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Classic Treatments EC Flashcards

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Absence seizures classic treatment

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Ethosuximide

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Acute gout attack classic treatment

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NSAIDs

Colchicine

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Acute myelocytic leukemia (M3) classic treatment

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All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)

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ADHD classic treatment

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Methylphenidate

Amphetimines

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Alcohol abuse classic treatment

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AA + disulfiram

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Alcohol withdrawal classic treatment

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Benzodiazepines

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Anorexia classic treatment

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SSRIs

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Anticoagulation during pregnancy classic treatment

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Heparin

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Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue classic treatment

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Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)

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B12 deficiency classic treatment

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Vit. B12 supplementation (work up cause with Schilling test)

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia classic treatment

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Tamsulosin

Finasteride

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Bipolar disorder classic treatment

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Lithium
Valproate
Carbamazepine
Lamotrigine

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Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman classic treatment

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Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)

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Buerger’s disease classic treatment

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Smoking cessation

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Bulimia classic treatment

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SSRIs

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Candida albicans classic treatment

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Amphotericin B (systemic)
Nystatin (oral thrush, esophagitis)
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Carcinoid syndrome classic treatment

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Octreotide

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Chlamydia trachomatis classic treatment

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Doxycycline (+ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection)

Erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

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Chronic gout classic treatment

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Probenecid (underexcretor)

Allopurinol (overproducer)

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Chronic hepatitis classic treatment

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IFN-alpha

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Chronic myelogenous leukemia classic treatment

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Imatinib (TK inhibitor, blocks philidelphia chr. fusion)

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Clostridium botulinum classic treatment

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Antitoxin

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Clostridium difficile classic treatment

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Metronidazole

Vancomycin (if refractory)

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Clostridium tetani classic treatment

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Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

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Crohn's disease classic treatment
Corticosteroids | Infliximab (MAB to TNF-alpha)
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Cryptococcus neoformans classic treatment
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
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Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis classic treatment
Mesna
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Cystic fibrosis classic treatment
N-acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
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Cytomegalovirus classic treatment
Ganciclovir
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Depression classic treatment
SSRI (first-line)
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Diabetes insipidus classic treatment
Desmopressin (central) Hydrochlorothiazide Indomethacin Amiloride (nephrogenic)
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Diabetes mellitus type 1 classic treatment
Dietary intervention + insulin replacement
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Diabetes mellitus type 2 classic treatment
Dietary intervention + oral hypoglycemics | + insulin in advanced disease
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Diabetic ketoacidosis classic treatment
Fluids + insulin + K
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Enterococci classic treatment
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
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Erectile dysfunction classic treatment
Sildenafil/Vardenafil
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ER-positive breast cancer classic treatment
Tamoxifen (estrogen receptor blocker)
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Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication classic treatment
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
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Haemophilus influenzae (B) classic treatment
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
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Generalized anxiety disorder classic treatment
Buspirone (5-HT1A antagonist)
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Heparin toxicity (acute) classic treatment
Protamine sulfate
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HER2/neu-positive breast cancer classic treatment
Trastuzumab (blocks her2/neu receptor)
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Hyperaldosteronism classic treatment
Spironolactone (androgen antagonist + diuretic)
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Hypercholesterolemia classic treatment
Statin (first-line)
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Hypertriglyceridemia classic treatment
Fibrate
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Immediate anticoagulation classic treatment
Heparin
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Infertility classic treatment
Leuprolide (GnRH analog) | Pulsatile GnRH
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Influenza classic treatment
Rimantadine | Oseltamivir
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Legionella pneumophila classic treatment
Erythromycin
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Long-term anticoagulation classic treatment
Warfarin
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Malaria classic treatment
Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont) | Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
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Malignant hyperthermia classic treatment
Dantrolene (muscle relaxant by binding ryanodine receptor and inhibiting Ca release from SR)
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Medical abortion classic treatment
Mifepristone (antiprogesterone & antiglucocorticoid)
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Migraine classic treatment
Sumatriptan (5HT1d/1b agonist)
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MRSA classic treatment
Vancomycin
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Multiple Sclerosis classic treatment
``` Beta-interferon Immunosuppression Natalizumab (MAB to alpha-4 integrin) ```
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis classic treatment
RIPE (Rifampin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol)
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae classic treatment
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely Chlamydia)
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Neisseria meningitidis classic treatment
Penicillin/Ceftriaxone | Rifampin (prophylaxis)
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Neural tube defect prevention classic treatment
Prenatal folic acid
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Osteomalacia/rickets classic treatment
Vit. D supplementation
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Osteoporosis classic treatment
Bisphosphonates | Ca and Vit. D
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Patent ductus arteriosus classic treatment
Indomethacin
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Pheochromocytoma classic treatment
Phenoxybenzamine (alpha antagonist) | followed by Beta blockade
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Pneumocystis jirovecii classic treatment
TMP-SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS)
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Prolactinoma classic treatment
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonist)
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Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids classic treatment
Leuprolide (GnRH agonist) | GnRH (continuous)
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Prostate carcinoma classic treatment
Flutamide (androgen receptor antagonist)
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa classic treatment
Penicillin + Aminoglycoside
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (idiopathic) classic treatment
Sildenafil Bosartan Apoprostenol
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Rickettsia rickettsii classic treatment
Doxycycline | Chloramphenicol (esp. w/ aplastic anemia)
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Ringworm infection classic treatment
Terbinafine Griseofulvin Imidazole
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Schizophrenia (negative symptoms) classic treatment
5-HT2a antagonist (second-generation anti-psychotics)
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Schizophrenia (positive symptoms) classic treatment
D2 receptor antagonsists (first and second generation anti-psychotics)
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SIADH classic treatment
Demeclocycline Lithium Vasopressin receptor antagonists
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Sickle cell anemia classic treatment
Hydroxyurea
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Sporothrix schenckii classic treatment
Oral potassium chloride
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Stable angina classic treatment
Sublingual nitroglycerine
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Staphylococcus aureus classic treatment
MSSA: Nafcillin, Oxacillin, Dicloxacillin MRSA: Vancomycin
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Streptococcus bovis classic treatment
Penicillin prophylaxis | If endocarditis evaluate for colon cancer
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Streptococcus pneumoniae classic treatment
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic or pneumonia) Vancomycin (meningitis)
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Streptococcus pyogenes classic treatment
Penicillin prophylaxis
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Temporal arteritis classic treatment
High-dose steroids
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Tonic-clonic seizures classic treatment
Phenytoin Valproate Carbamazepine
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Toxoplasma gondii classic treatment
Sulfadiazine + Pyrimethamine
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Treponema pallidum classic treatment
Penicillin
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Trichomonas vaginalis classic treatment
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
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Ulcerative colitis classic treatment
5-ASA | Infliximab
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UTI prophylaxis classic treatment
TMP-SMX
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Warfarin toxicity classic treatment
vit. K | Fresh frozen plasma
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Wegener's granulomatosis with polyangiitis classic treatment
Cyclophosphamide | Corticosteroids

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