Classic Treatments Flashcards
What is the treatment?
Absence seizures
Ethosuximide (eh-tho-SUX-ih-mide)
What is the treatment?
Acute gout attack
NSAIDs
colchicine (COL-chah-seen)
What is the treatment?
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All-trans retinoic acid
What is the treatment?
ADHD
Methylphenidate (me-thil-PHEN-ih-date)
Amphetamines
What is the treatment?
Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient
Al-Anon for family
What is the treatment?
Alcohol withrawal
Benzodiazepines
What is the treatment?
Anorexia
SSRI’s
What is the treatment?
Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
What is the treatment?
Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrythmics:
lidocaine
mexiletine (mex-ILL-ah-teen)
tocainides (toh-CANE-ide)
What is the treatment?
B12 deficiency
Vit B12 supplementation
work up cause w/ Shilling test
What is the treatment?
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin (tam-suh-LOW-sin)
Finasteride (fin-ASS-tur-ide
What is the treatment?
Bipolar disorder
Lithium Valproate (vahl-PRO-ate) Carbamazepine (carb-ah-MAZ-eh-peen) Lamotrigine (lah-MOH-tra-jean) (Mood stabilizers)
What is the treatment?
Breast cancer in postmenopausal women
Aromatase inhibitor (Anastrozole) (An-ASS-truh-zohl)
What is the treatment?
Buerger’s disease
Smoking cessation
What is the treatment?
Bulimia
SSRI’s
What is the treatment?
Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (Systemic) (Am-phuh-TEHR-eh-sin)
Nystatin (Oral thrush, esophagitis) (NIH-steh-tin)
What is the treatment?
Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide (OHK-tree-oh-tide)
What is the treatment?
Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline
(+ Ceftriaxone for gonorrhea infection)
Erythromycin eye drops
(infant prophylaxis)
What is the treatment?
Chronic gout
Probenecid (Underexcretor) (Pro-BEN-eh-sid)
Allopurinol (Overproducer) (ah-low-PURE-eh-nol)
What is the treatment?
Chronic hepatitis
IFN-a
What is the treatment?
CML: Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib (eh-MAT-ih-nib)
What is the treatment?
Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
What is the treatment?
Clostridium difficile
Oral Metronidazole (meh-tro-NYE-duh-zohl)
If refractory: oral Vancomycin
What is the treatment?
Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin
+ vaccine booster
+ Diazepam (Di-AHZ-ih-pam)
What is the treatment?
Chrohn’s disease
Corticosteroids, infliximab
What is the treatment?
Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients) (Flu-CON-ah-zohl)
What is the treatment?
Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis
Mensa (men-sah)
What is the treatment?
Cystic fibrosis
N-Acetylcysteine (Ah-see-till-SIS-teen)
+ Antipseudomonal prophylaxis
Tobramycin
Azithromycin
What is the treatment?
Cytomegalovirus
Ganciclovir
What is the treatment?
Depression
SSRI’s (first line)
What is the treatment?
Diabetes insipidus
Central:
Desmopressin (DESS-moh-press-in)
Nephrogenic:
Hydrochlorothiazide (HY-dro-cloh-roh-THIGH-uh-zide)
Indomethacin (in-doh-METH-ah-sin)
Amiloride (Ah-MIL-oh-ride)
What is the treatment?
Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low sugar)
Insulin replacement
What is the treatment?
Diabetes mellitus type 2
Dietary intervention
Oral hypoglycemics
Insulin (possible)
What is the treatment?
DKA (Diabetic Ketoacidosis)
Fluids
Insulin
K+
What is the treatment?
Enterococci
Vancomycin/Ampicillin
+
Aminoglycoside
What is the treatment?
Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil (Sill-DEN-ah-fill)
Vardenafil (vahr-DEN-ah-fill)