Rapid Review - Set 08 - Sheet1 Flashcards
Absence seizures Tx:
Ethosuximide
Acute gout attack Tx:
NSAIDs, Colchicine
Acute Promylocytic Leukemia (M3) Tx:
All-trans Retinoic Acid (ATRA)
ADHD Tx:
Methylphenidate, Amphetamines
Alcohol abuse Tx:
AA + disulfiram for pt. and Al-anon for family
Alcohol withdrawal Tx:
Benzodiazepines
Anorexia Tx:
SSRIs
Anticoagulation during pregnancy Tx:
Heparin
Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue Tx:
Class IB antiarrhythmic (Lidocaine, Mexiletine, Tocainide)
B12 deficiency Tx:
Vitamin B12 supplementation (work up cause with Schilling test)
Benign prostatic hyperplasia Tx:
Tamsulosin, Finasteride
Bipolar disorder Tx:
Lithium, Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine (mood stabilizers)
Breast ca. in postmenopausal women Tx:
Aromatase inhibitor (Anastrozole)
Buerger’s disease Tx:
Smoking cessation
Bulimia Tx:
SSRIs
Candida albicans Tx:
Amphotericin B (systemic); Nystatin (oral thrush, esophagitis)
Carcinoid Syndrome Tx:
Octreotide
Chlamydia trachomatis Tx:
Doxycycline (+ Ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection); Erythromycin Eye drops (infant prophylaxis)
Chronic gout Tx:
Probenecid (underexcretor); Allopurinol (overproducer)
Chronic hepatitis Tx:
IFN-alpha
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) Tx:
Imatinib
Clostridium botulinum Tx:
Antitoxin
Clostridium difficile Tx:
Metronidazole PO; If refractory, Vancomycin PO
Clostridium tetani Tx:
Antitoxin + Vaccine booster + Diazepam
Crohn’s Disease Tx:
Corticosteroids, Infliximab
Cryptococcus Neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS pts)
Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis Tx:
Mesna
Cystic fibrosis Tx:
N-acetylcysteine + Antipseudomonal prophylaxis (Tobramycin/Azithromycin)
Cytomegalovirus Tx:
Ganciclovir
Depression Tx:
SSRIs (1st line)
Diabetes Insipidus Tx:
Desmopressin (central); Hydrochlorothiazide, Indomethacin, Amiloride (nephrogenic)
Diabetes Mellitus type 1 Tx:
Dietary Intervention (low sugar) + Insulin replacement
Diabetes Mellitus type 2 Tx:
Dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics, and insulin (possible)
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Fluids, insulin, K+