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Acute gout attack

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NSAIDs, colchicine

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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)

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All-trans retinoid acid

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ADHD

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  1. Methylphenidate

2. Amphetamines

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Alcohol use disorder

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  1. AA+ disulfiram
  2. Naltrexone
  3. Acamprosate for patient
  4. Al-Anon for patient’s family
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Alcohol withdrawal

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Benzodiazepines

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Anorexia

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  1. Nutrition

2. Psychotherapy

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Anticoagulation during pregnancy

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Heparin

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Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

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Class IB antiarrhythmic –> Lidocaine/mexiletine/tocainide.

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B12 def

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Vit B12 supplementation –> work up cause with Schilling test.

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia

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  1. Tamsulosin

2. Finasteride

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Bipolar disorder

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  1. Lithium
  2. Valproate
  3. Carbamazepine
  4. Lamotrigine
    (mood stabilizers)
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Breast Ca in post-menopausal woman

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Anastrozole - aromatase inhibitor.

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Buerger disease

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Smoking cessation

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Bulimia nervosa

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SSRIs

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C.albicans

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  1. Amphotericin B (systemic)
  2. Nystatin (oral thrush)
  3. Azoles (vaginitis)
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Carcinoid syndrome

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Octreotide

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C.trachomatis

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  1. Doxycycline (+ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection).

2. Erythromycin eye drops –> Prophylaxis in infants.

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Chronic gout

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  1. Probenecid (underexcretor)
  2. Allopurinol (overproducer)
  3. Febuxostat
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Chronic hep

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IFN-alpha

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CML

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Imatinib

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C.botulinum

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Antitoxin

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C.difficile

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  1. Oral metronidazole

2. If refractory, oral vancomycin

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C.tetani

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  1. Antitoxin
  2. Vaccine booster
  3. Diazepam
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CMV

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Ganciclovir

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Crohn
1. Corticosteroids 2. Infliximab 3. Methotrexate 4. Azathioprine
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C.neoformans
Fluconazole --> Prophylaxis in AIDS.
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Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna
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Depression
SSRI (1st line)
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Diabetes insipidus
Central --> DDAVP | Nephrogenic --> Hydrochlorothiazide + Indomethacin + Amiloride
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DM I
Dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement.
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DM II
1. Dietary intervention 2. Oral hypoglycemics 3. Insulin (if refractory)
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DKA
1. Fluids 2. Insulin 3. K
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Enterococci
Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
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Erectile dysfunction
1. Sildenafil | 2. Vardenafil
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ER(+) breast cancer
Tamoxifen
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Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
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H.influenza B
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
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Generalized anxiety disorder
Buspirone
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Wegener - Granulomatosis with polyangiits
1. Cyclophosphamide | 2. Corticosteroids
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Heparin toxicity (acute)
Protamine sulfate
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HER2/neu(+) Breast CA
Trastuzumab
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Hyperaldosteronism
Spironolactone
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Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (1st line)
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Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
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Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
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Infertility
1. Leuprolide 2. GnRH (pulsatile) 3. Clomiphene
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Influenza
1. Rimantadine | 2. Oseltamivir
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Legionella pneumophila
Erythromycin
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Long-term anticoagulation
Warfarin
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Malaria
1. Chloroquine/Mefloquine (for blood schizont) | 2. Primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
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Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
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Medical abortion
Mifepristone
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Migraine
Sumatriptan
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MRSA
Vancomycin
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MS
1. IFN-beta 2. Immunosuppression 3. Natalizumab
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M.tuberculosis
RIPE --> Rifampin, INH, pyrazinamide, ethambutol.
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N.gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent chlamydia)
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N.meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftiaxone | Prophylaxis --> Rifampin
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Neural tube defect prevention
Prenatal folic acid
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Osteomalacia/rickets
VitD supplementation
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Osteoporosis
1. Bisphosphonates | 2. Ca and vitD supplementation
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PDA
Indomethacin
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Pheochromocytoma
Alpha-antagonists (eg phenoxybenzamine)
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P.jirovecii
TMP-SMX (proph in AIDS patients).
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Prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
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Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
1. Leuprolide | 2. GnRH (continuous)
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Prostate cancer
Flutamide
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P.aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
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Pulmonary arterial HTN (idiopathic)
1. Sildenafil 2. Bosentan 3. Epoprostenol
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R.rickettsii
1. Doxycycline | 2. Chloramphenicol --> Associated with aplastic anemia
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Ringworm infections
1. Terbinafine 2. Griseofulvin 3. Imidazole
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Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
5-HT2a antagonists (2nd-gen antipsychotics)
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Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
D2 antagonists --> 1st and 2nd gen antipsychotics.
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SIADH
1. Demeclocycline 2. Lithium 3. Vasopressin blockers
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SCA
Hydroxyurea --> Incr. HbF
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Sporothrix schenckii
Oral potassium iodide
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Stable angina
Sublingual nitroglycerin
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S.aureus
MSSA --> Nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin (anti-staphylococcal penicillins). MRSA --> Vancomycin
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S.bovis
1. Penicillin prophylaxis | 2. Evaluation for colon cancer if linked to endocarditis
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S.pneumo
Penicillin/cephalosporin --> Systemic infection, pneumonia. | Vancomycin --> Meningitis.
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S.pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
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Temporal arteritis
High-dose steroids
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Tonic-clonic seizures
1. Phenytoin 2. Valproate 3. Carbamazepine
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T.gondii
Sulfadiazine + Pyrimethamine
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T.pallidum
Penicillin
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T.vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient + partner)
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Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureaux)
Carbamazepine
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UC
1. 5-ASA 2. Infliximab 3. Colectomy
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UTI proph
TMP-SMX
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Warfarin toxicity
1. Fresh frozen plasma (ACUTE) | 2. VitK (CHRONIC)
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Absence seizures
Ethosuximide

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