Treatments Flashcards
Orotic aciduria tx
oral uridine
Pyruvate DH complex deficiency tx
ketogenic diet (Lys and Leu)
Fructose intolerance tx
decrease fructose and sucrose intake
Classic galactosemia tx
decrease galactose and lactose intake
Hyperammonemia tx
benzoate or phenylbutyrate and lactulose
PKU tx
increase tyrosine
decrease phenylalanine
Cystinuria tx
alkalinization of urine and good hydration
Diphtheria prevention
toxoid vaccine
Listeria tx
ampicillin
TB tx
RIPE
MAC prophylaxis
azithromycin
Leprosy tx
dapsone and rifampin
Neisseria tx
ceftriaxone
H. influenza tx/prophylaxis
tx=ceftriaxone
pro=rifampin
Legionella tx
macrolides or quinolone
Pseudomonas tx
aminoglycosides plus penicillin
H pylori tx
PPI, clarithromycin, amoxicillin or metronidazole
Lymes diseases tx
doxycycline or cefriaxone
Syphilis tx
penicillin G
Tx for Gardnerella vaginalis
metronidazole
Chlamydia tx
azithromycin or doxycycline
Dimorphic fungi tx
ketoconazole
Amphotericin B in pregnancy
Pneumocystis tx
TMP-SMX, dapsone
Cryptosporidium tx
nitazoxanide
Toxoplasmosis tx
sulfadiazine and pyrimethamine
T brucei tx
suramin for blood
melarsprol for CNS
Plasmodium tx
chloroquine/mefloquine/quinidine
primaquine for vivax and ovale
Babesia tx
atovaquone and azithromycin
T. cruzi tx
nifurtimox
Leishmania donovani tx
Na+ stibogluconate
Tx for nematodes (roundworms)
pyrantel pamoate/ivermectin
diethylcarbamazine for Loa loa and W. bancrofti
Tx for cestodes (tapeworms) and trematodes (flukes)
praziquantel
Tx fo anaerobes
clindamycin
Drug for gram (+) bugs
penicillins and vancomycin
Drug for gram (-) rods
aminoglycosides
Drug for atypical pneumonias
macrolides
Drug for bacterial meningitis
chloramphenicol
Drug for gram (-) rods of urinary/GI tracts
fluoroquinolones
Drug for protozoa/fungi
metronidazole
Anaphylaxis for TB
isoniazid
Drug for dermatophytoses
terbinafine
Tx for influenza
zanamivir and oseltamivir
Tx for RSV or Hep C
Ribavirin
Tx for HSV/VZV
acyclovir
Tx for CMV
ganciclovir
Tx for MS
beta-interferon
Tx for chronic granulomatous disease
gamma-interferon
Tx for Torsades
Mg2+ sulfate
Tx for dilated cardiomyopathy
ACEI’s, diuretics, heart transplant
Tx for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Beta blockers and CCB’s
Tx for CHF
ACEI’s, Beta blockers, spironolactone
hydralazine for sx
Tx for temporal cell arteritis
high dose corticosteroids
Tx for Takayasu’s arteritis
corticosteroids
Tx for Kawasaki disease
aspirin and IVIG