tamoxifen

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37
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Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxification

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Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

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H.influenza type B

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Rifampin (prophylaxis)

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GAD

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SSRI, SNRI (first line), buspirone (second line)

40
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Granulomatosis with polyangitis (Wegener )

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Cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids

41
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Heparin Reversal

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Protamine sulfate

42
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HER2/neu +ve breast cancer

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Trastuzumab

43
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Hyperaldosteronism

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Spironolactone

44
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Hypercholesterolemia

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Statin (first-line)

45
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Hypertriglyceridemia

46
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Immediate anticoagulation

47
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Infertility

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Leuprolide, GnRH (pulsatile). Clomiphene

48
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Influenza

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Oseltamivir, zanamivir

49
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Kawasaki Disease

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IVIG, high dose aspirin

50
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Legionella pneumophilia

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Macrolides (erythromycin)

51
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Long term anticoagulation

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Warfarin, dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban

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Malaria

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Chloroquine, mefloquine, atovaquone/proguanil (for blood schizont)

Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

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Malignant Hyperthermia

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Dantrolene

54
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Medical abortion

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Mifepristone

55
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Migraine

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Abortive therapies (sumatriptan, NSAIDs)

Prophylaxis (propranolol,topiramate, CCBs, amitriptyline)

56
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Multiple Sclerosis

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DMA (B-interferon, natalizumab)

Acute flares (IV steroids)

57
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Mycobacterium TB

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RIPE (rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)

58
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Neisseria Gonorrhea

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Ceftriaxone + doxycycline

59
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Neisseria Meningitidis

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Penicillin/ceftriaxone, rifampin (prophylaxis)

60
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Neural Tube defect prevention

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Prenatal folic acid

61
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Osteomalacia/ rickets

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Osteoporosis

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Calcium/vitamin D supplementation (prophylaxis)

Bisphosphonates, PTH analogs, SERMs, calcitonin, denosumab (treatment)

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PDA

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Close with indomethacin; open or maintain with PGE analogs

64
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Pheochromocytoma

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a-antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)

65
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Pneumocystis jirovecii

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TMP-SMX (prophylaxis)

66
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Prolactinoma

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Bromocriptine/Cabergoline (dopamine agonists)

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Prostate Adenocarcinona/ Uterine Fibroids

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Leuprolide, GnRH (continuous)

68
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Prostate adenocarcinoma

69
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Antipseudomanal penicillins, aminoglycosides, cabapenems

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (idiopathic)

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Sildenafil, bosentan, epoprostenol

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Rickettsia rickettsii

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Doxycycline, Chloramphenicol

72
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Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)

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Atypical antipsychotics

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Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)

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Typical and atypical antipsychotics

74
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SIADH

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Fluid retention, IV hypertonic saline, conivaptan/tolvaptan,demeclocycline

75
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Sickle cell disease

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Hydroxyurea (increases fetal Hb)

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Sporothrix schenckii

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Itraconazole, oral potassium iodide

77
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Stable angina

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Sublingual Nitroglycerin

78
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Staphylococcus aureus

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MSSA: nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin (anti staphylococcal penicillins); MRSA: vancomycin, daptomycin, linezolid, ceftaroline

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Streptococcus Bovis

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Penicillin prophylaxis; evaluation for colon cancer if linked to endocarditis

80
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Streptococcus pnuemoniae

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Penicillin/cephalosporins (systemic infection, pneumonia), vancomycin (meningitis)

81
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Streptococcus pyogenes

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Penicillin prophylaxis

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Temporal arteritis

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High dose steroids

83
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Tonic-clonic seizures

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Levetiracetam, phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine

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Toxoplasma gondii

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Sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine

85
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Treponema pallidum

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Penicillin

86
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Trichomonas vaginalis

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Metronidazole (both partners)

87
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Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)

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Carbamazepine

88
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Ulcerative colitis

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5-ASA preparations (mesalamine), 6-mercaptopurine, infliximab, colectomy

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UTI prophylaxis

90
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Warfarin Reversal

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Fresh frozen plasma (acute), vitamin k (chronic)

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