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1
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Absence seizures

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Ethosuximide

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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 retinoic acid

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ADHD

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Methylphenidate, amphetamines

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Alcohol use disorder

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AA + disulfiram, naltrexone, or acamprosate for patient. 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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Nutrition, 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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10
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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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Tamsulosin, finasteride

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Bipolar disorder

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Lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine (mood stabilizers)

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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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15
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Bulimia nervosa

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SSRIs

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Candida albicans

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Amphotericin B (systemic), nystatin (oral thrush), azoles (vaginitis)

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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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Probenecid (underexcretor), allopurinol (overproducer), febuxostat

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20
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Chronic hepatitis

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IFN-α

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21
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia

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Imatinib

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22
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Clostridium botulinum

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Antitoxin

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Clostridium difficile

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Oral metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin

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24
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Clostridium tetani

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Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

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25
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CMV

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Ganciclovir

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Crohn disease

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Corticosteroids, infliximab, methotrexate, azathioprine

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27
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Cryptococcus neoformans

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Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

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28
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Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis

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Mesna

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29
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Depression

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SSRIs (first-line)

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30
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Diabetes insipidus

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DDAVP (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 sugar) + insulin replacement

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32
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Diabetes mellitus type 2

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

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33
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Diabetic ketoacidosis

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Fluids, insulin, K+

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34
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Enterococci

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Vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

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35
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Erectile dysfunction

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Sildenafil, vardenafil

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36
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ER (+) breast cancer

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Tamoxifen

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37
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Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication

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Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

38
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Haemophilus influenzae (B)

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Rifampin (prophylaxis)

39
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Generalized anxiety disorder

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Buspirone

40
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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener)

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Cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids

41
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Heparin toxicity (acute)

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Protamine sulfate

42
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HER2/neu (+) 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

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Fibrate

46
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Immediate anticoagulation

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Heparin

47
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Infertility

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Leuprolide, GnRH (pulsatile), clomiphene

48
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Influenza

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Rimantadine, oseltamivir

49
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Legionella pneumophila

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Erythromycin

50
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Long-term anticoagulation

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Warfarin

51
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Malaria

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Chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont), primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

52
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Malignant hyperthermia

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Dantrolene

53
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Medical abortion

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Mifepristone

54
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Migraine

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Sumatriptan

55
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MRSA

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Vancomycin

56
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Multiple sclerosis

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b-interferon, immunosuppression, natalizumab

57
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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RIPE (rifampin, INH, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)

58
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

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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Vitamin D supplementation

62
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Osteoporosis

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Bisphosphonates; calcium and vitamin D supplementation

63
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Patent ductus arteriosus

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Indomethacin

64
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Pheochromocytoma

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α-antagonists (e.g., phenoxybenzamine)

65
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Pneumocystis jirovecii

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TMP-SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)

66
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Prolactinoma

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Bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

67
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Prostate cancer/uterine fibroids

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Leuprolide, GnRH (continuous)

68
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Prostate carcinoma

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Flutamide

69
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

70
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (idiopathic)

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Sildenafil, bosentan, epoprostenol

71
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Rickettsia rickettsii

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Doxycycline, chloramphenicol (associated with aplastic anemia)

72
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Ringworm infections

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Terbinafine, griseofulvin, imidazole

73
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Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)

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5-HT2A antagonists (e.g., 2nd-generation antipsychotics)

74
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Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)

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D2 receptor antagonists (e.g., 1st- and 2nd-generation antipsychotics)

75
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SIADH

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Demeclocycline, lithium, vasopressin receptor antagonists

76
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Sickle cell anemia

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Hydroxyurea (↑ fetal hemoglobin)

77
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Sporothrix schenckii

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Oral potassium iodide

78
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Stable angina

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Sublingual nitroglycerin

79
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Staphylococcus aureus

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MSSA: nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin (antistaphylococcal penicillins); MRSA: vancomycin

80
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Streptococcus bovis

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Penicillin prophylaxis; evaluation for colon cancer if linked to endocarditis

81
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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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

82
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Streptococcus pyogenes

A

Penicillin prophylaxis

83
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Temporal arteritis

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High-dose steroids

84
Q

Tonic-clonic seizures

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Phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine

85
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Toxoplasma gondii

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Sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine

86
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Treponema pallidum

A

Penicillin

87
Q

Trichomonas vaginalis

A

Metronidazole (patient and partner)

88
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Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)

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Carbamazepine

89
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Ulcerative colitis

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5-ASA, infliximab, colectomy

90
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UTI prophylaxis

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TMP-SMX

91
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Warfarin toxicity

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

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