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Treatments Flashcards

1
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absence seizures

A

ethosuximide

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acute gout attack

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NSAIDs, cochicine

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3
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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 family

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6
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alcohol withdrawal

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benzos

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7
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anorexia

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nutrition, psychotherapy

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8
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anticoagulation during pregnancy

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heparin

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9
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arrythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

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class IB antiarrythmic - lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide (lettuce mayo tomato)

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10
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benign prostatic hyperplasia

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Tamsulosin, finasteride

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11
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bipolar disorder

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lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine (mood stabilizers)

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12
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breast cancer in postmenopausal woman

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aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)

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13
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Buerger disease

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smoking cessation

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14
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bulimia nervosa

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SSRIs

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15
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Candida albicans

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

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16
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carcinoid syndrome

A

octreotide (octa-8 minus trio-3 = 5HT = high SE)

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17
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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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18
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chronic gout

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Probenecid (underexcretor), allopurinol (overproducer), febuxostat

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19
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chronic hepatitis

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IFN-alpha

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20
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chronic myelogenous leukemia

A

imatinib

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21
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clostridium botulinum

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antitoxin

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22
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clostridium difficile

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oral metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin

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23
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clostridium tetani

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antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

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24
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CMV

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ganciclovir

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25
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Crohn disease

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corticosteroids, infliximab, methotrexate, azathioprine

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26
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cryptococcrus neoformans

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fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

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27
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cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis

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mesna

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28
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depression

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SSRIs

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29
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diabetes insipidus

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DDAVP (central); hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)

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30
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diabetes mellitus type I

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dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement

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31
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DM type II

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dietary invervention, oral hypoglycemics, insulin (if refractory)

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32
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diabetic ketoacidosis

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fluids, insulin, K+

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33
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enterococci

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vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

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34
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erectile dysfunction

A

sildenafil, vardenafil

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35
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ER (+) breast cancer

A

tamoxifen

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36
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ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication

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fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

37
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H flu type B

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rifampin (prophylaxis)

38
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general anxiety

39
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granulomatosis with poyangiitis (wegener)

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cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids

40
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heparin toxicity

A

protamine sulfate

41
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HER2/neu (+) breast cancer

A

trastuzumab

42
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hyperaldosteronism

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spironolactone

43
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hypercholesterolemia

44
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hypertriglyceridemia

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fibrate, niacin

45
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immediate anticoagulation

46
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infertility

A

leuprolide, GnRH (pulsatile), clomiphene

47
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influenza

A

rimantidine, oseltamivir

48
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legionella pneumophila

A

erythromycin

49
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long-term anticoagulation

50
Q

malaria

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

51
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malignant hyperthermia

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dantrolene

52
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medical abortion

A

mifepristone

53
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migraine

A

sumatriptan

54
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MRSA

A

vancomycin

55
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MS

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beta-interferon, immunosuppression, natalizumab

56
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mycobacterium tuberculosis

A

RIPE (rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)

57
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neisseria gonorrhea

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ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent chlamydia)

58
Q

Neisseria meningitidis

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penicillin/cerftriaxone, rifampin (prophylaxis)

59
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neural tube defect prevention

A

prenatal folic acid

60
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osteomalacia/ricets

61
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osteoporosis

A

bisphosphonates; calcium and vitamin D supplementation

62
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patent ductus arteriosus

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indomethacin

63
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pheochromocytoma

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alpha-antagonists (eg phenoxybenzamine)

64
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pneumocystis jirovecii

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TMP-SMX(prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

65
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prolactinoma

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bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

66
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prostate cancer/uterine fibroids

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leuprolide, GnRH (continuous)

67
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prostate carcinoma

68
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pulmonary arterial hypertension (idiopathic)

A

sildenafil, bosentan, epoprostenol

69
Q

Rickettsia rickettsii

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doxycycline, chloramphenicol (assoc with aplastic anemia)

70
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ringworm infections

A

terbinafine, griseofulvin, imidazole

71
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schizophrenia - rx for negative symptoms

A

5HT2A antagonists - 2nd gen antipsychotics

72
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schizophrenia - rx for positive symptoms

A

D2R antagonists (1st and 2nd gen antipsychotics)

73
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SIADH (Syndrome of Innappropro AntiDiuretic Hormone)

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demeclocycline, lithium, vasopressin receptor antagonists

74
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sickle cell

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hydroxyurea (increase fetal hgb)

75
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Sporothrix schenckii

A

potassium iodide (oral)

76
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stable angina

A

sublingual nitroglycerin

77
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Staph aureus

A

MSSA: nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin; MRSA: vancomycin

78
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Strep bovis

A

penicillin prophylaxis; eval for colon cancer if linked to endocarditis

79
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Strep pneumoniae

A

penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection, pneumonia); vancomycin (meningitis)

80
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Strep pyogenes

A

penicillin prophylaxis

81
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temporal arteritis

A

high dose steroids

82
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tonic-clonic seizures

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phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine

83
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toxoplasma gondii

A

sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine

84
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Treponema pallidum

A

penicillin

85
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Trichomonas vaginalis

A

metronidazole (patient and partner)

86
Q

trigeminal neuralgia

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carbamazepine

87
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ulcerative colitis

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5-ASA, infliximab, colectomy

88
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UTI prophylaxis

89
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Warfarin toxicity

A

fresh frozen plasma (acute); vitamin K (chronic)

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