First Aid 2012 Rapid Review: Common treatments Flashcards
Absence seizures
Ethosuximide
Acute gout attack
NSAIDs, colchicine
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All-trans retinoic acid
ADHD
Methylphenidate, amphetamines
Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient and Al-Anon for family
Alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Anorexia
SSRIs
Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
Anxiety
Buspirone
Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrhythmics (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)
B12 deficiency
B12
BPH
Tamsulosin, finasteride
Bipolar disorder
Lithium, Valproate, Carbamazepine (mood stabilizers)
Breast cancer in post-menopausal woman
Aromatase inhibitor
Buerger’s disease
Smoking cessation
Bulimia
SSRIs
Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (systemic), Nystatin (oral thrush, esophagitis)
Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide
Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea co-infection), Erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
Chronic gout
Probenecid (under-excretor), allopurinol (overproducer)
Chronic hepatitis
IFN-alpha
CML
Imatinib
Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
C. diff
Oral metronidazole
Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Crohn’s disease
Corticosteroids, infliximab
Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
Cystic Fibrosis
N-acetylcysteine + anti-pseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
CMV
Ganciclovir
Depression
SSRIs (1st line)
Diabetes insipidus
Desmopressin (central); HTZ, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)
DM Type I
Diet + insulin
DM Type II
Diet, oral hypoglycemic agent, possible insulin
DKA
Fluids, insulin, potassium
Enterococci
Vancomycin/Ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil